Women's Reservation Bill

Women and employment: How economic liberalisation failed to address inequalities

A study of economic development in South Asia reveals the inability of the economies to generate quality employment, especially for women. Read more »
global trade

China shuns export push to focus on domestic market

China’s shift from export-led development strategy to one with focus on domestic consumption will hamper world trade. Read more »
climate change and the record-breaking heatwave

Sustainable development: ESG debates must enter classrooms, mass media

Capital, human capital and social capital have to come together for impactful ESG outcomes. Read more »
PLFS shows low unemployment rate

Labour reforms: How labour codes gave social dialogue, consultations a miss

Adequate dialogue and consultation did not happen before introducing and passing labour reforms contained in the four codes. Read more »
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package offers nothing to informal sector workers

India needs a new MSME ecosystem post Covid-19 crisis

Despite several government programmes and packages, MSMEs are struggling to access funds, technology and markets. Read more »
covid-19 cases in india

Strict lockdown, faster vaccination drive can contain Covid-19 second wave

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 »
public health spending in budget 2023

UN Security Council May agenda skirts Covid-19 pandemic crisis

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 »
budget 2022 priorities

Online education: Long-term vision needed to bridge digital divide

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 »
World Diabetes Day 2021

Covid-19 vaccines: Why compulsory licensing may fail to address shortage

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 »
unemployment in india

Unemployment, uncertainty chipping away at India’s demographic dividend

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 »