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Stray Cattle and Crop Destruction

Chhattisgarh’s stray cattle problem is enormous. While cattle shelters may prove useful in the interim, a long-term plan to make livestock economically viable…
▶19-Feb-2025
Joshua Lobo

Is the Rise in Female Work Participation due to an Odd Set of Instructions to Enumerators?

Given the high degree of informality in the Indian economy, national employment surveys have drawn up complex instructions to capture all those who work. This…
▶10-Feb-2025
Aloke Kar, PC Mohanan

'We need everything': Gazans Ponder Mammoth Task of Rebuilding

Gaza ceasefire is only 'first step' as Palestinians confront magnitude of reconstruction challenge.
▶24-Jan-2025
Nazih Osseiran

Scarred to Death

The persistence of silicosis puts at risk India's aims to eliminate tuberculosis this year. The great tragedy is that it is easily preventable.
▶21-Jan-2025
Arkaprabha Sau

Summer is Around the Corner. Is India Ready for the Heat?

Heatwaves have become a regular phenomenon in the summer. Policymaking needs to step up to mitigate the effects of extreme heat on vulnerable sections of the…
▶13-Jan-2025
Naresh Singh, Priti Agarwal, Geeta Sinha

China's Medog Dam Project: Can India Turn the Challenge into an Opportunity?

The Medog dam project will grant China significant control over the Brahmaputra’s flow, potentially affecting water availability downstream. While it showcases…
▶12-Jan-2025
Ashok Swain

Justice in India: Between Retribution and Reform

Balancing popular desire for immediate justice with the principle of due process is a delicate act, especially when there is distrust against the system and…
▶17-Dec-2024
N. Anand Venkatesh

Anti-Immigrant Politics is Fuelling Hate toward South Asian People in Canada

Mainstream politics in Canada has normalised narratives that South Asian migrants will transform the country into a nation with a non-white majority.
▶11-Nov-2024
Reena Kukreja

Ladakh has a Job Crisis. The Administration Vacuum Makes it Worse.

With few educational or job opportunities, Ladakh's youth have to rely on precarious and seasonal employment. Their uncertain future is what is stoking…
▶07-Nov-2024
Thupstan Tsewang, Akriti Kanodia

Poor State of Crèche Schemes in India

The Government of India's crèche scheme, now renamed as Palna, needs revised guidelines and procedures. This analysis questions its sustainability and…
▶25-Oct-2024
Neeha Susan Jacob, Shraddha Jain

The Empty Slogan of 'Never Again'

Before the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, the permanent five members of the UN Security Council shielded their allies from censure. Since R2P, they…
▶07-Oct-2024
Aidan Hehir

Vegetable Or Chicken Curry In The White House?

While Kamala Harris’s mother emigrated to the U.S. from Tamil Nadu, Usha Vance’s parents are immigrants from Andhra Pradesh.
▶17-Sep-2024
Ignatius Chithelen