ITI reform

ITI reform must start with trainers, not showpieces

India’s skilling numbers have improved, but ITI reforms are held back by trainer gaps, weak OJT and low female enrolment. #ITIreforms Read more »
RBI IFR rule change

RBI IFR rule change favours PSBs, mid-cap banks

RBI IFR rules rollback frees internal bank buffers, with PSBs and select mid-cap private banks gaining more than large private lenders. #RBI Read more »
Caste wage gap

Caste wage gap weakens India’s education push

India’s skilling push cannot close caste wage gaps without measuring discrimination in private and informal work. #castegap #wage #discrimination Read more »
care economy

Care economy jobs can solve two labour failures

Ageing and smaller families are giving way to care economy, and India can turn it into paid work only with standards and public funding. #careeconomy #ageing Read more »
West Bengal's debt

West Bengal’s debt: Economic growth must justify borrowing

West Bengal's debt-funded development can sustain only when institutions lift economic growth rate above borrowing costs. #WestBengal Read more »
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 »