The Chairman of the CPPA, highlighted the need to improve the availability of feeder e-autos serving Kochi Metro stations. Expressing concern that several feeder e-autos remain out of service despite their potential as a non-polluting mode of transport, he pointed to Chennai Metro as an example of a system with readily available feeder autos at…
Introduction The Union Budget 2026-27 has allocated a historic Rs 7.85 lakh crore (approximately $93.5 billion) to the Ministry of Defence, marking a significant 15.19% increase over the previous year’s estimates (BE) of Rs 6.81 lakh crore. This allocation must be viewed through the lens of the Modi government’s long-term trajectory; since taking office in…
A total of 9 people died in a recent fire incident at a residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area. The National Crime Record Bureau data shows a decline in the number of fire accidents in India, a decrease from 27,976 fire accidents in 1999 to only 7,566 accidents in 2022. However, this decline in…
While the bilateral meeting between PM Modi and President Xi marked a step towards normalcy, differing official readouts on the border issue and other sensitive topics highlight persistent challenges The BRICS 2026 Summit concluded successfully in New Delhi, culminating in the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration. Beijing will host the next BRICS Summit….
India’s Ministry of External Affairs describes the roughly 10 million Indians in the GCC (Ministry of External Affairs 2026) as a “living bridge” between India and the Gulf (Ministry of External Affairs 2025). This article argues that the diaspora is a stratified network whose tiers are unequally visible in official data and that a middle…
An Analogy Consider an examination hall. If the teacher cannot see one student, the likelihood of his cheating is 1. If two students are in the blind spot, the likelihood of their cheating is 4. For instance, if the students are A and B, A can cheat by himself, B can cheat by himself, A…
The study by the Centre for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) on student migration from Kerala was featured in Deepika, highlighting the social and economic factors influencing young people to pursue higher education abroad. The report notes that, alongside educational and financial considerations, social conditions in Kerala also play a significant role in shaping migration decisions. The study…
The challenges in addressing hunger and poverty cannot be effectively met through general schemes devised solely at the central or state levels.India’s poor ranking in the recently published Global Hunger Index brought the focus back to discussions around poverty, hunger, and economic progress, among others. The Government of India and some experts contest the methodologies…
ABOUT THE TOPIC Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, the Centre for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA), Kochi, in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, organised a roundtable on “The 18th BRICS Summit: India’s Priorities and the Future of the Global South” on 8 September 2026. The discussion examined BRICS’s evolving role, India’s priorities during…
High-rise apartments are becoming increasingly important to Kerala’s urban housing landscape as urbanisation expands and the distinction between urban and rural areas continues to diminish. With limited developable land, a long coastline and extensive ecologically sensitive areas, the scope for horizontal expansion is constrained. Infopark (Kochi) and Technopark (Thiruvananthapuram, near Kazhakootam) created concentrated white-collar job…
