• 7 Mar, 2024
    PPF-PRISM Newsletter - January-February- 2024

    In the current issue of PRISM ( Jan-Feb 2024) includes articles on ; •Child trafficking in India: Destruction of Homes and Devastation of Childhoods • Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture in India • Payment of Compensation for Rape victims: The Manodhairya Scheme in Maharashtra • Sufi Basant Started as Ameer Khusro Wanted to Pull Nizamuddin Aulia Out of grief. • Lower Share in Tax Devolution - Why are Southern States Distressed Over Centre's Fiscal Approach.

  • 6 Jan, 2024
    PPF-PRISM Newsletter - Nov- Dec 2023

    In the current issue of PRISM ( NOV-Dec 2023) includes articles on • Disaster Management in India: Preparing for Future Challenges. • Ethnicisation of Water: Collective Claims and the Assertions of Regional Identity in Punjab. • Central Asia Amidst Global Turmoil: Towards New Vistas. • Building Tomorrow: The Interplay of Infrastructure and Manufacturing in India. • COP - 28 Floundered on Fossil Fuels, Coal

  • 21 Jun, 2023
    PPF- Prism May June 2023

    In the current edition of PRISM (May-Jun 2023), PPF's newsletter we cover Interstate Water Conflict Resolution : Mechanisms and Challenge • From Obsolescence to Sustainability: The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement • Rising Child Sexual Abuse Cases - A Continuing Concern • Emerging 'Agri-preneurship’ Trend in J&K: Government’s Focus on Modern Farming.

  • 26 Oct, 2023
    PPF-PRISM Newsletter - September- October 2023

    In the latest issue of PPF's newsletter PRISM includes commentaries on •World in Transition: A Road Map for India. • Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam of 2023 • A Sufi Quest for Peace in Jerusalem. • Navigating Gender Equality in India. • Paradigm Shift in Agriculture is Needed to Ensure Farmer Welfare and Food Security.

  • 26 Oct, 2023
    PPF- Prism July August 2023

    In the latest edition of PPF newsletter prism which contains articles on Disaster Risk Reduction and National Security •

  • 19 Jun, 2023
    PPF-PRISM - March-April 2023

    In the latest issue of PRISM, the PPF newsletter we bring you articles on Digital and Financial Literacy amongst Women in India, The Challenge to India's Water Security, Discovery of Lithium Reserves in J&K and What it Means, The anti-Caste Impulse of Inter-Caste Marriages and a commentary on Global Rankings which reflect the West's Biased Perspectives and 'Mind Games"

  • 20 Feb, 2023
    PPF-PRISM Newsletter -Jan- Feb 2023

    In this issue of prism we have included opinion pieces on National Security, Disaster Management, Foreign Relations, Narcotics Trafficking and Gender Issues.as described below 1) Need for National Security Strategy Policy for India 2) Joshimath Sinking : A wake up call for the Hilly Region 3) Egyptian President Al-Sisi's Visit to India 4) The Vortex of drug Trafficking and Abuse in India 5) Gender bias at Workplace : Beyond the wage Gap 6) Women and Environment : Women as victims and women as Actors

  • 17 Dec, 2022
    PPF-PRISM Newsletter -November- December 2022

    In this issue of prism we have included an opinion piece by Ms.Tehmeena Rizvi on the 'hijab', Ms.Pooja Kumari has covered women security in lights of increasing cases of abuse, our discussion on India's relations with Central Asia has also been featured and a commentary on the strategy to meet net zero emission goal by Ms. Vaishali Basu Sharma. This edition includes a photo gallery section as well

  • 14 Oct, 2022
    PPF-PRISM Newsletter -September- October 2022

    In this issue we examine in detail on Understanding Conflict and War: The way Forward , Mainstreaming Animals issues in Disaster Risk Reduction , Constitutional Provisions and the Question of Water Resource Management, One year of Taliban: Woman’s Agency Still a Myth, Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar and Implications for India

  • 14 Aug, 2022
    PRISM : July-August 2022 Combined, 2022 Vol 4, Issue 3 & 4

    In this issue we examine in detail the Water disputes in India, Child trafficking in India and the ground realities associated with it . PPF organised an in-house discussion bringing in academicians, legal experts and social activists working in the field of child rights. Our newsletter brings you the most interesting aspects from the proceedings of the discussion

  • 28 Feb, 2022
    PRISM : Jan- Feb 2022 Combined, 2022 Vol 4, Issue 1 & 2

    In this issue we examine in detail Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Strategies. A conspectus of the national security documents framed by Pakistan National Security Policy (NSP), National Action Plan (NAP), Paigham-i-Pakistan, to name a few reveals that in essence Pakistan remains ill-equipped to respond to terrorism related challenges. In view of the Union Cabinet's proposal to raise the minimum legal age of marriage for women, PPF organised an in-house discussion bringing in academicians, legal experts and social activists working in the field of child rights. Our newsletter brings you the most interesting aspects from the proceedings of the webinar. And we have an article on Bihar's enduring rural health care crisis brought to the fore in the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic.

  • 16 Sep, 2021
    PRISM : July-August Combined, 2021 Vol 3, Issue 7 & 8

    This issue contains articles on: Taliban’s Ascendency: India’s Concern in the Context of Kashmir, A Mild Setback to India's Space Programme, A Lost War and A Lost Peace, Inter-State Border Conflicts: A Case of Assam and Mizoram, Bio Medical Waste: The Concomitant of COVID-19 Crisis, Coal- the Black Bone of Indian Energy Dilemma, Recounting India's Greatest Achievements Since Independence.

  • 31 Jul, 2021
    PRISM : May-June Combined, 2021 Vol 3, Issue 5 & 6

    This issue contains articles on: Interstate Border Disputes – A Historical Perspective, COVID-19 Pandemic and The Opportunity to Initiate a Green Economic Recovery, Policy Perspectives in Public Health: One year into the ‘Pandemic’, Comprehending Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction – A Joint Initiative by NIDM & PPF and Service Through social media.

  • 2 May, 2021
    PRISM - March - April Combined, 2021 - Volume - 3, Issues 3& 4

    Our current edition is a combined March & April 2021 double edition. It contains several thought provoking articles on Crowds and the Country, Second wave of COVID-19 and health preparedness, Proceedings of two webinars on International Cooperation in Disaster Management: Lessons from Fukushima, Lessons from Disasters in Uttarakhand & Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in Multi-hazard Ecosystem, organised by PPF and in memory of Late Prof. P.N. Mukherj, extracts from his writing.

  • 5 Mar, 2021
    PRISM - January - February Combined, 2021 - Volume - 3, Issues 1& 2

    our current edition is a combined January February 2021 double edition. it contains several thought provoking articles on how India can engage China by esteemed strategic thinker Prof. Gautam Sen, an analysis on the return of the military at the helm in Myanmar, the state of poverty in the country, the impact of Covid 19 on prisons in India, a report on launchng of "Engaging China: Indian Interests in the Information Age" by PPF and highlights of a web-discussion on Interfaith Harmony organised by PPF.

  • 16 Jan, 2021
    PRISM -December Vol-2 Issue 12

    In 2020’s final issue, PRISM brings to its readers the proceedings of two remarkably insightful webinars on the United States and China, organized by the PPF. Discussing India-US relations, particularly in the pandemic reality, former foreign Secretary Amb. (Rtd.) Shyam Saran shared his prescience on the possible implications of the new American administration under Joe Biden. Renowned geostrategist Professor. Brahma Chellaney shared his views on security, economic and other issues related to a rising China with acuity.

  • 30 Nov, 2020
    PRISM- November, Vol. 2, Issue- 11

    In this issue of our monthly newsletter -Prism, we have commentaries on the spurt in terrorist attacks in European cities and what this means for the integration of Muslim immigrants in Europe and on the politics of women in traditional Kashmir, where decision-making power still lies with men. This issue also includes the highlights of an extremely thought-provoking webinar organized by PPF on the ‘Inter-State Conflicts in India: Understanding Debates and Challenges.’ The focus of the webinar was the serious challenge to harmony and cooperative federalism in the country posed by inter-state boundary and water disputes.

  • 4 Nov, 2020
    PRISM- October, Vol. 2, Issue- 10

    This issue of Prism covers the US elections, the impact of government tightening of FDI norms, an evaluation of the National education Policy 2020, an argument for export driven economic growth and a brief report of a discussion on the Hathras incident.

  • 7 Oct, 2020
    PRISM- September, Vol. 2, Issue-9

    The first article of the September issue of Prism discusses the authentic revelations about “How COVID-19 was made in Chinese military laboratory” and the global ramifications of this, with specific emphasis on India. Prof. Sen contents that more evidence on the laboratory origins of COVID-19 will appear in years to come. The second commentary reflects in how the coronavirus pandemic may prove to a be a demonetization-like catalyst for mobile payments. Sanjay Sinha’s comments upon state of the economy in view of the record GDP slump in the first quarter of India’s current financial Year 2020-21. The last article in Hindi explains the challenges that rural ‘gramin’ banks faced in the age of online banking and in view of the pandemic.

  • 5 Sep, 2020
    PRISM- August, Vol. 2, Issue - 8

    In this issue of Prism, we remember Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee, 13th President of India who passed away on August 31. This issue carries commentaries on the credibility deficit that the World Health Organisation faces because of its failure in issuing timely alerts about the infectivity of coronavirus, the impact of COVID-19 on Digital India and the state of solar energy in India whose commercial exploitation has still not been optimized.

  • 11 Aug, 2020
    PRISM- July, Vol. 2, Issue- 7

    Our Current issue of PRISM contains three articles. The first article ‘SARS-CoV2 is a Chimera with HIV Gene Manipulation’ analyses several studies which indicate the possibility that SARS-CoV2 was manipulated in a laboratory. The next article talks about the importance and need of including animal care and safety of animals while planning for disaster resilient smart cities. The third article in Hindi language explains a hidden handicap ‘Specific Learning Disability.’

  • 9 Jul, 2020
    PRISM- June, Vol. 2, Issue-6, COVID-19 Special Edition- II

    COVID- 19 Special Edition – II, June 2020, includes the regional situation in the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic, and highlights various aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 7 May, 2020
    PRISM- April & May Combined, Vol. 2, Issue 4 & 5, Special Edition on COVID-19-I

    Special Edition combined newsletter for April & May includes the regional situation in the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic and through eight commentaries highlights various aspects of the corona virus pandemic.

  • 11 Apr, 2020
    PRISM- March, Vol. 2, Issue-3

    This March 2020 issue of PRISM includes a special update on the CORONA VIRUS pandemic in the South Asian Region along with the neighbourhood wrap. The newsletter also includes an event report of a National Workshop on Highway Accidents & Emergency Medical Management that was organized by the PPF in association with the Ministries of Health &Family Welfare and of Road, Transport & Highways. There are commentaries on India and Turkey’s bilateral relations and the condition of working women in India.

  • 4 Mar, 2020
    PRISM - February, Vol. 1, Issue - 2

    PRISM 2020, In this issue of Policy Perspectives Foundation’s monthly newsletter ‘PRISM’ includes our regular neighborhood wrap and articles on: we bring you a wrap of important news from India’s neighbourhood covering The Banking sector's Enduring NPA Crunch -Progress and Setbacks , The Suppression of Pashtun Ethno-Nationalism in Pakistan, Event Report of a talk on "Indo- Nepal relations in the context of increasing Chinese influence in Nepal" by Ambassador Ranjit Rae, and part -2 of our Study on Stalking.

  • 2 Feb, 2020
    PRISM- January 2020, Vol. 2, Issue- 1

    PRISM 2020 commences with upbeat news for readers as Policy Perspectives Foundation’s Vice President Shri K M Singh, IPS (Retd.) is accorded the rare honour of being the First ever recipient of the ‘Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prapandhan Purashkar’ on Netaji’s 123rd birth Anniversary. In this issue of Policy Perspectives Foundation’s monthly newsletter ‘Prism’ we bring you a wrap of important news from India’s neighbourhood covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Prism’s current commentaries on Quantum Computing, Grey Listing of Pakistan by the FATF, Administration of the Right to Information Act and Women safety: Stalking specific.

  • 31 Dec, 2019
    PRISM- December, Vol. 1, Issue-5

    Happy New Year to all our readers! With 2019 wrapping up it remains for us at POLICY PERSPECTIVES FOUNDATION (PPF) to thank you all for an incredibly rewarding year. We are still a very young organisation with much to learn and much to do but thus far the support we have received from you has been incredible and humbling in equal measure. Please find attached PPF’s newsletter PRISM for December 2019 with wishes for 2020 from the ‘PPF Family’.

  • 9 Dec, 2019
    PEISM-November, Vol. 1, Issues - 4

    In this issue of Policy Perspectives Foundation’s monthly newsletter ‘Prism’ we bring you a wrap of important news from India’s neighbourhood covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Prism’s current issue features a reflection on the Ayodhya judgement, commentaries on the alarming pollution levels in Delhi, the enormous e-waste generated because electronic gadgets, the UNSC authorization to allow Hafiz Saeed to use his bank account and on the implications of opening of the Kartarpur corridor.

  • 9 Nov, 2019
    PRISM- October, Vol. 1, Issue- 3

    This month's issue includes commentaries on the death of Isis leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi and its implications for international terrorism, one commentary on disaster management specifically dealing with floods and a brief summary of an event discussion on India's Drone policy. The October newsletter also pays tribute to renowned security expert Stephen Cohen. The newsletter carries a regular wrap of important news from India's neighbourhood and in the India wrap section recover significant development on the domestic front.

  • 5 Oct, 2019
    PRISM- September, Vol. 1 , Issue- 2

    PPF bring you a wrap of important news from India’s neighbourhood covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. PRISM’s current issue features commentaries/articles on the Elections in Afghanistan, The media debates on Muslim Personal Law & Triple Talaq and Continuing Relevance of the Gandhiji on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary.

  • 5 Sep, 2019
    PRISM- August 2019- First Edition

    In this first issue of PPF’s monthly newsletter ‘Prism’ we bring you a wrap of important news from India’s neighbourhood covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. PRISM’s current issue features articles on the Drug Problem in Punjab, Islamicist Radicalisation & Terrorism and India’s Moon Mission.