A mix of diverse ISPP content spanning topics and insights that don’t fit other categories, offering fresh perspectives on public policy.
There is a question that sits quietly behind most debates on professional regulation in India, rarely voiced directly: when a user cannot assess the quality of a service, who should stand in their place, and on what institutional logic? A few months back, I participated in an Indian School of Public Policy guest session on… Continue reading Why Professional Regulation in India Fails
AI-powered social scoring systems assign numerical ratings to people based on their financial, social, or digital behaviour and those ratings can then affect access to services, opportunities, or public benefits. The EU AI Act prohibits social scoring by public authorities when it leads to harmful or disproportionate treatment, while China’s Social Credit System is better… Continue reading AI Social Scoring: What Should India Permit, Restrict and Ban?
According to the 73rd Round of the National Sample Survey (NSS), the MSME sector has generated 11.1 crore (111 million) employment opportunities in India, making it the largest provider of jobs after agriculture. More recently, government data from 2025 indicates that the MSME sector now employs over 30 crore people across 7 crore registered units,… Continue reading Regulating Right: What India’s MSME Sector Really Need
You Don’t Need a Master’s, You Need the Right Certificate! India’s new regulatory architecture quietly makes the certificate the most agile, honest, and professionally powerful credential in public policy, if you know how to use it. India’s Tiered Credential Architecture India’s higher education system is undergoing a generational transformation. The UGC Regulations 2025, anchored in… Continue reading Public Policy Education in India: Choosing the Right Credential
Professor Anjali Adukia’s Fifth Harris Lecture: A Recap What comes to mind when you think of “a scientist,” “a leader,” or even “a hero” from a fairy tale? For many of us, those images were shaped long before we consciously reflected on them, through the books we read as children. These early narratives quietly shape… Continue reading How AI Detects Bias in Children’s Books and Textbooks
Meet Anshuman Chaudhary, a remarkable young scholar pursuing his Postgraduate Programme in Policy, Design, and Management at ISPP. Hailing from Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, Anshuman shares his inspiring journey of how he aspired to enter the policy making space and is now all geared up to make waves in the field. His immersive learning project from… Continue reading Insights from our scholars | Anshuman
Cheistha Kochhar Nudge Awards
Celebrating ethical behavioural innovations improving lives across India.
