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April 30, 2022

Envoy urges ASEAN, Australia, India to work for ocean health, smart ports

ASEAN member states, Australia and India need to collaborate and work towards addressing ocean health and aim for the development of smart ports through the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), said Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell on Wednesday, Trend reports citing Business […]
April 25, 2022

Transformational Technologies and U.S. India Science and Technology Cooperation

The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is conducting a 10-month long project on US – India Relations: Change, Continuity and Transformation. This project is supported by the US Consulate General, Chennai, Public Affairs Section, and aims to study the […]
April 23, 2022

ഇവന്റ്: ഇന്തോ-യുഎസ് ബന്ധങ്ങൾ: മാറ്റം, തുടർച്ച, പരിവർത്തനം

സെന്റർ ഫോർ പബ്ലിക് പോളിസി റിസർച്ച്, കൊച്ചി, ചെന്നൈയിലെ യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സ് കോൺസുലേറ്റ് ജനറലിന്റെ പിന്തുണയോടെ ഇന്തോ-യു.എസ് ബന്ധങ്ങിലെ മാറ്റങ്ങൾ തുടർച്ചകൾ പരിവർത്തനങ്ങൾ എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ ഒരു അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര സമ്മേളനം സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചു. CPPR ചെയർമാൻ ഡോ. ഡി ധനുരാജിന്റെ സ്വാഗത പ്രസംഗത്തോടെ ഏപ്രിൽ 19 ന് സമ്മേളനം ആരംഭിച്ചു. ഇന്ത്യയും യുഎസും തമ്മിലുള്ള ഉഭയകക്ഷി ബന്ധം […]
April 9, 2022

Indo- Australia Relations: Navigating the Ukraine Crisis as a Foreign Policy Strategy

India-Australia relations accelerated to multisectoral engagements in the recent years with a focus to cement cooperation through tangible commitments. This partnership is crucial in the regional security and stability architecture of the Indo-Pacific as well as to counter China’s overtures […]
April 5, 2022

Six cities in State to get 300 buses

Centre’s ₹18,000 crore project for public transport in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities A total of 300 buses are expected to be introduced in six cities in Kerala, in the first phase of the Centre’s ₹18,000 crore project to augment urban […]
April 4, 2022

U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin and team visits Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) Kochi

Date : 04-04-2022 Kochi : The U.S. Consul General Chennai Ms Judith Ravin visited Centre for Public Policy Research(CPPR) on the 04th April 2022. She had an engaging discussion with the CPPR Senior Fellows  and scholars on how the U.S.-India […]
March 30, 2022

Why the State Government Needs to Demonopolise Alcohol Retail in Kerala?

The Kerala government has often emphasised its preference and commitment to empower women. The state has been at the forefront of various struggles against socio-cultural and patriarchal bonds that inhibit women’s freedom. Budgetary commitments to strengthen these struggles is a […]
March 28, 2022

Transformational Technologies and U.S. – India Science and Technology Cooperation

Event Details: KEY PARTICIPANTS: Speakers Jay Gullish – Executive Director of Digital Policy, U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) Nandini Kannan – Executive Director at Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Opening Remarks: Dustin Bickel – Economic Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai […]
March 28, 2022

യുക്രെയ്ൻ പ്രഹേളികയും ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തന്ത്രവും: സംവാദം നടത്തി…

സെന്റർ ഫോർ പബ്ലിക് പോളിസി റിസർച്ചിന്റെ (സിപിപിആർ) വെർച്വൽ സംവാദ പരമ്പരയായ ‘സിപിപിആർ ടൗൺഹാളി’ൽ ‘യുക്രെയ്ൻ പ്രഹേളികയും ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തന്ത്രവും’ എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ സംവാദം നടത്തി. വിവിധ രാജ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ നയതന്ത്ര പ്രതിനിധിയായിരുന്ന ടി.പി.ശ്രീനിവാസൻ, കാനഡയിലെ മക്ഗിൽ സർവകലാശാലയിലെ പ്രഫസറും ഇന്റർനാഷനൽ റിലേഷൻസ് വിദഗ്ധനുമായ ടി.വി.പോൾ എന്നിവരാണ് ചർച്ചയിൽ പങ്കെടുത്തത്. ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ പ്രതിരോധ […]
March 27, 2022

Kerala Budget 2022: Missing Links in Building Knowledge-Economy

With the slew of initiatives under the Knowledge Economy Mission, the State through its recent Budget 2022-23, firmly established its aim in transitioning to a knowledge economy – an economy that creates, consumes and disseminates knowledge to enhance growth and […]
March 25, 2022

Video | Vikasarth 2022 | Session 1 | Thirty Years of Indian Economic Reforms: Assessing the Growth and Development of Kerala

Vikasarth 2022 | Thirty Years of Indian Economic Reforms: Assessing the Growth and Development of Kerala | Session 1: Kerala’s Response to the Economic Reforms with Pulapre Balakrishnan and Bornali Bhandari, moderated by Vinod Thomas The Vikasarth Conversations bring together a small […]
March 25, 2022

India Energy Samvad Dialogue No 2: Energy Transition and Reforms for Sustainability

Second episode of #IndiaEnergySamvad: A Dialogue on Global and Domestic Energy Markets and Challenges, the discussion was on the topic Energy Transition and Reforms for Sustainability. Date and Time: 16 March 2022 at 5:00 PM IST. For more details visit: […]
March 24, 2022

Bigger Concerns of Big Government

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered many economies towards ‘Big Government’, triggering a populist surge with large expenditure and borrowing, coupled with unprecedented power to meet contingencies. With Kerala, this has been a decadal trend regardless of the political parties coming […]
March 22, 2022

What should prevail instead of K-Rail?

The debate on the utility and feasibility of K-Rail continues in Kerala. The arguments range from the environmental to the geographical divide for those who do not favour the proposed project, whereas the supporters of the project pitch for the […]
March 21, 2022

CPPR TOWNHALL SERIES Ep-9 on The Ukraine Conundrum and India’s Strategy

Event Details Date and Time: March 18, 2022; 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM IST Topic: The Ukraine Conundrum and India’s Strategy Platform: Zoom Speakers: Amb T P Sreenivasan, Advisor, CPPR and former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the […]