Insights and Initiatives

By Dr. Vaishali Singh & Sahil Nayyar
In the modern world employment landscape, employability is often linked with certifications, skills and professional networking etc. However, the key indicator which has a significant impact on employability is often overlooked-which is career identity…

By Nazia Israr
A battle in West Asia may seem quite far removed from the day-to-day concerns of Indian households. However, such crises can easily become economic problems for India…

By Plabon Roy , Dr Aamir Ahmad Teeli
The escalation of the US-Israel-Iran conflict in early 2026 and the resulting disruption to the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a severe global supply chain crisis. The South Asian economies have been bearing a disproportionate burden of this disruption…

By Dr Cheta Pinak Desai
he growing climate emergency has revealed a dangerous mismatch between the environment and frameworks of sustainable development. Although global bodies and national governments are increasingly engaged with climate threats, their policy responses are fractured, under-resourced and frequently disconnected from sustainable development objectives…

By Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Firdous Ahmad Malik and Dr. Anand Jaiswal
he paper focuses on the structural development of Centre-State fiscal relations in India through three parallel official sources of information, namely, the Reserve Bank of India State Finances. A Study of Budgets 2025-26 (Reserve Bank of India, 2026), the Report of the Sixteenth Finance Commission to 2026-31 (Finance Commission of India, 2025/2026), and Further macroeconomic background is elicited by Economic Survey 2025-26 (Ministry of Finance Economic Survey, 2026)…

By Dr. Dimitra Skandali
Universities are central to knowledge-based economies because they generate research, develop human capital, shape policy agendas, and foster innovation. Yet their contribution to development depends not only on academic output but also on the ethical quality of the institutional environments in which knowledge is produced…

By Dr. Samriti Mahajan
This paper explores the emergence of the “geopolitical consumer,” where purchasing behavior increasingly reflects political identity, national interests, and global power dynamics rather than purely economic considerations…

By Prof. (Dr.) Mehak Jonjua
This paper analyzes the evolving geopolitical conflict among Iran, Israel, and the United States, highlighting its transformation from ideological rivalry to active military confrontation in 2025–2026…

By Shahriar Alam Mehedi Tapadar
Elections stimulate political growth by increasing institutional strength, accountability, and participation, but worldwide trends show that they are susceptible to polarization and manipulation…