Independent journalist and contributor, Down To Earth. Her concerns relate to the way power structures in society - business corporations, governments and lobbies - impact the lives of the powerless.
The murder of workers' unions
The case of Maruti workers reflects the anti-labour stance of companies, governments and media
Seeking a fair price for drugs
The WHO is working on finding a fair pricing model for medicines but will Big Pharma accept it?
Modi's surgical strike on jobs
Demonetisation has deepened the gloom on India's employment prospects which have been shrinking
TPP has been trumped
Donald Trump's first priority is to withdraw the US from the Pacific Rim mega trade pact—and that's good news
How to evade a tricky patent call
Five government departments tossed the ball to each other to avoid a decision on revoking a Novartis patent
A pact to choke
To join the RCEP, a major regional trade bloc, India is making huge concessions without getting anything significant in return
The fine science of copying
Scientists and academics in India plagiarise liberally and come up with ingenious excuses for unethical practices