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Contours of nationalism
15 May 2021 10:58 PM ISTA festschrift to Gopalkrishna Gandhi, The Fourth Lion — edited by VM Govindu and S Raghavan — is a thematic collection of essays by individuals from...
An uncertain fate
1 Nov 2020 10:30 PM ISTLatest report on the loss of labour hours worldwide by ILO indicates a failure on part of responsible governments to protect workers in developing...
The Indian plutocracy
26 Oct 2020 12:48 AM ISTDuring the months of the pandemic, while millions were suffering from acute loss of employment and income, billionaires added hugely to their wealth —...
Incomplete picture
11 Oct 2020 10:17 PM ISTWhile a tempting correlation to make, ample examples in the Indian context show that GDP growth does not necessarily lead to alleviation in poverty or...
Best of intentions
13 July 2020 8:27 PM ISTBoris Johnson’s version of the ‘New Deal’ acknowledges the end of the era of neoliberalism but will likely not play out in a manner similar to the...
Struggling to keep up
3 July 2020 11:15 PM ISTIndia's abysmally low healthcare expenditure over the years has compounded the already formidable stress of the current pandemic
Untenable approach
28 Jun 2020 11:13 PM ISTThe Government decision of increasing oil tax as a method of reducing the fiscal deficit is the least optimum and most economically damaging solution...
Mounting debt crisis
5 Jun 2020 11:40 PM ISTWith the pandemic only aggravating the existing problem of massive external debt for the poorest 77 countries of the third world, G-20 must step in...