The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is an Indian

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focusing on

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. Established in 1973 and located in

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, it is one of the national social science research institutes recognized by the

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(ICSSR). The objectives of CPR are to develop substantive policy options on matters relevant to the Indian polity, economy and society; to provide advisory services to governments, public bodies and other institutions; and to disseminate information on policy issues through various channels. The governing board of CPR consists of various public figures from Indian government, academia, and industry.

Research areas

Based on the profiles of its faculty members, CPR focuses on the following research areas. *Urbanization and Infrastructure *International Relations *Internal and External Security *Law and Society *International Environmental Law *Legislative Research (through

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) *Political Economy and Governance *Service Delivery *Economic Development

Funding

CPR, being a non-profit organisation, receives its funds from: *Its own

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*Grants obtained for research *From governmental bodies for assistance *International Agencies and Private sector sources *Educational Testing and Policy Research

Controversies

In 2015, the Delhi Police registered a criminal complaint for breach of trust against Mehta and the Center for Policy Research in connection with a recruitment scam at the

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(AAI). The CPR's examination cell had been awarded a contract for conducting examinations for recruitment at the AAI. However, there were allegations that the examination results were tampered with to favour certain candidates. The CPR's examination cell has since been shut down. On 7 September 2022, the Income Tax Department Officers conducted raids on CPR premises to investigate possible violations of the

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Notable faculty members

Notable academicians in CPR's core faculty from various fields of public policy include: *

Brahma Chellaney Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist, public intellectual, columnist and author on geostrategic affairs. He is a professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. He was a member of India's National Security Advis ...

Bharat Karnad Bharat Karnad is an emeritus professor in National Security Studies at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi and a national security expert. He is the author of ''India's Nuclear Policy'' (Praeger, 2008), ''Nuclear Weapons and Indian Security: Th ...

* Pratap Bhanu Mehta * G. Parthasarathy *

Lavanya Rajamani Lavanya Rajamani (born 1973) is an Indian lawyer, author and professor whose area of expertise is international climate change law, environmental law, and policy. She is currently a professor of International Environmental Law at the Faculty of L ...

Shyam Saran Shyam Saran (born 4 September 1946) is an Indian career diplomat. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1970 and rose to become the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary he served as ...

International Faculty Collaborators

Patrick Heller Patrick Heller is an American sociologist and the director of the development research program at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Education Patrick Heller completed his bachelor's degree in Arts ...

References

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