The Policy Times 

The Policy Times is a New Delhi based Digital Media that aims to be one of the most credible
voices on Public Policy and Foreign Affairs. As media start-up, The Policy Times aims to bridge
the gap between public policymakers and common people. 

We aim to continue highlight some core issues such as population control, education, access to
affordable healthcare for all, governance, public procurement law and policy, infrastructure,
employment, foreign policy amongst many others.

Goals & Objective 

• To be the people’s voice for policy issues
• Focus on issues that can make India a great and developed nation
• Highlight international issues that will make the world a better place for humanity
• Deliver services and organise programs which inform, educate, enlighten, and enrich the
public policy understanding and give power to civil society as a credible voice to Indian
policy making 

Mission 
• Be authentic and influential platform / Medium for Government, People, Industry and
Academia to discuss, debate, dialogue, deliberate on policy and practice issues
• Give power to civil society and be the fourth pillar of modern democracy
• To address the needs of unserved and underserved especially socially, economically and
culturally vulnerable 
• To act as a guardian of the purposes and missions of public on policy matters 

Vision 
• Responsible Journalism
• Be people’s Voice
• Serving Humanity (Peace, Prosperity and Unity)

Akram Hoque
Founder Editor
The Policy Times

Akram Hoque is Founder Editor of The Policy Times.   Before

starting this venture, he was working as Senior Assistant Director in
the Multilateral & International Policy   and Strategy Division at
FICCI, one of India’s largest and oldest Industry Associations. Prior to
FICCI, he worked with Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII). Akram Hoque has rich experience in working with the corporate
world. His long association at higher level of India' top business
forums (FICCI & CII) has not only provided him opportunity to forge close ties with business
community but also guided them to invest in overseas economic ventures. 

He was Senior Editor at Planman Media Group. He was also a Faculty Member of Department of
Economics in a prestigious Management Institute teaching BBA and MBA students about
Fundamentals of Economics, Business Economics, Macro Economics, Welfare Economics, etc.

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