How to Strengthen the Foundations of India’s Health System

Decades after Independence, we are yet to provide health care for all. Insurance is no answer. We need to identify strategies to bolster the foundation of India’s health system based on equality and justice, which would guarantee health care to everyone in need and provide free primary health care.▶04-Dec-2024
K Sujatha Rao

January 3, 2025

Strengthening India's health system, Global climate action at COP29, Gandhi's intimate friend, and more

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 frustrations at delays. The tensions…
▶17-Dec-2024
N. Anand Venkatesh

At COP29, Developing Countries Were Betrayed. Global Climate Action Has Been Jeopardised

The COP29 climate talks in Baku, billed as the finance COP, ended in disappointment for developing countries. It fell short of providing the financial support needed to transition from fossil fuels,…
▶16-Dec-2024
Harjeet Singh

Restoring India’s Rivers: European Experiences and Challenges

While structural differences exist between the European and Indian river basin management systems as in the hydroclimatic conditions and the social-political context, understanding the European…
▶16-Dec-2024
Debarshee Dasgupta, Subia Ahmad

Amiya Kumar Bagchi: A People-Centric Intellectual Journey

Amiya Kumar Bagchi, who passed away just shy of 88, was a political economist known for his insightful analysis and passionate involvement in debates. He grounded his arguments in scholarly rigour—a…
▶16-Dec-2024
Achin Chakraborty
Book
Book Review

Gandhi’s Intimate Friend

Gandhi’s correspondence with Sarla Devi reveals the complexity of the Mahatma’s intellectual, political, and intimate connections with one of the age’s most impressive women.
▶16-Dec-2024
Harmony Siganporia
Book
Book Review

Blindness of US Economists to Inequalities in the Land of the Free and (Un)equal

With its focus on growth and efficiency, mainstream Economics in the US has by and large ignored inequality. As a result, it has not tackled the big question: Is American capitalism today compatible…
▶11-Dec-2024
Avanti Mukherjee

‘ONOS’ and Expanding Access to Research Journals

The government’s One Nation, One Subscription scheme seeks to expand digital access to academic journals, which are usually very expensive. But questions remain about the true extent of coverage and…
▶10-Dec-2024
Furqan Qamar, Tariq Ashraf

Sarkari Cinema Today with all its Propaganda

Propaganda films in India which project the viewpoint of the current ruling dispensation are here to stay. In the coming years, they are likely to become even more sophisticated – and less boring.
▶10-Dec-2024
Nandini Ramnath
Essay

How to Strengthen the Foundations of India’s Health System

Decades after Independence, we are yet to provide health care for all. Insurance is no answer. We need to identify strategies to bolster the foundation of India’s health system based on equality and…
▶04-Dec-2024
K Sujatha Rao
Essay

Naveen Patnaik’s Odisha (2000-2024)

Naveen Patnaik served as Odisha’s chief minister for 24 years before his party, the Biju Janata Dal, was defeated in the 2024 assembly election. How did he hold on to office for so long and other…
▶02-Dec-2024
Birendra Nayak