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This week at IMPRI, our scholars continue to provide timely reflections on India’s evolving policy landscape and the wider world. 

We are especially delighted to announce the launch of Cohort 2.0 of the Ending Gender-Based Violence Fellowship (EGBVF), beginning today. Organized by the Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) at IMPRI, this immersive program brings together young leaders, scholars, and practitioners to critically explore the structures of gender-based violence and strategies for building safer, more equitable societies.

We invite you to follow updates from this fellowship and continue engaging with IMPRI’s wide range of #WebPolicyLearning programs, publications, and insights.

Stay tuned and scroll below to read our publications on tariffs and policies that having real world impact.

Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI

Beyond Tariffs: How the US-India Trade War Reshapes Global Alliances

President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this month, imposing an additional 25% tariff on India for its imports from Russia, thereby raising the total tariff level to 50%. This World Trade Organization (WTO)-inconsistent tariff, whose implementation was notified by the Trump administration on Tuesday, is going to heavily affect India’s $48.2-billion merchandise exports to the US. The merchandise exports account for almost 60% of India’s export to the US. The US has already raised the tariffs for all other trade partners with a variation between 10% to 50%.

by Prabir De

Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama: A Struggle for Tibet’s Soul

As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday on July 6, all eyes are on his expected announcement on his reincarnation. He, himself, stated that the 15th Dalai Lama would be found in the ‘free world’. China, which ‘liberated’ Tibet in 1951 with a military invasion, on the other hand, declared its intention to select the next Dalai Lama through a ‘golden urn’ lottery process.

by Srikanth Kondapalli

Featured insights

The surgical turn in childbirth: India’s cesarean surge by Manorama Bakshi
Gender, Caste and Labour: An Overview of the Sumangali System by Garima Singh
Breaking Free from U.S. Trade Bullying: India’s Time to Rebuild Stronger by TK Arun
Experiences of Urban Infrastructure and Development from a Sociological Lens by Anisha
Urban Local Governments, the Urban Poor and Health by Gayathri Raghuraman
From Valley to Vanity: The Unravelling of Dehradun’s Ecological Identity by Vikramaditya Shrivastava
Walking the Tightrope : The Challenges of India’s Multi-Alignment Policy by Sanya Patni
The Tariff Pivot:Forcing India’s Hand from Commodity Exports to Value-Creation by Swaran Singh

Policy Update