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Loving Falak to Death
February 15, 2012, 2 Comments

Why it is unacceptable to have pictures of a battered 'celebrity' baby flashed in daily news coverage

2011: A forgettable year
December 27, 2011, No Comments

2011 has been entirely forgettable for the Indian economy, and certainly for the Indian government. As the country has l ...

Environment Critical Digest: 19.12.11
December 20, 2011, No Comments

1. Jayanthi Natarajan at Durban Do you care about the grandchildren of the Indian representative at the latest climate ...

India’s ‘Insecure’ Food Bill: Hurting the Poor
December 19, 2011, 1 Comment

The Congress-party led Indian government is attempting to push a Food Security Bill through Parliament in a hurry. This ...

Development that Works: RCTs (Methodology)
December 14, 2011, 2 Comments

For my first set of posts for Critical Twenties (thank you to Suhrith and Arghya for bringing me on board), I thought it ...

A Global Revolution: Changing the Face of Politics
December 12, 2011, 1 Comment

We’re in the midst of a political revolution, as social media catalyses the evolution to a more networked form of gove ...

Two weeks to Christmas: Can the Euro summit deal hold things together?
December 11, 2011, No Comments

Matters could come to head as soon as next week if Standard and Poor’s follows through on its threat to downgrade Euro ...

ECOSOP Critical Digest: 6.12.11
December 6, 2011, 3 Comments

The Critical Digest Week 1: (28.11.11- 4.12.11)

FDI in retail: Watch this space…after a decade
December 2, 2011, 2 Comments

As usual, the media coverage on the issue has veered from shrill to shriller. The commerce minister, Anand Sharma, seems ...

Taking Offence: India’s New National Pastime
November 30, 2011, No Comments

A Pastime to Beat All Others Move over waiting-for-Sachin-Tendulkar-to-get-his-100th-100, you’re getting boring now, I ...