Commentary

A relationship of economic growth with income distribution and poverty reduction has been well researched. This article explores the role played by the balance of class power, the nature of the governance regime, and the policy framework to relook at this old debate and asks how the initial conditions and nature of growth affect wealth and distribution.

The protest petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team report, which absolved Narendra Modi of all responsibility for the 2002 killings in Gujarat, is an important step towards justice for all the victims. This article recapitulates the long and diffi cult battle for justice through the courts and exposes the complicity of the SIT in protecting Modi from his crimes.

Behind the nationalist hysteria which has been whipped up over the Chinese army setting up camp in territory claimed by India in Ladakh lies a long history of self-delusion and aggressive posturing on the border. This article throws a contrary, and sobering, light on India’s latest border scrap.

A tribute to Lotika Sarkar, who was a teacher of law at Delhi University for decades, member of the pioneering Committee on the Status of Women in India and, most of all, a lifelong crusader for women's rights.

As global economic power shifts away from the west, the east Asian front runners of China, Japan, and South Korea are making tangible efforts to strengthen economic cooperation. However, despite the positive symbolism of a proposed trilateral free trade agreement, negotiations for which started in the last week of March 2013, there still remain many hurdles to cross.