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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    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

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Shadows of Truce: Fragile Peace & India’s Job MarketColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Shadows of Truce: Fragile Peace & India’s Job...

    Job uncertainty and weak markets hit young workers hard

    10 April 2026 12:44 AM IST

    Dev 360 | Hormuz, Hearth; Flames To Fires: Always Have ‘Plan B’ | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Hormuz, Hearth; Flames To Fires: Always Have ‘Plan B’ |...

    More and more of our everyday life is impacted by a conflict thousands of miles away. It is not just petrol panic and...

    27 March 2026 10:54 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Will Mideast Conflict Now Dim India’s Gulf Dreams?Columnists
    Dev 360 | Will Mideast Conflict Now Dim India’s Gulf Dreams?

    The Middle East conflict exposes the vulnerability of India’s Gulf diaspora and the remittance lifeline millions depend...

    12 March 2026 10:40 PM IST

    Dev 360 | AI Can Make Mistakes: India Must Learn Early | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | AI Can Make Mistakes: India Must Learn Early | Patralekha...

    India is nowhere near that dystopia, but the film prods us to reflect on the risks of a poorly planned AI rollout...

    28 Feb 2026 12:15 AM IST

    Dev 360 | Budget: The Social Cost Of Fiscal Consolidation | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Budget: The Social Cost Of Fiscal Consolidation | Patralekha...

    Health and wellness centres launched under the Ayushman Bharat programme in 2018 to deliver comprehensive primary...

    17 Feb 2026 11:37 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will |...

    The 2019 Global Burden of Disease study on the health and economic impact of air pollution in India, published in The...

    30 Jan 2026 3:00 AM IST

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