Bachelor Politicians: Politics of Chaste Misogyny
byWhy do politicians hold up celibacy as a virtue in a country of 1.3 billion?
Opinion
Chronicles Of Starvation & Death
byIndia has 196.4 million undernourished people, the highest in the world. It’s a hidden humanitarian crisis.
Of Flesh Trade, Slavery & Human Trafficking
byIndia is home to half the world’s modern slaves; 18 million people trafficked as slaves – sell skin, sex and children.
Can Reskilling Missions Defuse India’s Demographic Timebomb?
byIndia needs to create hundreds of millions of jobs by 2050, besides replacing the many that will go out of fashion.
Khadi: A Political Weapon, A Business Opportunity
byGandhi wielded homespun cloth as a means of enchanting the masses. Khadi’s popularity makes it good business even today.
Clickbait and Impact: How Academia Has Been Hacked
byIn academia, as in media, no publicity is bad publicity. Can authors rise up the ladder by writing clickbait?
Third World Quarterly row: Why some western intellectuals are trying to debrutalise colonialism
byVijay Prashad explains why he resigned from the editorial board of the journal after it published an apologia for colonialism.
Being a ‘Refugee/Repatriate’ from Burma – But in 1942, Not 2017
byAfter the Japanese invasion of Burma in World War II, thousands of Indians residing there became refugees.
The Art Of The Defence Deal
byIndia’s $620 billion defence budget is riddled with corruption and supply chain issues. Why can’t India make its own weapons?
The Dutch Model for Indian Agriculture
byIndia faces a crisis of agricultural productivity if it wants to feed the next billion. The Dutch model may be a solution.
The BBC & Butler English
byIn colonial India, household servants spoke a form of pidgin English as a common language. This survives as Butler English.
What Did The Government Achieve With Demonetisation?
byDemonetization stabbed India’s economic growth. GDP has crumbled and the unemployment rate is very high. Was it worth it?
Why The Indian Rupee Was Devalued
byIn 1931, one rupee was worth 18 pennies. But today, a rupee will buy barely more than a penny. How has the rupee devalued?
How American Private Armies Plan to Colonize Afghanistan
byPrivate armies want to handle Afghanistan’s security along the East India Company model. History warns against this.
The Half Baked Narratives Around Narcotics
byThe use (and abuse) of drugs is backed by many narratives. Not all are rooted in fact.