While existing literature predominantly focuses on servitude in regions like Ceylon, Africa, Fiji, and Guinea, with extensive exploration of the kangani system or girmitiyas , a notable omission can be observed in the case of the maistry system’s...
Kerala has been experiencing a persistent, acute and unprecedented fiscal crisis. The persistent failure of successive budgets to address the causes of the fiscal crisis mentioned in the white paper on state finances of 2016 on two fronts, namely...
Using poll data from the last four Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, three findings are distilled in this article. It is noted that the 2018 elections were of great significance in all three states in terms of...
In the presence of informality, adverse demand shocks have a lower impact on aggregate output and adverse supply shocks have a lower impact on prices as well as output. Both would imply that countries without a substantial informal sector, largely...
Israel’s relentless bombing of Gaza has brought the Palestine question into the global consciousness. The reason for hope is the indefatigable Palestinian people and their resolve for freedom. The changing geopolitical environment of multipolarity...
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The paper by K M Sreekumar and K D Prathapan, “An Evidence-based Inquiry into the Endosulfan Tragedy in Kasaragod, Kerala” (EPW, 9 October 2021, pp 45–53), attempted a substantive review and critique of the relevant literature and creatively identified quantitative data...
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Earning the disrepute of being the “warmest year” on record and breaching both soft and hard adaptation limits, the window to take action is closing. It is a “now or never” situation. The sheer magnitude and frequency of extreme climate...
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The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a governor cannot unreasonably delay or refuse to ratify a bill passed by a state legislature, highlighting the fact that doing so compromises the legitimacy of elected officials and the legislative process. The...
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Recently, a disturbing pattern has emerged across the African continent, a pattern that threatens democratic governance and stability—military coups. From Guinea in the West to Sudan in the East, a band of countries has experienced a rise in military takeovers,...
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The recent crackdown on the online gaming industry by the union government has left the industry in a state of chaos. The government’s decision to impose a 28% goods and services tax (GST) on the gross value of bets has...
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This intervention makes the case for legalising same-sex marriage in the country.
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This article delves into the posthumanisation of sports, as various notions of enhancements in...
The Indian renewable energy sector has seen two ideological shifts post 2014: one, focus shifted greatly to solar, and two, increased focus to competitive bidding in policy design. The paper examines...
The Government of India came up with a new Foreign Trade Policy 2023 with an ambitious export target of $2 trillion by 2030. Against this backdrop, the paper appraises the key features of the new FTP...
Introductory models in public economics find cash transfers as welfare-maximising policies. However, a large body of literature finds support for in-kind transfers in the context of the developing...
On one hand the BJP defines SC, BC castes as Hindus, and on the other hy banning beef denies them their age-old food habits. If beef is banned it will he the beginning of the end of the country's...
Poverty as a concept is closely related to inequality. Given the average income level, a higher level of inequality (reflected by the usual measures) will tend to be associated with a higher level of...
The assertion of autonomous dalit women's organisations in the 1990s threw up several crucial theoretical and political challenges, besides underlining the brahmanism of the feminist movement and the...
This paper examines the role of 'Hinduism' in the course of socio-historical development in the Indian subcontinent, how there has been a gradual process of construction of a 'Hindu', community and...
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