Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday launched Bharatniti.in, a public policy portal that attempts to put into perspective policy matters using an “ancient yet contemporary” approach.

The portal was launched at the Constitution Club by Mr. Prasad in the presence of BJP general secretary Muralidhar Rao, Prasar Bharti chairperson A. Surya Prakash and National Book Trust chairperson Baldev Bhai Sharma.

Bharatniti.in describes itself as an “endeavour, a platform to shape up the narrative of contemporary India necessarily through what we believe are the intrinsic values soaked with centuries of wisdom”. The portal will attempt to put into perspective “the ‘whats’ and ‘hows’ (of information) with the help of a traditional prism”.

The launch was followed by a discussion on “Relevance of Online Media in Policy Discourses”.