custodial deaths

Custodial deaths expose India’s rule-of-law deficit

Custodial deaths and torture allegations reveal the gap between India’s constitutional promise and policing practice. Read more »
supreme court ruling on scheduled caste recognition

Scheduled Caste status: Time to rethink the ‘absolute bar’

By tying scheduled caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy. Read more »
Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence: The missing link in India’s education system

Emotional intelligence is no longer a soft skill, it is essential for safer homes, healthier families, and social stability. #education #EQ Read more »
Coaching industry

Coaching industry feeds on public education failure

The booming coaching industry is not just a response to aspiration, It is a rent economy built on scarcity, weak public education, and exam opacity. #education Read more »
India’s population challenge

India’s population pressure tests growth model

India’s population scale is now a test of jobs, land use, public services and human capital, not merely fertility. Read more »
fertiliser subsidy

Why fertiliser subsidy reform is vital for Indian agriculture

India needs phased reform as urea price controls have made fertiliser subsidy fiscally open-ended and environmentally costly. #urea #fertiliser Read more »
Delhi-NCR labour unrest

Delhi-NCR labour unrest exposes failure of industrial relations

Violent labour unrest may win short-term relief, but they weaken workers’ bargaining power and invite state repression. #labour Read more »
The GDP division and Indian economy

India’s GDP revision explained: What changed and why it matters

A GDP revision is usually conducted once in every five years, but was delayed due to the disruptions in economic activity from the GST rollout. Read more »
Indian cities

Indian cities force families to choose between air, rent and time

Clean air, affordable housing and reliable water must become basic standards for Indian cities. #Indiancities Read more »
Air pollution

Air pollution is now a drag on India’s economic growth

Air pollution now hurts India’s GDP, labour productivity, healthcare costs, and long-term human capital. #GDP Read more »