Author: centreforneweconomicstudies

The Indian education system tries to cater to a large pool of aspirants both in general and higher education. The system has created provisions which can benefit those who were historically oppressed with quality education. Providing education in one’s respective mother tongue is a provision included in the constitution; however, even today, teaching at different…

Over the past few years, the future and sustainability of multilateral organizations has often been questioned. The failure of their endeavours, lack of good faith, bureaucracy and non-transparency — all form reasons adding to the brewing dissatisfaction amongst nations. The straw that broke the camel’s back was Covid-19 which pushed nations into an individualistic shell.…

This conversation introduces us to how urban development planning can be gender inclusive. We contextualise women’s work, travelling patterns, perceptions of safety, amongst other issues, for understanding how feminist cities are the need of the hour in the post-pandemic policy planning.

The concept of Biopiracy imperils the predicament of the communities who are the legitimate holders of the resources. The principal issue in such matters is that the benefit sharing is almost always either a hollow promise or not observed at all. Marine genetic resources are at all times being scouted for by the researchers from…

Evictions of varying degree and kind continue to progress at low-income settlements such as JJ (Jugi Jhopris) clusters which have been considered illegal, informal, unplanned and illegitimate by various master plans & municipal laws which implies that they possess no legal claim to tenure. What is alarming is the fact that these contemporary evictions have…

This book review traces the triple burden of class, caste and gender on Dalit women living in rural areas, with little or no access to education and healthcare. It analyses the public and private dichotomy with the help of Urmila Pawar’s firsthand account of life as a Dalit woman, and an ardent upholder of Ambedkarite…

Presently, the US and China have not engaged in an action-reaction contest. But the case of Taiwan seems to be different. China sees Taiwan as the last piece in overcoming the humiliation by the foreign powers. Whereas for the US, Taiwan represents its decades-old dream of containing the rise of international communism and being too…