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Swarajbir
Rich Look on as Homes of the Poor Vanish in Delhi
14 May 2022
Governments and society must change their outlook toward those who keep the wheels of the economy turning. It is what our Constitution says we must do too.
Nasir Khuehami
Uttarakhand Polls: Modi Magic Fades, People's Issues on the Forefront
07 Feb 2022
Issues such as unemployment, crumbling healthcare, migration, etc., will make or break the election. The stumbling block is the political instability in the state.
The Leaflet
New Global Tax Pact Hits Developing Nations Below the Belt
10 Oct 2021
The OECD-helmed new global corporate deal is not only tilted heavily in favour of the developed countries, its ‘Carve-outs’ clause permits MNCs to pay less than the globally agreed 15% tax in secret…
Ron Bastian
Once Upon a Time in Lakshadweep…
29 May 2021
Almost everything on an island must be brought from elsewhere. People of Lakshadweep only want the mainland to not ship its problems to their tranquil isles.
Subodh Varma
Four Poll-Bound States: Which One Cares for the People?
14 Mar 2021
The latest budget allocations for education, health, agriculture and other social concerns in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal reveal a clear frontrunner.
D. Raghunandan
Why Govt’s Plan to ‘Develop’ Andaman Island is Shocking
11 Mar 2021
These columns have covered many issues of environmental damage and the systematic dilution or dismantling of environmental regulations
D. Raghunandan
Chamoli Disaster: Need to Review Development Projects with Ecology, Safety in Mind
14 Feb 2021
These projects were supposed to benefit the people living in the region but they are now victims of the disaster.
Rashme Sehgal
New Definition of Forest Foreshadows End of Forests in Uttarkhand
06 Feb 2021
The first state to define ‘forest’ has already lost 50,000 hectares to ‘development’, 10,649 ha to encroachment and 44,518 ha to fires.
Ramdas Rupavath
Decentralised Politics, Centralised Power: Perspectives from Below
13 Nov 2020
Development does not mean just change, but progress—change for the better—which must be shared with community and society.
Harshvardhan
Why Any Effort to Bulldoze Slums is Destined to Fail
10 Oct 2020
As millions are pushed into the informal sector or low paying, low-skilled jobs, more slums are bound to come up.