Redesigning Reservations: How Heterogeneous are the Scheduled Castes?

The Supreme Court’s concern about unequal access to reservations within beneficiary groups is valid. However, the court and executive should prioritise an evidence-based approach, using data to verify which groups benefit disproportionately and whether they require differential support.▶07-Oct-2024
Ashwini Deshpande, Rajesh Ramachandran

November 1, 2024

Redesigning Reservations: How Heterogeneous are the Scheduled Castes?, Feminisation of Public Employment in India, The Split that Forged an Alliance, and more

Geopolitical Limits of India’s Semiconductor Ambitions

The global semiconductor supply chain is heavily influenced by geopolitical factors, essentially US dominance. India’s foreign policy and its relationships with major powers will significantly limit…
▶29-Oct-2024
Sandeep Bhardwaj

Feminisation of Public Employment in India

A trend of feminisation of public employment is being observed in India. This could help achieve gender parity in employment and achieve higher human development levels. But high job quality is also…
▶28-Oct-2024
Dipa Sinha

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 highlights the need for clearer details on…
▶25-Oct-2024
Neeha Susan Jacob, Shraddha Jain

The Split that Forged an Alliance

Sixty years ago, the Communist Party of India split into two. Ideological differences have kept the successor parties apart – and will probably continue to do so – even as domestic politics keeps…
▶24-Oct-2024
Juned Shaikh
Book
Book Review

The Empathetic Artist who asked us to Reflect and Question

‘Safdar Hashmi, the theatre personality who was murdered in January 1989, was not just interested in making politically important art. He was as interested in professionalising theatre and making it…
▶21-Oct-2024
T.M. Krishna
Book
Delimitation

India’s Delimitation Dilemma: Challenges and Consequences

Expanding the Lok Sabha proportionally while preserving existing seats & equally distributing Rajya Sabha seats among states could resolve India’s delimitation deadlock without upsetting…
▶16-Oct-2024
Mohd. Sanjeer Alam

Kashmir’s Sombre Vote for Survival

In the Kashmir Valley, all that the voters who turned out hope for is a restoration of basic rights and that the elected representatives would at least free them from the clutches of the bureaucracy…
▶14-Oct-2024
Ipsita Chakravarty

Revisiting Skill Development in India

India’s skill development policy has struggled. Instead of spreading resources too thinly, public policy could achieve more by focusing on social upliftment, gender and caste equality, and regional…
▶14-Oct-2024
Juthika Patankar

That 2010s Show: How a TV Series Brought Teenagers Home to Indian Audiences

'Gumrah', a show that aired in the early 2010s, brought to television the worries and optimism about adolescents in the post-Liberalisation decades. Its concerns and unaddressed tensions…
▶11-Oct-2024
Nidhi Kinhal

Redesigning Reservations: How Heterogeneous are the Scheduled Castes?

The Supreme Court’s concern about unequal access to reservations within beneficiary groups is valid. However, the court and executive should prioritise an evidence-based approach, using data to…
▶07-Oct-2024
Ashwini Deshpande, Rajesh Ramachandran