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Working Paper

India’s Inflation, 2019–2024: Food Shocks and Inflation Targeting

Renu Kohli

May 25, 2026

The paper serves as a critical examination of the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework’s resilience in a climate-vulnerable, food-dependent economy and cautions that the challenges observed may be a precursor to more systemic issues as climate risks intensify.

Working Paper

Framing India’s China Strategy on Climate and Clean Energy

Pooja Ramamurthi & Shruti Jargad

May 18, 2026

Given the tension between the need for sovereignty and continued trade dependence, this paper seeks to provide evidence-based insights into whether, where, and how India might reimagine climate engagement with China in the context of today’s geopolitical realities.

Working Paper

Strategic Considerations and India’s Defence Manufacturing Sector

Jaimini Bhagwati & Aalhya Sabharwal

May 11, 2026

Although India’s defence manufacturing capabilities are increasing, it still depends on a high proportion of imported equipment. The paper identifies three key areas requiring reform: governance and domestic policy, budgetary priorities, and technical capabilities.

Discussion Paper

Primary Healthcare in South and Southeast Asia

Alok Kumar Singh, Nadine Monteiro & Neethi Rao

April 30, 2026

This paper investigates the state of PHC in 10 countries across South and Southeast Asia, compares experiences from these countries and highlights common challenges and approaches that can inform future reforms.

Blog

India, Kenneth Waltz and the Iran War

Constantino Xavier

June 9, 2026

Constantino Xavier shares his 2013 essay that he wrote for a Portuguese journal, where he engaged with what he found to be Waltz’s striking popularity here in India.

Blog

Green Manufacturing Makes Strategic Sense

Laveesh Bhandari & Sanjay Kathuria

June 4, 2026

India needs to reorient its economic growth strategy and focus on green energy and green manufacturing, Laveesh Bhandari and Sanjay Kaul explain in this blog.

MacroInsights: Rupee Pressures—Then and Now: Why This Isn’t 2013 but a Structural BoP Problem

Macroeconomic Policy, Trade & Competitiveness

India’s Inflation, 2019–2024: Food Shocks and Inflation Targeting

Macroeconomic Policy, Trade & Competitiveness

Framing India’s China Strategy on Climate and Clean Energy

Climate Change

Strategic Considerations and India’s Defence Manufacturing Sector

Foreign Policy & Security

Primary Healthcare in South and Southeast Asia

Health and Human Development

India, Kenneth Waltz and the Iran War

Foreign Policy & Security

Green Manufacturing Makes Strategic Sense

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