Category: Op-Ed

The World owes China around 1.5 trillion dollars, and some speculate— it will not be able to pay it back. The interesting bit is that China probably knew that before it granted these debts, and did so with ulterior motives. The controversy doesn’t end here since there is another side which vehemently argues against this,…

This article examines various opportunities for the growth of the electric vehicle market in India. Specifically, it explores what would be needed for their widespread adoption by both consumers and businesses, as well as to ensure competitive supply. It also looks at prevailing challenges, technological and otherwise, to do the same.

The relationship between population growth and economic growth is complex. While some ponder the consequence of population explosion, few economies are striving to revive population growth to a sustainable level. This article discusses India’s position in the population growth story and looks from past experience at what mismanaged policies can yield.

This article tries to understand the intricacies of the ‘media trials’ and while doing so tries to demarcate the line at which media reporting crossed the freedom ensured by the Indian Constitution and enters the unethical space of trials and staged vilifications.

This article seeks to analyze the impact of the US military bases focusing on Okinawa, Japan as a form of neocolonialism by foreign troops, including the gendered impact on women as a subset of such colonialism.

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.