The Economy Reviving India’s beleaguered creative economyJayati GhoshThe creative sector, which holds immense potential for employment generation and a healthier, happier population, suffered a body blow during the pand
Failure of 1991 reforms 1991 reforms: Weak balance sheet, found wanting on manufacturing and employmentJayati GhoshContrary to popular perception, the economic reforms of 1991 were a dismal failure as they did not address chronic issues in the areas of manufacturin
Cash transfer scheme ‘Cash for votes’ scheme Jayati GhoshThe proposed cash transfer to farmers on election-eve is a poorly imagined scheme that is likely to have little positive impact. An alternative to it
Education Failing the education sectorJAYATI GHOSHThe overarching theme of Budget 2018-19 is that of privatisation, and the budget for higher education is no different, with substantial cuts in alloca
Women Road to emancipationJAYATI GHOSHWomen were a significant force in the mass uprising that culminated in the revolution and were instrumental in shaping the attitudes and policies of t
Column Deras and evangelicalsJayati GhoshHow do we explain the extraordinary popularity of the bizarrely flamboyant Guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan of the Dera Sacha Sauda, and the deep lo
Gender Issues A silent struggle against inequalityJAYATI GHOSHThe promises that inspired the enthusiastic participation of women in the national movement have remained unfulfilled, as a deep and pervasive gender
Perspective Money and social contractJAYATI GHOSHWe are now in relatively uncharted economic territory in India. But this also means that we may be entering an entirely new phase of our social contra
U.S. elections To friends in the U.S.JAYATI GHOSHWe understand and empathise with you because in our own way we have been there. Do not be afraid: fear is what the newly powerful groups want to insti
Agriculture Reaping distressJAYATI GHOSHThe inability to resolve pressing problems with respect to the production, distribution and availability of food is one of the important failures of t
European Union What next for E.U.?JAYATI GHOSHIt will be tragic indeed if the European Union collapses under the weight of its own contradictions only to yield to the petty and xenophobic forms of
Youth & employment Growth in joblessnessJAYATI GHOSHJob creation no longer seems to be a major policy priority of the government, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches no longer emphasise how much
Why Netflix reality show ‘Dubai Bling’ is a voyeuristic ode to a post-global city It fetishises a culture of smoke and mirrors.
