India’s ‘No-Plan’ Planning Will Hurt its Weakest Sections the Most
Cuts in budgets for planned economic development continue as long-term goals for the economy and society are shelved for the foreseeable future.
Earn Rs 25,000 or Higher? Your Wage Ranks in the Top 10% in India
A new report by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister throws up sobering figures on the inequity levels in India.
Perspectives From Indian History and Constituent Assembly on Labour Issues
India’s record of taking up labour issues in a progressive manner predates the observation of May Day, on May 1, 1891, as the first international Labour Day.
There’s More Going Against the Common Entrance Test Than For it
The UGC is pursuing the common entrance test though no stakeholder demanded it. The test focus undermines NEP 2020, promotes rote-learning and undermines creativity.
Caste Doesn’t Just Exist in India or in Hinduism – It Is Pervasive Across Many Religions in South Asia and the Diaspora
While the caste system originated in Hindu scriptures, it crystallized during British colonial rule and has stratified society in every South Asian religious community. In addition to India, it is present in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan.
The Political Economy of Systemic U.S. Militarism
The U.S. industrial-military-congressional complex is made up of the interdependent dynamics of military contractor corporations, military forces, intelligence agencies, and the civilian national security state, which take form as strategy, political-economy factors, and international affairs shift.
Finding Ambedkar: Crises in ‘Ambedkarism’ That Merit Deeper Reflection
Since Ambedkar’s passing, Ambedkarites have been leaving a mark in various arenas, from politics to academia to employees’ organisations and more. Yet, as Anand Teltumbde puts it, “Every Ambedkarite, whether they are conscious of it or not, experiences some crisis.”
Fact Check: Has Extreme Poverty in India Really Dropped Below 1%, as a New IMF Paper Claims?
Economists are sceptical of the claim that the country’s food security scheme helped avert a rise in extreme poverty. Here’s why.
Demonetisation, GST and Covid Doom India’s Handloom Sector
This is a largely informal industry, where the finest, most brilliant and sensitive of the nation’s craftspeople work, in dilapidated machines and subhuman conditions, celebrating centuries of inherited, meticulous and painstaking art forms, etched in archival memory. It is in deep crisis …
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Russia Pushes Back Western Sanctions, Revs Up Operation in Eastern Ukraine
All indications are that the contingency planning that Russia had worked out to pull through a severe sanctions regime is paying off. The ruble’s recovery has been absolutely astounding. Plus: extract from – “US Narrative Won’t Survive Defeat in Donbass”.