NICKELED AND DIMED

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 fiscal policy, more accurately, expansionary government spending is thought to be the path ahead. However, straying from the path of fiscal consolidation may create inflationary pressure and increase India’s vulnerability in the global market.

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 role of the State and the Judiciary in the continued oppression of tribal communities in the form of Development-Induced Displacement.