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Why is economic growth across Indian states uneven?

Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay finds that India’s GDP growth has been fuelled by isolated sectors of the economy concentrated in a few states.  Economic development is often an uneven process. The existence...

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भारत के राज्यों में आर्थिक संवृद्धि असमान क्‍यों है?

संघमित्रा बंधोपाध्‍याय का कहना है कि भारत की जीडीपी वृद्धि को कुछ राज्‍यों में केंद्रित अर्थव्‍यवस्‍था के फुटकल क्षेत्रों से गति मिली है।     Click here to read this blog in English.  आर्थिक विकास की...

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Growing crimes against Dalits in India despite special laws

A. Ramaiah discusses why caste-based violence in India is increasing despite a history of legislation against caste discrimination.  The Dalits, also known as Scheduled Castes (SCs), have been the...

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विशेष कानूनों के बावजूद भारत में दलितों के खिलाफ बढ़ते अपराध

ए. रमैया परिचर्चा करते हैं कि भारत में जातीय भेदभाव के विरुद्ध विधानों का इतिहास होने के बावजूद जाति-आधारित हिंसा क्यों बढ़ रही है।  Click here to read this post in English. दलित, जिन्हें अनुसूचित जाति...

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‘Coalgate’: corruption, an honest bureaucrat and a deeper malaise in India

The decision by Harish Gupta to surrender to the authorities over the ‘Coalgate’ scandal which broke in 2012 is tragic on an individual level, but also holds alarming ramifications for India as a...

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Book Review: How Solidarity Works for Welfare: Subnationalism and Social...

Why are some places in the world characterised by better social service provision and welfare outcomes than others? In How Solidarity Works for Welfare: Subnationalism and Social Development in India –...

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Internal migrants in India experience a lesser citizenship status and...

The Government of India is often criticised for its failure to guarantee the constitutional rights of its citizens. The problems are often attributed to inefficiency, corruption and poverty. However,...

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2017 Legislative Assembly election results: Experts react

Yesterday the results were announced for five legislative elections held in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. Mukulika Banerjee, Surajit Bhalla, Meghnad Desai and Maitreesh Ghatak,...

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Demonetisation was bad economics but as an act of vigilantism it served Modi...

People suffered but Maitreesh Ghatak writes that voting in the state elections may have been driven less by anger over the damage to immediate economic interests than by their belief that a ‘decisive’...

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Aadhaar and the Mid Day Meal Scheme: A denial of basic rights

Earlier this month, the government of the north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh announced children would require an Aadhaar card to claim food from the Mid Day Meal Scheme as of 30 June, in line with...

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