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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
TopicThink tanks

Topic: think tanks

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.

Economic impact of Covid on South Asia greater than healthcare challenges, report says

The report says that in order to ensure a safe return to normal life, 'South Asian governments would benefit from focusing more on the development of human capital'.

On Camera

Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai handholding the billion-dollar desi makeover of global luxury

Pity none of the well-behaved guests attempted India’s favourite 'Nagin dance' when Italian brand Bvlgari 'saap' slithered through The Art House in Mumbai.

Niti Aayog CEO flags India’s trade imbalance — ‘we trade in stuff world doesn’t require in large quantities’

According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.

Op Sindoor is India’s first AI-enabled operation. How ‘heavy use’ of modern tech by Army played out

Senior Army officer says AI use enabled pinpoint targeting with 94% accuracy. The capabilities are being upgraded with military-specific LLM, expected to become operational in 6 months.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.