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March 3, 2025
SPEAKERS: Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan, AVSM & Bar, NM (Retd), Former Director General, Indian Coast Guard Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, Founder & Director, Maritime Research Centre (MRC) MODERATOR: Aleena T Sabu, Research Associate (International Relations), CPPR, Kochi, Kerala, India […]
February 26, 2025
SPEAKER: Prof Dr Ummu Salma Bava, Chairperson and Jean Monnet Chair, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi MODERATOR: Aleena T Sabu, Associate, Research (International Relations), Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), […]
February 21, 2025
The Bay of Bengal, historically a key hub for global maritime connectivity, has become even more significant with the geopolitical emergence of the Indo-Pacific region. Its strategic position between the northern Indian Ocean and the Malacca Strait makes it a […]
February 19, 2025
Defence Budget has increased from ₹6.22 lakh crore in 2024 to ₹6.81 lakh crore in 2025 The Indian government in the past few years has focused on modernisation and self-dependency in the defence sector. With a 9.5% increase from the […]
February 15, 2025
ബജറ്റിൽ നിന്ന് ബസ് സ്റ്റോപ്പിലേക്ക്: കേരളം ഇനി എങ്ങനെ മുന്നോട്ട്? പാനലിസ്റ്റ്: ടി ഗോപിനാഥൻ, ഓൾ കേരള ബസ് ഓപ്പറേറ്റേഴ്സ് ഓർഗനൈസേഷന്റെ ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറി വി കൃഷ്ണൻ, കേരള കോൺട്രാക്ട് ക്യാരിയേജ് ഓപ്പറേറ്റേഴ്സ് ഫെഡറേഷന്റെ പാട്രണും ,മുൻ ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറിയും ആന്റണി ബി ജെ, ക്ലീൻ സ്മാർട്ട് ബസ് ലിമിറ്റഡിന്റെ (KSBL) മാനേജിങ് ഡയറക്ടർ, & […]
February 12, 2025
The budget expectation was therefore straightforward, such that unproductive expenditure was rationalised and new avenues to generate revenue explored. A weak fiscal position has been a long-standing issue in Kerala. As mentioned in the budget speech, there is a realisation […]
February 11, 2025
SPEAKER: Naveen Kumar, Political Consultant & Regional Director, Rajneethi Political Consultancy, New Delhi, India Dr D Dhanuraj, Founder & Chairman, Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi, Kerala, India HOST: Sreelakshmi Harilal, Associate, Research & Projects (Chairman’s Office), CPPR
February 10, 2025
Former CM Arvind Kejriwal lost to BJP’s Parvesh Sharma in New Delhi seat. The results of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections have painted a grim picture for the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with party supremo Arvind Kejriwal conceding defeat […]
February 9, 2025
The AAP had nothing new to offer to the middle class, and the BJP struck their emotions with a timely income tax rebate announcement in the union budget 2025. Delhi election results have weakened the already weak opposition. The loss […]
February 6, 2025
Kerala’s public finance management has been under stress for quite some time. In the recently published fiscal management index by Niti Ayog, Kerala is ranked 15 out of 18 states, which shows the depth of the challenges the State […]
January 29, 2025
CPPR Chairman, D Dhanuraj, coming as a speaker on the All India Radio (AIR) Kochi FM, shares his insights on maintenance or rather the lack of proper maintenance of Kerala’s roads. Points Discussed: (D Dhanuraj’s comments from 9.38 – 13.47)
January 23, 2025
Despite Delhi enjoying more power than what is offered with the 74th amendment to other urban local bodies, it has not truly grown as a liveable city. The Delhi Assembly elections are around the corner, and for most observers […]
January 6, 2025
SPEAKER: Mihir Bhatt, Director of All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) Dunu Roy, Director of Hazards Centre, Delhi Dr N Venugopalan, Programme Manager at International Collective in Support of Fishworkers MODERATOR: Aleena T Sabu, Research Associate (International Relations), Centre for […]
January 5, 2025
CPPR Chairman, D Dhanuraj, on All India Radio Kochi (FM) gives his insights on street vendors during festival seasons, many of whom don’t have licenses and their impact on the local licensed vendors. (D Dhanuraj’s comments from 8.55 – 13.16)
December 26, 2024
The Indo-Pacific, a geopolitical concept that encompasses the Indian and Pacific Oceans as a single interconnected strategic space, has become a central focus of international relations and security discourse in the 21st century. This vast region, home to a diverse […]