An X-Ray of India’s Compassion

The politics of precarity and heightened socio-economic inequality erodes our compassion. The politics of prejudice and the treatment of minorities corrodes it.▶30-Jan-2024
Rajendran Narayanan

February 2, 2024

An X-ray of India's compassion; Job creation in the Indian labour market; The death of a Dalit in a democracy; & more

Quantity vs Quality: Long-term Trends in Job Creation in the Indian Labour Market

Employment and wage trends since the mid-1990s have seen 3 phases of growth. In the 3rd period, since 2017–18, the ‘quantity’ of employment has grown. This has been mainly of the self-employed with…
▶31-Jan-2024
Maitreesh Ghatak, Mrinalini Jha, Jitendra Singh

An X-Ray of India’s Compassion

The politics of precarity and heightened socio-economic inequality erodes our compassion. The politics of prejudice and the treatment of minorities corrodes it.
▶30-Jan-2024
Rajendran Narayanan
Book
Q&A

‘Governors Have at Times Taken Unconstitutional Actions’

The unique nature of India's federalism needs to be safeguarded. But constitutional authorities have in recent times taken decisions violating the principles of federalism and the courts have…
▶24-Jan-2024
Aakritee Raj

The Death of a Dalit in a Democracy

Dalits aspire to practice the ethics of democracy as their way of life. Yet, when they live a democratic life and celebrate the Constitution as their social public ethics, the consequence is the end…
▶23-Jan-2024
Jadumani Mahanand
Essay

The Paradox of Power

Despite the continuing tragedy in Gaza, the spirit of self-determination continues to blaze among the Palestinians. Young people across the world who rise in non-violent protest against the war are a…
▶22-Jan-2024
Kabir Bavikatte

COP28 Outcome: The Battle has Been Joined

The COP28 Climate Conference was a milestone in that it agreed to phase out fossil fuels though this particular deal has many shortcomings. Corporate capital had a huge imprint on the meeting and…
▶22-Jan-2024
Mritiunjoy Mohanty, Runa Sarkar

COP28: A Historic yet Flawed Outcome on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

It’s taken almost 30 years for climate negotiations to name and act on fossil fuels, the biggest cause of climate change. We now have a deal, even if it has many shortcomings. The next climate summit…
▶18-Jan-2024
Harjeet Singh

Wanted for Global Scholar: Research Assistant in the Global South

The trend of doctoral scholars and researchers in Western universities hiring poorly paid Indians for fieldwork reinforces gatekeeping in knowledge production.
▶18-Jan-2024
Sreeparna Chattopadhyay

The Mess that is Waste Management in Urban India

Mountains of garbage in India’s cities, but empty pockets, minds, and hearts. India’s grandiose development dreams will drown in a sea of apathy and bad planning without an immediate change in…
▶16-Jan-2024
Ankur Bisen

Swinging an Axe at India's Forests

The amended Forest (Conservation) Act reverses several decades of gains for forests and forest-dependent communities. At a time when India's green cover is degrading, the new law undermines the…
▶11-Jan-2024
Ghazala Shahabuddin, Pia Sethi