Evicted and Forgotten: The Pension Struggles of Resettled Communities
Resettlement to housing board sites can have dire consequences for the urban poor, and the loss of welfare benefits is one of them.
Category Governance and Law
Social Biases Discussed
In a recent case of a judge of the Karnataka High Court making certain unsavoury remarks, the Supreme Court called for judges to be “aware of their own predispositions”, but is that enough to deal with systemic bias, asks Professor Arun Kumar.
Beyond IPS & IRS: Why India Needs Civilian Experts in Intelligence
Not recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously unanticipated dangers.
Institutions that Make Capitalism Tick Make for Prosperity: Decoding the Economics Nobel of 2024
Sound institutions make countries rich, say the Nobel laureates, meaning institutions that make capitalism work
Haryana Poll Results Signal Complex Electoral Landscape for BJP
To assume that the BJP victory in Haryana was on account of the prime minister’s charisma is to sadly underestimate the Congress’s ability to shoot itself in the foot.
A Look at India’s Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) Schemes
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) has a history dating back to 1985-86 when it was bifurcated from the Ministry of Welfare.
Voters Favour Empowerment Over Patronage in 2024 Assembly Election Outcomes
Haryana’s outcome show that people can still trust a political leadership that disappointed earlier, provided it promises something better. India’s political leadership should read that as a chance to revive farm reforms.