MILAN 2026 and MAHASAGAR Vision: India’s Maritime Pivot to Global Naval Leadership

The Kangra school incident has become a critical turning point in Himachal Pradesh’s governance approach to institutional safety. The statewide security review and adoption of the Whole School Approach aim to ensure legally accountable, holistic protection of students, staff, and educational spaces.

Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 marks a strategic shift from startup quantity to deep-tech quality, mobilising domestic patient capital through AIFs to support innovation, advanced manufacturing, and long-term industrial scaling, strengthening India’s innovation ecosystem and economic resilience.

Exercise MILAN 2026, aligned with the MAHASAGAR vision, marks India’s strategic shift from a regional maritime security provider to a global maritime partner, enhancing naval interoperability, Indo-Pacific cooperation, and a rules-based maritime order through diplomacy, doctrine, and indigenous capability.

The discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant under the 16th Finance Commission marks a major shift in fiscal federalism, raising serious concerns for Himachal Pradesh’s financial stability due to its structural revenue deficits and hill-state expenditure constraints.