Venue, July 3 -- 2026) concluded today at the Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP) after two days of deliberations on the theme, "Public Policy in Times of Polycrisis: Rethinking Governance, Evidence and Equity." Organized by the Centre for Public Policy, CIMP, in collaboration with the Public Finance Research Cluster, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USA, and supported by NITI Aayog, Government of India, the conference brought together leading policymakers, academicians, researchers, and practitioners to discuss emerging governance challenges and evidence-based policy solutions. The second day featured three parallel technical sessions on Decentralization, Local Governance and State Capacity, Cli...