Category: Op-Ed

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.

The article argues that digitalization of the Indian economy was accelerated by demonetization in 2016. The author explores the structure of the economy as digitalization is taking over, exploring the macroeconomic hurdles and consequences it poses for the Indian economy.

The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 in India has created an uproar given due to its ambiguity on storage and usage of data pertaining to cases of civic disputes. The author attempts to study the provisions of the bill, its linkages with other aspects of the law, highlight concerns about the DNA…

In this article, Siddharth G reviews the book “Indianomix – Making Sense Of Modern India”, written by Vivek Dehejia and Rupa Subramanya, critiquing the content and the style of writing.

India is sliding towards an inward-looking policy which is a non-ideal move especially in a time when the demand side of the economy is weak. Interestingly, myths play a role in promoting such an inclination. This article explores the inward policy direction and tries to understand why this is unsuitable.

Most of the recent debates around French secularism and its defence of free speech against the allegations of Islamophobia by Muslim nations, tend to place the entire narrative within two largely dichotomous camps. Taking both of those positions into account, this piece aims to comprehensively describe the past and present interpretations of the idea of…