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No Questions about Hyderabad

    • By Syed Akbaruddin, Dean

I never thought I would ever come back to Hyderabad. When I left in 1985, the city of my upbringing, the not-so-big city at the time, was something I was eager to leave behind in the quest to be a global nomad. After 35 years I am back...

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Deconstructing The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act PWDVA Act (2005)

    • Rashad Khan – Academic Associate, Kautilya

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) was passed in 2005 as a legislation...

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Securing India’s Digital Frontiers : Cybersecurity’s Growing Importance in National Security

    • Vinayaka Sai Chaitanya – Student, Kautilya

For more than three decades the Internet has been playing a crucial role ...

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E-Governance : The Way Ahead

    • Nirmal Ganesh – Student, Kautilya

In a vibrant multi-party democracy such as India, the party or coalition ...

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Between Consensus and Efficiency : The Future of Multilateralism

    • Dr. Kanica Rakhra – Assistant Professor, Kautilya

The Multilateral world has been attempting to evolve for some time ...

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The Coming of a New Dawn: Rajasthan Right to Health Care Act 2022

    • Subhash Bhambu – Academic Associate, Kautilya

In terms of public policy decisions, Rajasthan Right to Health Care Act 2022 is ...

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India-ASEAN Partnership: Zooming into the Question of Security Cooperation

    • Peter Sotei – Student, Kautilya

The 30th-year-old India-ASEAN partnership or friendship...

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Transgender Persons: Creating Space in a Heteronormative World

    • Aishwarya Bansal – Student, Kautilya

India with a population of 1.3 billion is a nation of vast disparities on one hand there is a thriving...

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Increased Government Healthcare Spending : Need of the Hour

    • G. Saiteja Reddy – Student, Kautilya

India with a population of 1.3 billion is a nation of vast disparities on one hand there is a thriving...

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The Youth Dilemma in Indian Politics

    • Trilok Kothapalli – Student, Kautilya

As of 2023, more than 50% of the 1.4 billion population of Indians are under the age....

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The Missing Cog in the Wheel: Ecosystem Services for Policy

    • Nikhitha Jagadeesh – Student, Kautilya

It is safe to say that 2022 was a year of Biodiversity in policy circles....

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“When Lambo”? “When Moon”?: A Global Crypto Framework Is Round the Corner!

    • Udaibir Saran Das – Visiting Faculty, Kautilya

The global community is searching for a unified policy approach toward crypto ....

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The Urgency for Public Policy Education in India

    • Varshit Aggarwal – Student, Kautilya

The above lines are from a song that the 90’s that stir nostalgia among the kids....

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The Public Distribution System: Problems and Prospects

    • Yashi Mishra – Academic Associate, Kautilya

The Public Distribution System (PDS), which is to be revised every three years and appropriately ....

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Roadmap for Reforming India

    • Vinay Chaudhary – Student, Kautilya

Recently India celebrated it’s 75 years of its independence on the very occasion....

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Investment in Clean Drinking Water in Neoliberal times – A Telangana Way

    • Mohammad Juned Shahil – Student, Kautilya

In the era of Neoliberalism, the dominant ideology and policy model encourages....

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India’s Defence Partnership with Russia and its Implications on India-U.S. Bilateral Relations

    • Piyush Mittal – Executive Assistant to Dean, Kautilya

India & Russia’s defence and strategic partnership dates back to the soviet days....

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Drug Trafficking: A Growing Concern for India

    • Deep Vora – Student, Kautilya

India, with a population of 356 million people between the age of 10 and 24, is one....

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Longtermism – A case for the collective future of humanity

    • Priya Bhatkar – Student, Kautilya

Future lives matter. A leading proponent of longtermism, scottish philosopher....

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Education in the midst of a Pandemic

    • Shuvabrata Garai – Student, Kautilya

It was the period of March 2020. The COVID-19 cases saw a massive spike....

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The Indian Conundrum of Domestic Growth Vs. Climate Challenge

    • Antara Maitra – Student, Kautilya

Memories of the scorching summers down the childhood memory lanes....

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The Emergence of India’s Digital Policy

    • Malcolm Hendricks – Student, Kautilya

For a very long time, India has been demanding the need to have a robust....

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Silhouettes of the Arctic

    • Theres Thomas – Student, Kautilya

The Arctic historically has been seen as a no-man’s region....

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Why is this the best time to enter the space of urban policy and city governance?

    • Ankur Vyas – Student, Kautilya

India has an advantageous demographic dividend – a young population....

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Grassroots Interventions for a Brighter Future

    • Rishabh Borkar – Student, Kautilya

Two years back, the Covid19 Pandemic unfolded. The pandemic brought....

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The Rise of Cybercrime amid Digitalization

    • Vishaka Agnihotri – Student, Kautilya

Cybercrime refers to the use of technology to pursue illegal and criminal....

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Understanding The Whole Child Development Framework

    • Oshin Sahare – Student, Kautilya

Whole Child Development, prioritizes all aspects of a child’s developmental....

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Fixing a Broken Healthcare System: Lessons from the Pandemic

    • Garima Goel – Student, Kautilya

The COVID-19 outbreak placed unprecedented demands on the Indian....

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A world of Unequals

    • Shiwang Singh – Student, Kautilya

A few days after the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to restrict....

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Urgency of Feminist Perspective in Public Policy

    • Rashika Singh – Student, Kautilya

A feminist perspective recognizes that the hierarchical organizing of the world....

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Geo- Economics in the Post-Pandemic World

    • Archana Gupta – Student, Kautilya

The beginning of the 21st century was seen as a great restart....

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Will The Dragon Fly out of the ‘Middle Income Trap?’

    • Akshat Joshi – Student, Kautilya

China is among the world’s fastest-growing economies. Post-1990s, China....

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India’s Toxic Obsession with ‘Merit’: Policy and Propaganda

    • Pritish Anand – Student, Kautilya

What is the purpose of education? Is it the one that enables....

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Your health & Climate change – Connecting the dots

    • Sruthi Murthala – Student, Kautilya

This year marks the golden jubilee of the UN Conference of the Human....

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CLIMATE CRISIS IS NOT GENDER NEUTRAL

    • Sunidhi Singh – Student, Kautilya

Over the decade, climate change has become the center of global....

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Rethinking The Refugee Crisis

    • Pranitha Pullamaraju – Student, Kautilya

The refugee crisis around the world is a complex humanitarian....

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India’s E-mobility dream rides on 2- wheelers

    • Snigdha – Student, Kautilya

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris....

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Issues exploring malnourishment among children

    • Asha Kumari – Executive Assistant to the Dean, Kautilya

Child malnutrition is a chronic problem and a long-lasting challenge....

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Analyzing the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

    • Rashad Khan - Academic Associate, Kautilya

Wage compensation is an important component of maternal entitlements....

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Women in the garment manufacturing industry

    • Arushi Jha Thakur - Academic Associate, Kautilya

Reorganization of global production processes since the 1960s ....

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Remembering a Global Statesman: The Legacy of Shinzo Abe

    • Rituja Ghosh - Academic Associate, Kautilya

Shinzo Abe casts a long shadow in Japanese politics and gained renown as a global ....

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Gendering the Pandemic Effect: Post-Pandemic Trends of Female Labour Force Participation

    • Harshita Sharma - Academic Associate, Kautilya

World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report, concluded....

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Changing World Order: (Im) balance of Power in Eurasia

    • Subhash Bhambhu - Academic Associate, Kautilya

The disintegration of the USSR and the end of the Cold War proved to be a global paradigm....

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The Exigency for an Active Parliament for Building a Vibrant Democracy

    • Mohammad Juned Shahil - Student, Kautilya

On May 13, 2022, the Indian Parliament completed 70 years since....

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Beware of Rainbow Washing!

    • Anjali Sreeram - Student, Kautilya

Pride Month just got over, and brands couldn’t get enough....

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Nuclear non-proliferation, still an age old problem

    • Dharmesh Bansal - Student, Kautilya

The Treaty on Nuclear Non-Proliferation (NPT) was signed in 1968....

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Promoting Gender Diversity and Integrating the Gender Perspective in Indian Intelligence Agencies

    • Sanyogita Satpute - Student, Kautilya

Promotion of Gender Diversity and Integration of Gender perspective....

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The Importance of Early Sexual Education in Indian Schools

    • Vinaya Bharam- Student, Kautilya

In a country that houses a population of 3.18 billion people ....

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CENTRAL BANK CONUNDRUM

    • Aniket Raj- Student, Kautilya

Whenever there is a hike in the interest rate, the economist ....

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Masulipatnam Port: The dead dock town

    • Sowmya Kolla- Student, Kautilya

Machilipatnam, or Masulipatnam, which once flourished as a cosmopolitan town during ....

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Time to be “Significant”

    • Rawson Gonsalves – Student, Kautilya

Christened the “World Environment Day,” June 5th, this year marks half ....

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Applications of Academic Writing in Public Policy

    • Vasudha Katju – Faculty, Kautilya

What can training in academic writing offer to students of public policy? ....

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Inequality in the booming Indian economy

    • Rehet kaur – Student, Kautilya

The United Nations 2015 adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals ....

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Import Substitution: A Tried and Tested Policy for Failure

    • Harsha Kavi – Student, Kautilya

Import substitution is a policy by which the state aims to increase ....

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Countdown Begins for TB Mukt Bharat

    • Shankar Narayanan – Student, Kautilya 2021-23

24th March is observed as World Tuberculosis Day in the memory ....

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Countdown Begins for TB Mukt Bharat

    • Shankar Narayanan – Student, Kautilya 2021-23

24th March is observed as World Tuberculosis Day in the memory ....

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Navigating Through Warp & Weft

    • Waseem Ahmad – Student, Kautilya 2021-23

In this picture is Mr. Narasimha and his weaving machine, called Maggam....

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Overview of Sports Challenges and Policies in India

    • B Pradeep – Research Assistant, Kautilya

The complementarily of physical and mental health were stressed....

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The Sri Lanka Economic Crisis

    • Lohith Kumar Reddy – Research Assistant, Kautilya

Sri Lanka’s economic collapse is really very tragic. For a long time,....

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Livelihood Resilience Policies And Practices In A Climate-Change Affected World

    • Taj Ud Din Malik – Research Assistant, Kautilya

The impact of the projected climate change on many livelihoods....

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Why Are Ideologies So Catchy?

    • Shivangi Sharma - Executive Assistant to Dean, Kautilya

We hear about several ideologies today. from Liberalism,....

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Celebrating Women Or Reinforcing Stereotypes?

    • Sudipta Shaw – Research Assistant, Kautilya

On 8th March 2022, just like any other morning, I was going....

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Why Indians don’t Invest in the Equity Market

    • Akshat Joshi - Student, Kautilya

Never ask a woman her age or a man his salary....

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Togetherness In Times Of The Pandemic

    • Piuli Basu - Research Assistant, Kautilya

By 2021, fatigue had become a major hurdle in our efficiency....

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Metaverse: Inception of a Paradigm Shift

    • Manogna Atkuru - Student, Kautilya

The concept of Metaverse sounds like a parody of the Matrix movie....

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Whatsapp privacy issues and the way out

    • Shubham Shinde - Student, Kautilya

We had all become grossly concerned over intrusion of our privacy ....

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The Bitter Taste of Sugar

    • Prashant Rathod - Student, Kautilya

Maharashtra’s Vidarbha and Marathawada’s 1.5 million labourers....

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Federal Reserve’s tantrum and its spillover effect on India

    • Amrendra Pandey - Asst. Professor, Kautilya

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded its much....

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Let’s Give Them The Respect They Deserve

    • Anjali Sreeram – Student, Kautilya

When were you first introduced to LGBT+ community....

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Challenging Times for Movie Theatres in Andhra Pradesh

    • Trilok Kothapalli & Harsha Kavi – Student, Kautilya

The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh recently regulated the maximum price....

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Software – Essential (Tools) for Public Policy

    • Shankar Mepparambath – Student, Kautilya

For the mechanic, the “hammer and spanner” are essential tools....

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Rich nations and poor governments

    • Ms. Oindrilla Sarkar – Asst.Manager – Admissions, Kautilya

Waking up to a headline that read that India is currently one....

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An Overview of FinTech in India

    • Ms Srishhti Sinha – Research Associate, Kautily

India, with a population of 1.3 billion people has an evidently massive....

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FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE FOR SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT

    • Anurag Prabhakar- Student, Kautilya 2021-23

Everyone should have equal access to opportunities in life....

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GIVING WINGS TO MY DREAMS

    • Akshat Joshi- Student, Kautilya

Working as a software engineer in a renowned multinational consultancy....

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Upcoming Monetary Policy Committee Meeting and its Dilemma

    • Dr. Amrendra Pandey - Assistant Professor, Kautilya

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India....

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74 years of Independence; have we learnt nothing?

    • Sanjana Kapoor - Student, Kautilya 2021-23

A simple Google search will show you the meaning of the word Dalit as....

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WHOSE CHILDREN ARE THEY ANYWAY ?

    • By Dr. Mukul Saxena, Founding Professor at Kautilya

I fondly remember a conversation between a four-year-old girl...

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Is decentralisation the answer?

    • By Alisha Jane Mendonsa, Research Associate at Kautilya

There has been a sizeable push towards decentralisation...

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India’s Energy Crisis Needs Political Solutions More Than Technical Ones

    • By Dr. Ali Adil, Founding Assistant Professor

The past week saw a war of narratives with Coal India Limited (CIL) at the center...

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(3+1) Day Workweek

    • By Vivek Oruganti, Research Associate

I have a dream that we all should work four days or less....

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Afghan Women: Flag bearers of hope and change

    • By Dr Shanthie Mariet D’Souza, Founding Professor

Amidst uncertainties surrounding the Indian economic growth and the ongoing...

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NEP 2020 : How can India become center for public policy education in next 5 Years

    • By Sridhar Pabbisetty, Founding Director

India is a desirable destination in the global higher education space...

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Where are the Muslim women in Indian Politics?

 
    • By Waseem Ahmad - Student, Kautilya 2021-23

5 of the 16 Lok Sabhas since independence did not have any Muslim women members....

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Empowering next generation
policy leaders

    • By M Sri Bharat, President – GITAM, and Founder

Various pillars of the society-government, industry and civil society do not interact...

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Resilience: Getting the Discourse Right!

    • By Dr. Ali Adil, Founding Assistant Professor

Amidst uncertainties surrounding the Indian economic growth and the ongoing...

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Change the status quo

    • By Prateek Kanwal, Co-Founder

A professional degree in public policy in India is a recent and...

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