Indian jurisprudence is at a place today where we are neither sure of the deterrent effect of the death penalty nor as to when it ought to be awarded. Whichever way one wants to look at it, the death penalty serves no reasonable penological...

The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Narendra Modi begs the question whether this remains just an "event" or represents the "advent" of something new in India's body politic. It is clear that the mandate for a...

Unlike in other parts of India, the Aam Aadmi Party did well in Punjab in the 2014 general elections, winning four seats. The party's success was mainly in the Malwa region of the state, which has for long had a lengthy list of grievances and...

Against the Odds: Politicians, Institutions and the Struggle Against Poverty by Marcus Andre Melo, Njuguna Ng'ethe and James Manor (London: C Hurst & Company), 2012; pp 288, £ 22.

Social Exclusion and Adverse Inclusion: Development and Deprivation of Adivasis in India edited by Dev Nathan and Virginius Xaxa (New Delhi: Oxford University Press), 2012; pp XXII + 335, Rs 750.

The processes of economic restructuring during the last two decades have witnessed a massive spurt of opportunities in the labour market which have, withholding the periodic shifts, facilitated women's workforce participation. Although the...

India faces an exponential growth in the proportion of its elderly in the near future, but there is no specific policy of substance to deal with the many ramifications of this development. What little exists hardly does justice to the country...