Executive Policy Brief

Health and Human Development

Developing Competencies for a Climate-Resilient Health Workforce in South and Southeast Asia

Priyanka Tomar & Neethi Rao

June 16, 2026

Strengthening climate–health competencies across HRH is central to building climate-resilient health systems in the region. Drawing on a peer-reviewed global scoping review and regional stakeholder interactions, this policy brief examines ten climate-vulnerable countries in Asia.

Key Insights

Macroeconomic Policy, Trade & Competitiveness

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

June 10, 2026

Unlike 2013, this crisis reflects a chronic foreign capital deficit, not a current account shock.

Working Paper

Macroeconomic Policy, Trade & Competitiveness

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

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

Foreign Policy & Security

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

Health and Human Development

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

Foreign Policy & Security

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.

Developing Competencies for a Climate-Resilient Health Workforce in South and Southeast Asia

Health and Human Development

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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Working Paper Macroeconomic Policy, Trade & Competitiveness

Letting the Elephant Dance: Unlocking India’s US$500 Billion Export...

Baran Pradhan, Sanjay Kathuria & TG Srinivasan

April 27, 2026

India can significantly expand its goods exports without compromising the gains made in the services sector through tariff...
Working Paper Growth, Finance, Health & Human Development Health and Human Development

Why Do Fewer Women Work in India? A Supply–Demand Perspective

Shishir Gupta & Aalhya Sabharwal

April 20, 2026

This paper seeks to answer two fundamental questions: 1) What explains India’s low female LFPR relative to its peers?, and 2)...
Discussion Paper Growth, Finance, Health & Human Development

Wheels of Change: Automation in India’s Automotive Sector

Vandana Vasudevan

April 13, 2026

This study examines how automation is unfolding in India’s auto-component manufacturing and what it means for firms and workers.

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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...
Working Paper Climate Change Energy, Natural Resources & Sustainability

A High-Growth, Low-Emission Pathway for India: Results From REMIND

Utkarsh Patel & Chen Chris Gong

February 27, 2026

This study employs a customised version of the REgional Model of Investments and Development (REMIND) integrated assessment model...
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Climate Change and Crop Yields in India

Shweta Gupta, Gaurav Datt & Shreekant Gupta

April 27, 2026

Published by Monash University, this paper presents new evidence on significant effects of climate change on yields across ten...

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Blog Minerals & Mining Energy, Natural Resources & Sustainability

A Race to Rare Earth: Where Does India Stand?

Tanima Pal

July 1, 2026
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India, Kenneth Waltz and the Iran War

Constantino Xavier

June 9, 2026
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Why Resilience Must Become a Macro Financial Asset Class?

Prasad Ananthakrishnan

May 14, 2026
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Critical Minerals, Critical People: Building India-Ethiopia Mining...

Veda Vaidyanathan & Sakshi Potdar

April 28, 2026

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Working Paper Health and Human Development

Drivers of Primary Healthcare and Elementary Education Initiatives in Odisha (2014–2024)

Priyadarshini Singh & Anoushka Gupta

July 1, 2026

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This study examines the drivers of state-level initiatives in primary healthcare and elementary education in Odisha during 2014–2024, with a focus on urban areas and on the early stages of the policy life cycle: impetus and initiation, and conceptualisation and design.