Archita Gaur

Empowerment Beyond Enrolment

While India’s women-focused programmes are moving from welfare delivery to economic empowerment, sustained incomes and market access remain the real test. For decades, women-focused welfare in India has largely centred...
Politics 
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Algorithms and the Gram Sabha

AI can sharpen rural development planning, provided algorithms inform decisions rather than replace local voices. AI generated image India’s rural development planning is becoming increasingly data-driven. GIS, satellite imagery, digital...
Technology 
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India’s Central Asian Gambit

As the contest for influence across Eurasia intensifies, Uzbekistan could become the anchor of New Delhi’s strategy to overcome its geographical handicap. Central Asia has always occupied an unusual position...
Foreign Affairs 
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Skills Without a Roadmap

The real skilling challenge facing the country is not producing more certificates but helping young people navigate a fast-changing labour market. AI generated image Successive Indian governments have spent years...
Education 
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Seven Streams, One Ambition

While Sapta Dhara offers a broad economic vision, its success will depend on whether the government can connect its engines to create jobs and enhance productivity. AI generated image India’s...
Business 
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From Waste to Wealth

GOBARdhan could turn organic waste into energy, fertiliser and livelihoods, but scaling the model will require more than building CBG plants. The GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) Scheme was...
Business 
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The Economics of Next-Generation FTAs

While India is rewriting its trade strategy, market access will matter only if domestic industry can turn it into investment, jobs and deeper global value-chain integration. After years of cautiously...
Foreign Affairs 
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The Unfinished Promise of India’s Demographic Dividend

Rapid economic expansion has created wealth, but not enough opportunities for the millions entering the workforce. India has witnessed rapid economic growth and is the world’s fastest-growing major economy. As...
Business 
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From Frontier to Gateway

Northeast India’s geography and proximity to ASEAN could make it the missing link in India’s bid to become a global manufacturing alternative to China The global search for more resilient...
Foreign Affairs 
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From Diplomacy to Geoeconomics

India and Indonesia are forging a partnership designed for an era defined by resilient manufacturing, critical minerals and digital connectivity. The age when bilateral ties were judged by trade volumes...
Foreign Affairs 
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From Expansion to Execution

India’s BRICS presidency will be judged less by declarations than by its ability to translate ambition into economic cooperation. Following the BRICS Summit, attention has quickly shifted from the bloc’s...
Foreign Affairs 
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