higher education

India’s higher education ambitions hinge on states

Without state-level reforms, India’s higher education ambitions will remain a pipe dream. #highereducation Read more »
Indian universities ageing

India’s universities are ageing faster than they can renew

India’s universities are leaning increasingly on experience, but weak execution risks turning continuity into quiet stagnation. Read more »
multidimensional poverty index india

Multidimensional poverty gains and fiscal federalism

The sharp fall in multidimensional poverty since 2015 shows welfare delivery can work—but sustaining the gains will require better state capacity. Read more »
child marriage

Why child marriage persists in West Bengal despite social progress

West Bengal’s stubbornly high rate of child marriage exposes the limits of legal reform and income growth—and points to girls’ education as the most effective policy lever. #childmarriage #WestBengal Read more »
social media ban for children

What does Australia’s social media ban really mean

The debate on the social media ban has focused on parenting, but the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces. Read more »
higher education, private universities, GER India

Higher education: How to turn scale into quality

India’s higher education system has expanded rapidly, but quality lags behind scale. #education Read more »
Sanchar Saathi app

Sanchar Saathi app and the boundaries of state power

India’s brief experiment with forcing Sanchar Saathi app onto every smartphone exposes a deeper constitutional debate over surveillance, consent and state overreach. #SancharSaathi Read more »
Disaster management

Success of disaster management systems rests on community power

India’s disaster management systems work best when empowered communities lead the action and government agencies follow. #disastermanagement Read more »
rise in women’s self-employment

Women’s self-employment surges, but gaps persist

The rise in women’s self-employment masks persistent gaps in income, skills, and social protection. Read more »
AI in news ecosystem

AI is transforming news, search, fact-checks and feeds

AI is reshaping the news ecosystem, and people are increasingly open to it, even as concerns about accuracy, transparency and accountability continue to rise. Read more »