Editorials
It is a part of the duplicity and self-serving logic of US imperialism.
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H T Parekh Finance Column
The so-called stand-off between the Reserve Bank of India and the Ministry of...
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Commentary
Most software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court...
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Commentary
Much has been claimed on behalf of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act that has been enacted by Parliament, but the legislation has introduced a watered-down version of auctions, has many exceptions to legalise the...
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Commentary
Using a more comprehensive method to assess the terms of trade between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, a key indicator for the government's agricultural price policies, this article finds that the ToT for farmers and the...
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Commentary
Unlimited growth for prosperity in a fi nite planet is not possible. Ecological economists like Tim Jackson, Peter Victor, and others talk about prosperity without growth and highlight the need for greening the economy on a community scale. Using...
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Book Reviews
Traversing Bihar: The Politics of Development and Social Justice edited by Manish K Jha and Pushpendra, New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2014; pp 368, Rs 850.
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Book Reviews
Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal by Prashant Jha, London: Hurst Publishers, 2014; pp 288, £17.99.
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Book Reviews
Electricity Sector in India: Policy and Regulation by Alok Kumar and Sushanta K Chatterjee, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2012; pp xxiii+292, Rs 795. Powering India: A Decade of Policies and Regulations edited by S L Rao, New Delhi:...
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Perspectives
Taking exception to Arundhati Roy's "The Doctor and the Saint," this article seeks to add to our understanding of the B R Ambedkar-M K Gandhi debate. It does not attempt to analyse or assess the debate as such, disavowing any desire...
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Perspectives
B R Ambedkar and M K Gandhi thought through different paradigms and spoke in different frameworks. As the study of ideas and political thinking in India departs from a simplistic straitjacketing based on literal accounts, we do not have to fall...
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Special Articles
The essay reinterprets the British colonial empire in India (the Raj, for short) as a state. Based on that reinterpretation it offers fresh assessments on three issues: how its policies shaped the economy of India, what lessons the postcolonial...
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Special Articles
With the emergence of right-wing Hindutva forces backed by corporate monopoly capitalists and the media industry, and legitimised by the general culture of liberal democracy, a fresh understanding of fascism in India is necessary. This new...
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Special Articles
Odisha's industry sector began a phase of high growth in 2002-03. It contributed just 24% to the gross state domestic product in 1980-81, but 38% in 2007-08, before declining to 33% in 2012-13. This paper points out that organised manufacturing,...
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Notes
From the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, the well-known economist Richard Goodwin worked on India and began a lifelong association with the country. A description and discussion.
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Discussion
This response to Indira Jaising and Ritu Menon's "Ethics and Theatrics" (EPW, 28 March 2015) says blaming Leslee Udwin, maker of the controversial India's Daughter and her promoters for not addressing the different contexts of...
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Web Exclusives
The Indian Premier League is incidentally about cricket. It is a chance for software engineers to design better analytical software, film stars to seek publicity, players looking for better pay packets, businesses to look for better advertising...
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Web Exclusives
The recent floods in Kashmir and Uttarakhand are an eye-opener—short term preventive measures like embankments should be replaced by strengthening of the institutional mechanism and improvement in forecasting and information disseminating...
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