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Topic: think tanks

Mahindra, Godrej, Jindal—Meet India’s growing climate philanthropists

As foreign funding is under tight government scrutiny, domestic philanthropies and non-profits are stepping up to the challenge of making India climate-change proof.

Think tanks acting as war rooms. This is what Indian political parties are building for 2024

Nation With NaMo, Varahe Analytics, Inclusive Minds and several others work round the clock collecting data for political parties – BJP to Congress, AAP, BJD, NCP, SP, DMK, and TMC.

CEEW to iFOREST, Modi govt listens when think tanks talk. They are growing in clout & cash

India's aspiration to become a global climate leader is getting a boost from an expanding ecosystem of homegrown policy and research institutes. Here are 10, new and old.

CPR’s future in jeopardy after license suspension. Govt must rethink, guard Indian democracy

The Centre for Policy and Research in New Delhi through its work helps Europeans and Americans to revise their understanding of global issues from a distinctly Indian point of view.

Centre for Policy Research’s demise will be India’s tragedy. Here’s an insider history

It's due to CPR’s success that Delhi now has Carnegie India and Centre for Social and Economic Progress. But CPR stands out nonetheless—it remains distinctly Indian.

China’s early decline is wishful thinking. Western think tanks keep getting it wrong

The road ahead may not be smooth for China but to argue that it peaking or on the way to decline is just outlandish. India would do well to not get excited.

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.

More visible & vocal — India’s homegrown think tanks are booming, influencing debate & policy

India’s expanding global footprint, and need for specialisation in governance, are among factors that are behind the rise of think tanks in the country over the last decade.

Poonam Gupta, former World Bank economist, joins NCAER as first woman director-general

Poonam Gupta, will succeed current head, Shekhar Shah, who has led the think tank since 2011. She was appointed to the post in April this year.

India’s top economic policy think-tanks and the changes in their leadership

World Bank economist Deepak Mishra was appointed director & chief executive of ICRIER. NIPFP made 2 changes last year, while NCAER is looking for a new chief.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.