Virginity tests in judicial trials are premised on gendered and casteist ideas about women. The Supreme Court’s ban on such tests should be followed up with changes in medical education and social…
Many low-income communities in India face serious burdens because the Wildlife Act prohibits killing certain wild species. The challenge is to reform wildlife management in a practical way while…
Tracing the evolution of the modern pharmaceutical industry, Truth Pill takes a critical look at the drug regulatory process in India and outlines what needs to be done to make the country a world…
The sugar-coated termination of the free grain Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana calls for an urgent expansion of alternative social security measures.
Despite alarming evidence about the pace of global warming, COP-27 failed to raise climate mitigation ambition. While the 1.5°C limit was salvaged in the end, the lack of consensus on fossil fuel…
Ending an impasse over the reluctance of developed countries to compensate developing nations for the damages caused by climate-related disasters, COP-27 achieved a major breakthrough by establishing…
The Left's advocacy for 'multipolarity' against a US-led unipolar order has, in effect, defended authoritarianism across the world. The Left must reflect on how its language enables…
Medical education in India does not prepare doctors to effectively manage contemporary health challenges, let alone emerging ones. What we need is a comprehensive overhaul to align medical education…
The High Courts no longer have the powers that were accorded to them in the Constitution, their authority having been whittled away by the Supreme Court. It is time for a reform that introduces a…
The failed promise of nuclear energy in India and the desperate struggles of people across the country who fear their lives could be affected by having a hazardous technology in their backyard are…
Isolated from the public world, a large section of Indian women remain closely entangled in the private world of family and kinship. An engagement with external networks would encourage their…
The global economy is in uncertain and dangerous waters. Economies across the world are slowing down due to different reasons and inflation remains high. But there is no sign of widespread "…
