Kerala migration

Kerala migration debate is trapped in remittance arithmetic

Kerala migration history and patterns should make it wary of treating workers from other states as outsiders. #Kerala #migration Read more »
social registries, cash transfers to women

Social registries cannot settle women’s cash transfers

Social registries can target income support, but they weaken schemes meant to recognise women’s unpaid care work. Read more »
China global governance bid

China’s global governance bid tests India’s diplomacy

China’s new white paper turns old positions into a bid to shape global governance, technology rules, and international diplomacy. Read more »
palliative care india

India’s palliative care gap is a public health failure

India has policy papers on palliative care, but patients still face pain, paperwork and hospital deaths. Read more »
R&D leadership

India’s R&D leadership problem begins in the lab

Seniority still decides too many R&D leadership roles in Indian labs, weakening teams and collaboration. #R&D Read more »
Subhadra Yojana Odisha

Subhadra Yojana: Odisha’s cash scheme lacks power

Subhadra Yojana gives Odisha women cash, but leaves credit, skills and market access outside the scheme. Read more »
delhi urban heat island

Delhi urban heat island exposes planning neglect

CSE data shows Delhi’s urban heat island is concentrated where planning and affordable housing failed. Read more »
Malnutrition policy

Malnutrition policy must move beyond hunger

Malnutrition policy must address diet quality, food marketing and the price of healthy food. #malnutrition Read more »
engineering graduates

Why engineering education must focus on coding skills

India produces a large pools of engineering graduates, but there exist significant gaps between capabilities and industry expectations. Read more »
fiscal policy

Fiscal policy needs a permanent capex bias

India’s post-pandemic growth held up because the fiscal policy cut the deficit while raising the capital outlay share. Read more »