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It was a pleasure to speak to The Ballpark podcast at LSE USAPP blog Listen in!

Coming soon on The India Briefing - Arvind Subramanian explains to Pragya Tiwari and me, how alarming household debt crisis is possible despite India's high growth rate figures. Watch this space! ft.com/content/8f2780…

"No government---regardless of which party is in power---should dictate what private Universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue" Harvard University has a message for India's private education racketeers.

“Democracy is not just about elections—it’s a way of life.” Mukulika Banerjee joins the LSE USAPP blog Ballpark Podcast for a rich conversation on the everyday culture of democracy in India, political participation, and why voting is deeply personal. 🔗 Tune in: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

Good to see India’s biggest legacy newspaper where I began my journalism all those years ago (and where I spent several wonderful years) belatedly discover a part of the human anatomy missing from a large part of mainstream media: a SPINE. Stinging but factual editorial from

"India is really one of the countries which in the bull's eyes in terms of the impact of climate change and the impact of climate change on the poor in India in particular." In this episode, Esther Duflo breaks down why climate justice isn’t just environmental—it’s economic and

“We are much better at distributing cash than lentils.” Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo on India Briefing, unpacking both the promise and the pitfalls of direct cash transfers—and why even the most efficient solutions aren't always enough. Listen in: open.spotify.com/episode/45Jk4a…

Decades of poverty alleviation—undone by climate change? Esther Duflo explains how rising temperatures, pollution, and extreme weather could undo decades of progress in poverty alleviation—unless urgent, inclusive action is taken. Tune in to the full episode -

Including the wrong person is feared more than excluding the right one. In her conversation with Pragya Tiwari and Mukulika Banerjee, Esther Duflo unpacks some of the common misconceptions about poverty—and how they shape the way India designs its welfare policies. Tune in to the full

पहलगाम हत्याकांड की सिर्फ़ निंदा काफ़ी नहीं। ज़रूरी है कि हम आतंकवादियों की साज़िश को समझें और उसे विफल करें। भूल कर भी ऐसा कुछ ना कहें या करें जो आतंकवादी हमसे करवाना चाहते हैं। मेरे चार सुझाव:

My Column: Pahalgam attack has busted the narrative of ‘normalcy in Kashmir’ after Article 370 abrogation. Cross border terror and ‘normalcy’ cannot co-exist. A reality check is needed beyond familiar chest thumping rhetoric. Read here: tinyurl.com/bdffpb43

Insanely good! 🫶🫶🫶 Just an insanely astonishing, eye-opening conversation. Definitely one of the top 5 episodes of #TSATU for me. Amit Varma Mukulika Banerjee youtube.com/watch?v=IUnnV2…

Do not let terrorists divide us. My grandparents were born in India, my father, from Pakistan. Both countries are dear to me. I've been angered & upset by scenes of grown men - Indian & Pakistani - engaging in sectarian division here in the UK. We must choose hope, not hatred.

पूरी भाजपा के नेताओं के जितने बच्चे फ़ौज में होंगे…उससे ज़्यादा तो मेरे अपने परिवार के लोग सेना में अपनी जान दाँव पर लगा चुके हैं… …लेकिन आज भाजपा का आईटी सेल मुझे देशद्रोही कह रहा है क्योंकि मैं बिना डरे सवाल पूछती हूँ. प्रधानमंत्री से सवाल पूछना देशद्रोह है क्या?

House Demolitions, Pseudo-Patriotic Rhetoric Can't Hide Modi Govt's Broken Security Policy at Pahalgam My piece in The Wire thewire.in/security/house…

Remembering Satyajit Ray on his birthday - not just a filmmaker, but a visionary who held up a mirror to society. His truths were gentle, but they cut deep. Even today, his films ask: Have we really changed? In this powerful scene from Agantuk, Utpal Dutta says: "I don’t believe

Dear Himanshi, My name is Lalita Ramdas. I am a Navy daughter and a Navy Wife. My father and my Husband were both Chiefs of the Naval Staff....the first and the thirteenth! This is a personal tribute from possibly one of the oldest Navy daughters/wives alive today ....to the

जो कल तक जातिगत जनगणना को सामाजिक विघटन का औज़ार कहते थे, आज वही BJP-RSS इसके समर्थक दिखते हैं। यह बदलाव विचार का नहीं, राजनीतिक दबाव का संकेत है। पर असली सवाल अब भी कायम है: क्या भाजपा वाक़ई सभी जातियों की गिनती कराएगी? या इसे OBC, SC, ST तक सीमित रखकर अधूरी जनगणना का खेल खेला

"Why Caste Reservations?" Listen from an Anti-Caste Brahmin Professor - Narrated through his own "personal story". 🔖Bookmark it

Tweet screenshots in the thread below are viral on social media. Most of the hateful tweets have more than 1M views. I m very sure the National chairperson for Women must have definitely come across these posts. Tagging National Commission for Women NCW and its chairperson