New Delhi, April 18 -- Delhi University's Hindu College claimed to have become the first higher education institution in the country to host a public policy lab.

The initiative, described as a bridge between scholarship and statecraft, was formally inaugurated by NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam on Thursday, signalling a broader push to embed policy-thinking and research within undergraduate spaces.

Speaking at the launch event, Subrahmanyam positioned the lab as a cornerstone in India's pursuit of becoming a 30 trillion dollar economy, highlighting the critical role of dynamic academic spaces like Hindu College in shaping future governance.

"As India aims to become the world's third-largest economy, we need knowledge institutions that ...