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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicPublic policy

Topic: public policy

Economist, policy researcher-writer & ThePrint columnist Radhika Pandey passes away at 46

An associate professor at NIPFP, Pandey was a macroeconomist with 20-plus years of experience in public policy and teaching, previously having taught at NLU Jodhpur.

Viksit Bharat goal needs more than GDP growth. Shift policy from entitlement to empowerment

To strike a balance between equity and efficiency, India needs to view welfare as a transition platform—one that protects the vulnerable while enabling upward mobility.

India rejects claims of political meddling made in Canadian probe report. Here’s what it says

15-month inquiry over foreign interference in Canada’s elections was completed Tuesday; it highlights 6 specific instances of meddling, including by Pakistan & China.

New book aims to make public policy ‘interesting’, equips readers with tools to ask questions

Published by Pengiun India, Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S. Jaitley's 'Missing in Action' will be released on ThePrint's Softcover on 23 January.

Not entrepreneurs, we need ‘social intrapreneurship’ for an ‘inside job’ in public sector

Social intrapreneurship emerges as a concept that harnesses the ability of citizens to assist in appropriate governance and becomes agents of change.

Indian think tanks are growing in big numbers under Modi. But impact, influence questionable

As of 2020, India had the third highest number of think tanks, their growth led by complicated policy questions and greater democratisation of data.

Google to Facebook, tech firms leaning on retd IAS officers to deal with Modi govt

Technology companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter or Amazon are under increased scrutiny and regulatory pressure of the Modi govt. They need an insider in power corridors.

If India has to develop, public policy must make space for minorities

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

SubscriberWrites: Time to see climate change in terms of national, personal security and cause of economic crash

Currently, public awareness around climate change is quite narrow, as the reportage of natural disasters usually cover it as a matter-of-fact one-off occurrence, writes Ameya Karnad.

Fighting Covid requires better policies, education alone is unlikely to work

Better coordinated public policy — including testing and tracing, prevention measures, and speedy health-care responses — is the way forward in the fight against coronavirus.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.