February 22, 2022

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From RSVP and SCAM to PRAGATI and PRASAD: What PM Modi’s Acronym Strategy Tells Us

From coining A-B-C-D (Adarsh, Bofors, Coal, and Damaad) in 2013 to N-A-R-I (Nutri-sensitive Agricultural Resources and Innovations) in 2020, PM Modi has contributed several acronyms and phrases to India’s political lexicon and public dialogue. But the central theme of the acronyms...

How Indians View the World: Findings of India’s Global Outlook Survey

Download The Takshashila Global Outlook Survey as a PDF India’s Global Outlook Survey is an initiative by the Takshashila Institution to understand how Indian policymakers, the country’s strategic affairs community, and ordinary citizens view the world and India’s role in...

On Taiwan, China Will Adopt Salami Slicing. Keeps US At Bay

Threat of invasion by big powers is increasingly dominating the global geopolitical landscape. Russia’s military has been postured against Ukraine for several months and China continues its military preparations and threatening moves against Taiwan, Senkaku Islands of Japan, several disputed...

There’s A Jobs Crisis. Acknowledge It

Every year, India’s annual Budget is elevated from a mundane accounting exercise to a statement of intent and priorities of the government at the helm. The Budget speech made by the finance minister (FM) is scrutinised to check how many...

All Things Policy: Blocking Apps and Scrutiny

 Last week, reports suggested that the Union Government had issued orders to block an additional 54 apps from China, making it the fifth time such action was taken since June 2020. Prateek Waghre and Sapni GK join Rohan Seth...