The interest of India in the Chabahar Port in Iran has again taken a centre stage in the global arena due to the waiver on US sanctions on Indian operations expiring in September 2025. This also puts the investment of India at stake worth its $120 million and the question arises of possible secondary sanctions. Regardless of these complications, Chabahar is one of the pillars of the Indian regional connectivity policy, which allows reaching Afghanistan and Central Asia without going through Pakistan.

India has made a big stride in its quest to advance renewable energy with the introduction of National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025. This historic policy aims to exploit the geothermal resources of the nation, which are not in use yet, meeting the objectives of India as a whole to go Net Zero in 2070. It also offers a clear guideline on how to explore, develop and exploit geothermal energy as a source of electricity and direct use purposes.

In a move to empower the educated youths and facilitate their way to employment, the Bihar government headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has rolled out a new scheme of allowances to the unemployed graduates in the year 2025. The step, that precedes the Assembly elections, is indicative of the long-term state interests in the welfare of youth, development of their skills and creation of jobs.

On 22 September 2025, during Sharadiya Navratri, the Uttar Pradesh government rolled out Mission Shakti 5.0 to renew the message on the importance of women safety, dignity, and empowerment. The campaign, to be spearheaded by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will be based on an improved policing program, legal assistance, and community awareness at a high interdepartmental coordination level.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) 2025 World Trade Report, points out the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the redesign of the global economy by 2040. The report found that when countries implement an inclusive policy to bridge the digital divide it would raise the global trade by almost 40 per cent and increase the world GDP by 12-13 per cent with the utilization of AI.