As our country is at crossroads today, more than the pandemic it is an unequal socio-economic structure which has accelerated the problems of the pandemic
Why Indian Voting System Needs to Change
Published on :Democracies need to evolve both to cater to the needs of citizens and meet demands of the new generations. In this regard, India has been debating over the issue of Proportional Representation (PR) versus First – Past – The – Post (FPTP) for decades.
Plummeting GDP: Decoding Sombre
Published on :Though I am sceptic regarding the path of recovery, whether it would be V, W or K-shaped, but if this way of dealing the situation continues, my vote goes for the letter O
National policy on education 2020 : Is the teaching of ‘basic’ foundational literacy and numeracy skills so basic?
Published on :‘basic’ should be interpreted as those significant cognitive and psycho-social skills that are necessary to interact with and interpret the world.
Can the patient have a say in the cost of treatment?
Published on :The challenge in India is to deliver a high volume of quality medical services at affordable low costs requiring breakthrough in healthcare delivery.
Imperialism in the Asian Century-Lessons for Indian Economic Policies
Published on :India’s institutional policy has to complement its industrial policy and not the other way round
Has Home become a battle ground for equal gender relations?
Published on :Unpaid work is not valued due to its excess supply
The New Hierarchy of Needs: Food, Water, Shelter…Internet!
Published on :The escape from COVID and the return to normalcy still remains a contentious issue debated by a plethora of health experts and economists, but what seems clear is that the right to internet is inextricably linked to the right to education and right to health in these trying times
Economic Structures,Institutions and Finance
Published on :Any enforcement of mutual exchange becomes exploitative even within free markets if over-riding socio-economic inequalities are ignored and institutions are imposed from the top.
The Evolving Interplay of Crime and Corona
Published on :straightforward economic reasoning suggests that unemployment is an important determinant of the supply of criminal offenders and hence, the overall crime rate.