Kerala, with its advanced demographic transition, has one of the highest proportions of elderly population in India, with over 16% of its residents aged 60 and above. The state’s notable achievements in healthcare, literacy, and life expectancy have contributed...
A recent article by Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former Minister, "Changing Kerala: Lumbering Jumbo to a Lithe Tiger" (Indian Express, 14 Feb 2025), has sparked considerable controversy. Despite the critical reception, Tharoor has defended his arguments, suggesting that...
Despite decades of reservation policies aimed at addressing historical injustices, the socio-economic condition of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India remains dire, as highlighted by Sukhadeo Thorat, former Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal...
By Sreekala Sivasankaran
The news came in the morning that Queenie Hallegua, the vibrant Jewish community leader in the Mattancheri Jew Town passed away on Sunday (August 11, 2024). She was 89. Eight years ago, when I interviewed her for...
Indians have suffered the severe consequences of risky migration. Reuters
Originally published in Firstpost 16 June 2024
Call it self-styled migration or export, the participation of Indian mercenaries in the Ukraine War in a distant land should be viewed with concern...
India's Human Development Index (HDI) value rebounded in 2022, rising from 0.633 to 0.644, placing the country in the medium human development category. Additionally, India has made progress in reducing gender inequality, with a Gender Inequality Index (GII) value...
Ardra R.
'The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita or BNS2', is something that demands serious attention, but has been greatly ignored by the media and the general public. It is set to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), serving...
Utsa Patnaik
THE nutritional status of the Indian population has been going down slowly but surely during the last three decades, the period of neo-liberal economic reforms. The five-yearly National Sample Survey reports on nutritional intake in India have been...
A happy news for India, home to a vast population (1.4 billion) and numerous young minds, holds a critical role in Agenda 2030. Its primary development goal is eradicating poverty in all forms and ensuring inclusivity for every individual....
As India’s population of 1.4 billion people becomes the world’s largest, its GDP is forecast to expand dramatically. Goldman Sachs Research projects India will have the world’s second-largest economy by 2075.
For India, a key to realizing the potential of...
