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Vision for Advancing and Anchoring Productive Sending of Income (VAAPSI)

June 2, 2026 • Written By Divyansh Shah, Radhika Jain, Simin Sanil

This policy brief examines India’s remittance economy and proposes a structural policy framework to redirect remittance inflows toward productive investment.

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Closing the Gig Gap : Why and How Should Policymakers Intervene to Boost Women’s Participation in the Gig Economy?

May 18, 2026 • Written By Nikita Singh, Bhaskar Agarwal

India’s gig economy has expanded rapidly over the past decade and is projected to grow further.

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Digital Welfare and Women’s Exclusion in India : How Aadhaar-linked Systems Affect Informal Women Workers

February 23, 2026 • Written By Parneet Kaur

Nearly half (51%) of rural Indian women aged 15 and above lack mobile phones, a basic enabler of digital welfare access, underscoring how rapidly expanding Aadhaar-linked social programs risk excluding the very populations they intend to support.

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Vision for Advancing and Anchoring Productive Sending of Income (VAAPSI)

Closing the Gig Gap : Why and How Should Policymakers Intervene to Boost Women’s Participation in the Gig Economy?

Digital Welfare and Women’s Exclusion in India : How Aadhaar-linked Systems Affect Informal Women Workers