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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Dev 360 | How Tiruppur Is Coping Under Shadow Of Tariffs | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | How Tiruppur Is Coping Under Shadow Of Tariffs | Patralekha...

    “The last one year has been a roller-coaster ride — tariff threats, geopolitical turmoil, orders being put on hold and...

    25 Sept 2026 7:29 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Forget GDP Nos., Can Indian Household Incomes Keep Up?Columnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Forget GDP Nos., Can Indian Household Incomes...

    But an ordinary Indian does not live inside those figures. She is concerned with whether this month felt easier or...

    10 Sept 2026 1:58 AM IST

    Dev 360 | India’s AI Future Still Needs Properly Equipped Schools | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | India’s AI Future Still Needs Properly Equipped Schools |...

    A brightly painted school building does not produce high learning outcomes if teachers are missing, poorly equipped,...

    1 Sept 2026 6:57 AM IST

    Dev 360 | Beyond Reels & Memes: The Lessons From Gen Z Protests | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Beyond Reels & Memes: The Lessons From Gen Z Protests |...

    What actually worked for the Cockroach Janta Party and for Kishor was simpler, more direct, and far more awkward for the...

    10 Aug 2026 10:35 PM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | India’s Gen Z Brings Focus Back on Education GlitchesColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India’s Gen Z Brings Focus Back on Education...

    From memes to Jantar Mantar, a youth movement demands accountability for exam failures.

    28 July 2026 9:29 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Chasing Global Rankings On a Crumbling Planet | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Chasing Global Rankings On a Crumbling Planet | Patralekha...

    Yet, one in 10 people globally still lives in extreme poverty. Food insecurity remains well above 2015 levels, affecting...

    20 July 2026 11:32 PM IST

    India’s Monsoon Truths: Why Infra Is CrumblingColumnists
    India’s Monsoon Truths: Why Infra Is Crumbling

    How Surat used the 1994 plague as a catalyst for improving local administration is a stirring tale.

    7 July 2026 9:40 PM IST

    Dev 360 | How Uzbekistan Balances Faith, Freedom And Future | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | How Uzbekistan Balances Faith, Freedom And Future |...

    Uzbekistan is indeed a land of history, charm and blue-tiled mosques and minarets. The cuisine is a huge draw and...

    22 Jun 2026 10:50 PM IST

    Dev 360 | India’s Child Health: What’s Measured, What’s Missing | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | India’s Child Health: What’s Measured, What’s Missing | ...

    The National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) fact sheets, released on May 29, 2026, bring good news. The most...

    5 Jun 2026 11:10 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Furnace Economy: Crisis Of Heatwaves & Inflation | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Furnace Economy: Crisis Of Heatwaves & Inflation |...

    “It becomes unbearably hot inside small garment factories with tin roofs. Several workers stopped reporting for work,...

    25 May 2026 11:22 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Jobs, Migration & Reality: BJP’s Post-poll Challenge | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Jobs, Migration & Reality: BJP’s Post-poll Challenge |...

    People all over India are on the move, not just from West Bengal to other states in search of work

    8 May 2026 12:44 AM IST

    Dev 360 | Heatwaves Amid Crisis In West Asia: Can We Cope? | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Heatwaves Amid Crisis In West Asia: Can We Cope? |...

    Extreme heat acts as a multiplier, deepening discomfort, amplifying geopolitical and political stress. Informal workers...

    24 April 2026 11:46 PM IST

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