The Industrial Relations Code Weakens the Bargaining Power of Indian Trade Unions
In India, trade union growth and bargaining power have weakened over the last three decades in India. Certain provisions in the new industrial relations law will only worsen the situation.
Not Just Agriculture, the Farmers’ Protests in India Are Also About a Weakening Federal...
The NDA government's new agriculture laws are yet another stride towards greater centralisation of power at the union level.
Podcast | Why the Hathras Murder and Alleged Gangrape is Very Much About Caste
Anti-caste activist and hip-hop artist, Sumeet Samos, talks about the complex caste dynamics behind the Hathras horror.
India’s NEP 2020 Reaffirms the Importance of Early Child Care Through Anganwadis
The Anganwadi system has been the bedrock of India's early child care system. The new National Education Policy encourages an expansion of this regime.
Children Face Heightened Risk of Child Labour Due To COVID-19 Pandemic in India
The ongoing pandemic has exacerbated the risk of child labour for children from vulnerable sections of the population.
How India Missed the ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ Bus Last Year
The Code on Wages 2019 missed a glaring opportunity to formalise the Indian labour market, and in the process, ended up reinforcing critical pay gaps.
Miseries of India’s Construction Workers Won’t End, Thanks To a Lax Protection Regime
Construction workers contribute significantly to the national formal economy, but themselves remain perennially informal. This needs to change.
Religious Tourism Between India and Pakistan Can Open New Doors to Peace
Projects like the Baba Guru Nanak International University and Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims can build bridges between the conflicting nations.
Amir Khusrau, AR Rahman, Ebrahim Alkazi: Three Ways of Being Indian
The three legends have come to signify the centripetal and centrifugal currents in Indian cosmopolitanism - an impulse that seems to be fast disappearing today.
Periyar, a Progressive Iconoclast Like No Other
The founder of the Dravidian Movement left behind a critical legacy of social and political emancipation that today's progressives have much to learn from.