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India’s gene-editing classification of SDN-1, SDN-2 and SDN-3 has carved out a non-GM exemption route. Discuss the science and the policy implications for Indian agriculture.
India’s research and development spending has plateaued near 0.65% of GDP, well below the 2% target. Examine the role of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation in correcting this deep-tech gap.
The Digital Public Infrastructure stack of Aadhaar, UPI and DigiLocker has been called India’s most consequential tech export. Examine the architecture of India Stack and the governance challenges posed by the DPDP Act 2023.
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission aims to build a federated health data ecosystem. Discuss its architecture and the privacy-by-design challenges in scaling ABHA.
India’s robotics and drone ecosystem is rapidly indigenising under the PLI for drones and the Drone Rules 2021. Examine the policy framework and the dual-use security implications.
Kessler Syndrome and rising orbital congestion threaten the long-term sustainability of low Earth orbit. Discuss India’s contribution to space debris and the role of Project NETRA.
The India Semiconductor Mission has committed ₹76,000 crore in incentives but the country still has only one mature-node fab approved. Discuss the structural composition of ISM 1.0 versus ISM 2.0 and the binding constraints below the fab gate.
The National Quantum Mission has approved an outlay of ₹6,003.65 crore against China’s roughly $15 billion in quantum investment. Examine the mission’s hub architecture, indigenous milestones, and the post-quantum cryptography roadmap.
The BioE3 Policy 2024 targets a US$300 billion bioeconomy by 2030. Examine the role of the National Biofoundry Network, the genome-edited rice release of May 2025, and the unfinished GM-crop regulatory architecture.
ISRO’s SpaDeX docking experiment and Chandrayaan-3 South Pole landing have placed India in elite space company. Examine the strategic and commercial significance of these achievements.
DRDO’s Pralay, Pinaka and Mission Divyastra have signalled an indigenisation pivot in India’s strategic weapons. Critically evaluate DRDO’s restructuring after the 2023 panel and the remaining gaps in defence R&D.
Indian Space Policy 2023 and the FDI liberalisation of 2024 have created the conditions for a private space industry. Examine the role of IN-SPACe and NSIL and the legislative gaps in space liability and IP.
Critically examine the constraints of land consolidation in India and the case for a Model Agricultural Land Leasing framework.
Discuss the achievements of Operation Flood and the role of NDDB in sustaining India’s leadership in milk production.
Evaluate the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and India’s emerging blue economy strategy under the Sagarmala framework.
The IndiaAI Mission has been called the country’s most ambitious sovereign AI bet. Examine its seven pillars, the compute strategy, and the gaps in indigenous foundation-model capacity.
India’s Unified Payments Interface processes over 18 billion transactions a month and has been described as India’s most consequential tech export. Examine UPI’s global footprint and the systemic risks of payment concentration.
Deepfakes have moved from novelty to systemic threat to electoral integrity and personal dignity. Critically evaluate India’s regulatory response under the IT Amendment Rules 2026 and the residual gaps in the criminal-law framework.
Examine the constraints in India’s food processing sector and the role of the Mega Food Park and SAMPADA schemes in addressing them.