Policy Mandala

#44 Counting Papers: How India’s Research Metrics Fail Academia

Today's Policy Mandala unpacks how flawed research evaluation frameworks and rankings including NIRF have created a distorted academic incentive…

Jul 4

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June 2026

#43 India's Experiments with Ethanol Blending: Future of Mobility or a Silent Villain

Today’s Policy Mandala chooses to untangle the debates behind ethanol blends, and shows how an idea with the right intent can create real costs when…

Jun 26

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#42 Codes on Paper, Fires in Reality

Why Compliance Remains India’s Weakest Link

Jun 19

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#41 AI enters India’s Ration Story: Revolutionary Move or Rebranding Exercise?

Welcome to the 41st Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we explore how the government is trying to solve the crisis in India's Public Distribution…

Jun 12

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May 2026

#40 Can India Build Great Nicobar Without Breaking It?

Welcome to the 40th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we explore how the Great Nicobar Project is shaping the geopolitical realities of India…

May 30

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July 2025

#39 Can a Law Make a Medal? Inside India’s Boldest Sports Reform Yet

Welcome to the 39th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we track India’s sporting paradox—ranked 1st in population, 3rd in GDP, and 71st in…

Jul 31, 2025

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#38 The Air That India Chose: Why 78% of Coal Plants Just Got a Free Pass on Pollution

Welcome to the 38th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we track India’s coal story—rollbacks, rhetoric, and global contrast—to ask: who breathes…

Jul 25, 2025

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#37 India’s Electric Truck Revolution: Clean Freight, Big Policy, and the Road Ahead

Welcome to the 37th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we follow India’s electric freight trail—through incentives, chargers, and oil math—to see…

Jul 17, 2025

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#36 Dams, Dreams & a Decade That Could Change India: Inside Arunachal’s Hydropower Push

Welcome to the 36th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we explore Arunachal’s hydropower leap—and what it means for energy, equity, and…

Jul 11, 2025

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#35 India at $4 Trillion: Rethinking Our Progress

Welcome to the 35th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we explore what India's booming GDP means for its people and what it is missing. Enjoy…

Jul 7, 2025

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June 2025

#34 Why You Can’t Get an Uber in Goa (and Why That Matters): Goa’s Gamble with Platform Policy

Welcome to the 34th Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we explore Goa’s taxi rules—and what they reveal about how states trade convenience for…

Jun 26, 2025

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#33 The Delhi School Fee Storm: Balancing Affordability, Autonomy, and Aspiration

Welcome to the 33rd Policy Mandala by India House. This week, we explore how Delhi’s new ordinance tackles the school fee crisis, and what it reveals…

Jun 19, 2025

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