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Miscellaneous
Twinkle Bunkar

Trade Openness and Economic Growth: Why Outcomes Differ Across Countries

Trade agreements are not automatic engines of growth. Their effectiveness depends on domestic complementary conditions—strong institutions, infrastructure, productive capacity, and inclusive policies. Without these, trade openness often produces limited and uneven benefits across countries, sectors, and income groups.

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Public Policies
KISLAY PRAJAPATI

From Allocation to Absorption: A Policy Cycle Analysis of Structural Fund Utilisation Gaps in Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (2018-2024)

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan consistently fails to absorb its approved funds; states spent only around two-thirds of their allocations between 2018 and 2024. Using Lasswell’s Policy Cycle Framework, this paper diagnoses the gap as structural, originating across the formulation, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring stages.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
Avadhutha Nikhil

Plastic Pollution in the Ganga River: Occurrence, Distribution, Ecological Impacts, Fish Contamination, Fisheries Implications, Human Exposure and Management Strategies

Plastic pollution is widespread across the Ganga River, affecting water, sediments, floodplains and aquatic organisms. Reported contamination varies spatially and seasonally, with potential ecological, fisheries and human-exposure implications, highlighting the need for improved monitoring, waste management and evidence-based mitigation strategies.

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Miscellaneous
Vidhi Sharma

Micro and Macro Plastic Contamination analysis and detection in water bodies

Micro- and macroplastic contamination is a growing aquatic environmental challenge. This review examines plastic sources, transport pathways, ecological impacts, plastisphere formation, and detection methods, highlighting methodological differences and the need for standardized monitoring and stronger pollution-control measures.

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International Relations
Harmanjot Singh

Beyond Traditional Power Politics: Do AI Diplomacy, Climate Vulnerability, and Economic Dependence Reshape Geopolitical Alliances in United Nations General Assembly Voting Networks?

This study examines how emerging factors such as artificial intelligence, climate vulnerability, and economic dependence interact with traditional power, security, military capability, and ideology to shape geopolitical alliances through UN General Assembly voting patterns and mixed qualitative and empirical analysis.

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