Policy Mandala

#50 Is Deregulation 2.0 India's Next Major Economic Reform?

Or will it become yet another regulatory cleanup exercise?

Aug 15

4

#49 Beyond Paper Leaks

Can India Build a Secure Examination System?

Aug 8

8

4

#48 Gujarat's Data Center Policy

Can the State Power India's AI Future

Aug 3

4

July 2026

#47 India’s Three-Language Policy

Why Implementation Matters More than Intent

Jul 26

7

2

#46 Empowerment or Electoral Bidding

How Cash Transfers are Changing the Developmental Landscape in India

Jul 20

6

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#45 Clean Air, Poor Design: Why Delhi's Pollution Control Policies Keep Failing

Today's Policy Mandala unpacks why Delhi's air pollution persists despite years of policy efforts, and whether the new clean-air plan can fix the…

Jul 12

11

2

#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

16

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

10

#42 Codes on Paper, Fires in Reality

Why Compliance Remains India’s Weakest Link

Jun 19

11

#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

8

1

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

8

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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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