Author: centreforneweconomicstudies

The growth slow down in India which became acute with the global pandemic required counter cyclical policy response by the government. The RBI’s Monetary policy of low interest rate and high liquidity in the market did not help the recovery to the degree required as the banks’ balance sheets came under stress. The use of…

Delhi has India’s highest concentration of queer-friendly establishments. The capital city of India boasts of LGBTQ+ bars, cafes, travel agencies, spas, and guest homes. This article analyses what these commodified spaces might mean for the queer community.

In this introductory piece, the concept of a ‘tribe’ is introduced, and the state of the tribal community in India is discussed, especially with respect to the way the term ‘development’ is understood.

Talk Point is the segment of the Patrika wherein individuals are interviewed based upon their perception and understanding. This month, Talk point features Adivasi Lives Matter a platform which works towards amplifying Adivasi and Tribal voices of India. ALM is an attempt to empower Adivasi youth to assert their identity through digital story-telling.

This opinion piece explores the Development- Displacement Discourse in relation to the Tribal Community in India, and asserts that the Development Paradigm in place is predatory, almost parasitic, for it thrives upon the oppression, the continued impoverishment of the powerless, in order to not only acquire but accumulate communally held resources. It also examines the…

The whipping of the dissenting legislator within the throttling shackles of anti defection law in India has reduced the institution of an independent legislator nearly to a nullity. She is no more a voice of her conscience. Just like every dissent in the society against the government is not sedition, every defiance against the high…

This article looks at the proposed maritime corridor connecting between the Russia’s eastern-port city, Vladivostok and Chennai on eastern Indian seaboard to assess the impact of geopolitical and economic powerplay of such a corridor in the highly disputed region of South China Sea and how will China be impacted as both Russia and especially India…

This article examines India’s Covid-19 vaccine policy by providing an overview of the history, the strengths and weaknesses of the current plan, and the economics behind it.