Adequate dialogue and consultation did not happen before introducing and passing labour reforms contained in the four codes. Read more »
Despite several government programmes and packages, MSMEs are struggling to access funds, technology and markets. Read more »
India administered 17 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, but the number of fully vaccinated people is just 3.5 crore, or around 2.5% of the country’s population. Read more »
The UN Security Council's programme of work for May focuses on global challenges of peace and human wellbeing, exposing its narrow definition of peace. Read more »
Government action is needed to address lack of access to online education, but private sector role is important to bring in state-of-the-art solutions that are cost effective. Read more »
Compulsory licensing now will be less useful as the companies will take another year to come up with the Covid-19 vaccine as they would have to reverse engineer the product. Read more »
Creating decent and sustainable employment opportunities for youth to move out of poverty will help realise the demographic dividend offered by India’s youthful population. Read more »
Even countries like India that have vaccine manufacturing facilities are at the mercy of a few manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccine. Read more »
The government must strengthen access to social protection and step up public spending to compensate job losses suffered by women in the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
The Indian economy will stage a robust recovery aided by the vaccine rollout, stimulus packages, and an uptick in global demand. Read more »