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India Needs More Data on Anaemia, Not Less

The decision to drop haemoglobin measurement from the planned National Family Health Survey-6 is premised on the flawed argument that the capillary...

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Sylvia Karpagam

The Gender Gap in Financial Well-being Measurement in India

The current approaches to measuring financial well-being in India fail to capture women’s distinct financial realities. Existing measures overlook...

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Vineetha Mathew

One Year of the NPP in Sri Lanka

One year after the National People’s Power came to power in Sri Lanka, the new government has made anti-corruption campaign the central pillar of...

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Harindra B Dassanayake

Why Are Global Framework Agreements Difficult to Implement in India?

The effectiveness of global framework agreements signed between global unions and multinationals has come into question. In the Indian context, the...

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Santanu Sarkar

Deporting Dignity

The deportation of undocumented Indian migrants from the United States using military aircraft is analysed, highlighting how such practices reflect...

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Pooja Kotwal

Rethinking the Well-being of the Elderly Population in India

Approaches to care among the elderly population have focused on “diseases,” neglecting their social, mental and spiritual aspects of health and...

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Sonu Pandey

Rajat Kanta Ray (1946–2025)

An obituary is anecdotal, loosely based on certain direct moments and their impacts, both immediate and long-term, for the one who recollects. Like...

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Animesh Gupta

Vigilantism Trumps Justice

In a move fraught with legal and political consequences, the Uttar Pradesh government has filed an application to withdraw all charges that had...

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Nidah Kaiser

Blood Donation in India

India’s 2017 and 2024 blood donation guidelines permanently exclude men who have sex with men, transgender persons, and female sex workers from...

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Rishiraj Bhagawati

The Great Betrayal

The United Nations Security Council  Resolution 2803 only helps endorse such a pattern where the United States and its allies, together with the...

06.12.2025 2

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Anuradha Chenoy

Non-farm Activities in Rural India

Non-farm income activities significantly boost farm household expenditures, with consumer spending rising by 31% and farm input costs by 41%...

02.12.2025 1

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Umanath Malaiarasan

Kaziranga National Park and Kajir Ronghangpi

While Kaziranga is globally celebrated as a symbol of successful wildlife conservation, particularly for the endangered one-horned rhinoceros, its...

02.12.2025 2

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Phulmoni Das

Seeking Capitulation under the Smokescreen of Recognition

Even as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire after two years of genocidal war, the United Nations Security Council authorised a colonial...

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Sunil Tamminaina