India’s population will soon stabilise, but the government is just not noticing the facts
The Indian stray dog debate: Nobody is looking at the pets
One Nation, One Ration Card and the hurdles ahead
Doctors under attack: Govt, IMA must create safe work environment
How the West is withdrawing into a bunker of its own making
A chronic state of emergency now infects border politics in the West. But our view of how this has come to pass is too narrow
Is America redeeming itself vis-à-vis its First Nations?
The country appointed its first Native American poet laureate and apologised for the genocide of aborigines in its largest and richest state on June 19, 2019
A case for India’s stray dogs
Sterilising and vaccinating the dogs who live in our communities effectively and humanely controls their population, prevents rabies and reduces human-dog conflicts
Decoding Prime Minister Modi’s second win
There is convincing evidence to suggest that Mr. Modi benefits from the well-oiled troll machine of the BJP and the power of social media
Goa’s first white paper on livelihood can help in effective state planning
Prepared by Goa Livelihoods Forum, the paper calls for the state to achieve development in the lines of the United Nation’s sustainable development model
Language gap in policy making needs bridging
For active participation of tribal communities in policy dialogues, subaltern language are indispensable
Who let the dogs out?
There is only one solution to dealing with the problem of India’s stray dog populations, dog bites and rabies: Implementation of WHO guidelines with immediate effect
See SDGs as a policy framework, not as a document
To start work, the Sustainable Development Goals first need to be popularised by the new government
It's not just jobs, but good jobs that the unemployed need
People don’t just want jobs, but good ones that are stable, are in the formal-sector, have safe working conditions, collective bargaining rights and regulations against arbitrary dismissal
Pedestrian accessibility needs to come out of the ‘gaps between cars’
Lack of infrastructure, faulty design and laws have pushed the pedestrian off the sidewalks and onto the road
Tricky issue of policing the Internet
Instead of bans, regulations may be a better way of dealing with the downside of digital technology
Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality
Our economies are built on millions of hours of unpaid labour carried out every day by women; freeing up women's time would go a long way towards tackling economic and gender inequality
Apologies for yesterday’s crimes: Spain and its Conquistadors
Mexico recently asked Spain to apologise for Hernan Cortes’ Conquista. Are apologies to the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere overdue?
Sedition: Anti-national abuse
Most developed countries have repealed sedition laws. But India continues with this colonial law, only to help the government suffocate dissent
Small is not beautiful for Indians
Whether it is the Tata Nano or the Ujjwala Scheme, we like it big
To catch a Delhi bus
Read a daily commuter’s hilarious (and serious) take on how millions like her struggle to access the commonest mode of transport in India’s capital and the reasons behind it
Idea of regulating comfort for energy efficiency
First-ever push for thermal comfort standard for buildings shifts focus from only energy efficiency of mechanical cooling systems to thermal comfort for all
Japan’s new policy on the Ainu is misleading
Though Japan recognised them as an indigenous people in 2008, the New Ainu Policy Bill represents a continuation of the nation’s colonisation of Hokkaido and its native inhabitants
NSA for alleged cow slaughter and the myriad ironies played on the Constitution
The State that is super-sensitive about bovines seems to hardly care about other Directive Principles of State Policy
Geopolitics of Europe and the Iron Law of Evolutionary Biology
Any alternative to the current European Union is the grand accommodation of either France or Germany with Russia
Democratic regression, human rights and SDGs
Governments, the private sector and civil society, all have to play their part to see to it that SDGs are implemented
