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A Law Only on Paper: Welfare for Construction Workers

The Building and Other Construction Workers Act struggles to reach India’s mobile construction workforce. Informality and circular migration undermine…

▶19-Feb-2026

Utkarsh Mishra

Can India Power the AI Dream?

As India rushes to embrace artificial intelligence, the technology's impact on jobs, electricity consumption, and water usage needs to be taken into…

▶18-Feb-2026

Manoj Pant, M Rahul

What Does It Mean When the State Pays Women to Be “Women”?

Cash transfers to women may seem to acknowledge unpaid female labour but without the redistribution of care work, they remain default caregivers. Meaningful…

▶15-Feb-2026

Mohini Nishi-Singh

Why Does Odisha not have a Strong Dalit-Bahujan Movement?

Odisha has largely been untouched by the kind of Dalit and OBC movements that shifted the political landscape in other states. Consequently, these groups have…

▶09-Feb-2026

Ganesh Gaigouria

Reviving Public Vaccine Manufacturing in the BioE3 Era

India’s BioE3 policy envisions nationwide biomanufacturing hubs to drive bio-innovation. However, a key unresolved issue is whether the hitherto ignored public…

▶29-Jan-2026

Soumya Kanti Ghosh

When Trump's Tariffs Come for Bengaluru's Garment Workers

With US tariffs, Bengaluru's garment factories face the threat of cancelled orders or orders that may never come, creating greater insecurity in an…

▶21-Jan-2026

Swathi Shivanand

How Israeli Institutions Empower Settlers—and Drive West Bank Violence

"Settler violence has become increasingly embedded in the operational logic of state institutions, turning law enforcement bodies from ostensibly neutral…

▶15-Dec-2025

Arie Perliger

India-China Relations and the Water Question

Renewing data-sharing agreements between India and China, and addressing India’s concerns over China’s proposed “super dam” in Tibet are vital steps towards…

▶17-Nov-2025

Amit Ranjan, Genevieve Donnellon-May

Gene-Edited Rice and the Risks of Fast-Tracking Regulation

India’s approval of gene-edited rice trials under relaxed GMO rules marks a push for self-reliance with climate-resilient seeds. Yet concerns over patents,…

▶12-Nov-2025

Ambika Subash

Gurgaon Shows Why Private City-Making Doesn't Work

Gurgaon's failing infrastructure shows there is no alternative to governments taking a central role in building sustainable and inclusive cities.

▶17-Sep-2025

Ankita Dhar Karmakar

How Workers are Forced to Cope with Heat

In summer, street vendors and gig workers in Hyderabad face searing heat during the day and restless nights in poorly cooled homes. Understanding how these…

▶02-Sep-2025

Swayambhu Sudyut

Reform Agenda of India’s Philanthropists Needs Public Scrutiny and Debate

Indian philanthropists are publicly advocating deregulation and decriminalisation of certain laws, which could aid special interests, and weaken protections…

▶14-Aug-2025

Prashant Reddy T

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