Santosh MehrotraIndia has one of the world’s lowest women’s work participation rates (almost comparable to that found in Arab countries). The Periodic Labor Force Survey 2019-20 showed a remarkable reversal in this female workforce participation rate in India. However,...
TK ArunThe year that is coming to an end is one in which letters of the Greek alphabet acquired a virulence unimaginable even to those who had shuddered in the classroom at the sight of Sin Theta and Cosine...
Santosh MehrotraUttar Pradesh’s per capita income was barely half (Rs 41,023) of India’s average (Rs 86,659) in 2019-20. The per capita income of UP (at 2011-12 prices) is ranked 32 out of 36 states and Union Territories. That the...
Jayan Jose ThomasEvery time a technology giant chooses an India-born techie as its leader, there is a justifiable swelling of pride in the country, but also some disappointment. Despite having so many celebrated technologists around the world, why is...
Anil TrigunayatAfter President Putin’s short, symbolic yet substantive visit for the 21st Annual Summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , New Delhi installed the first S-400 battery of the Russian Triumf air defence system in Punjab to keep...
Sakshi ShardaThe incident on December 12 jolted the Government of India into action when it came to recognizing the immobility experienced by women in public spaces due to absence of spatial security. Recognizing that pubic access is difficult...
Harsh V Pant & Aditya Gowdara ShivamurthyPresident Ramnath Kovind was on a State visit to Bangladesh from December 15-17. His visit to attend Bangladesh’s 50th Vijay Dibos served two purposes. First, it reflected the historical roots that interconnect India...
Jayan Jose ThomasThe population in the working-age years (aged 15 to 59) as a proportion of the total is expected to increase to 64 percent in India, while it is set to decline to 59.5 percent in China, by 2030. That...
Anil Trigunayat & Dr. Pravesh Kumar GuptaThe unsavory developments in Afghanistan have accentuated the importance of Central Asia even more. While Russia is trying to secure her backyard, the Americans are trying to move back in and China is...
Amita SinghThere are many reasons for my close familiarity with Mathura-Vrindavan, a holy district of Uttar Pradesh, a pot brimming with color, music, and swirling dance forms of Krishna, a land where women do have a relatively upper...
