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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    The latest household survey offers some stark facts about the gaps -- between the richest and the poorest, between states, between cities and villages and between social groups.Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Acute poverty falls in India, but not extreme...

    Amidst political narratives of progress, a recent survey reveals stark economic disparities, fueling debate on India's...

    29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Farmers face tear gas used by the police to disperse them during the second day of their Delhi Chalo march, at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, near Patiala, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India@2024: A portrait of power and fragility

    Farmer demonstrations highlight the delicate balance in India's political landscape.

    16 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Keep migrants safe as they seek jobs in...

    Last May, Israel and India officially signed an agreement that allows 42,000 Indians to work in Israel in construction...

    7 Feb 2024 12:04 AM IST

    The CBSE has directed schools under it to take steps to identify and resolve learning gaps, and conduct examinations for Classes 9 and 11 by following COVID-19 safety protocols (Pictures used for representational purposes only)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Narrow the gender gap in usage of digital tech

    ASER 2023 Reveals Stark Gender Gap in Rural Youth's Skills: A Deeper Dive Into the Data

    23 Jan 2024 10:47 PM IST

    BJP President Amit shah at the inauguration of Selfie booth at khan market in new Delhi. (Image: Bunny Smith)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | How selfie booths' are changing India politics

    The 3D selfie booths at the centre of the current political storm take the BJP strategy a step further.

    12 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Indias general election, the worlds largest, is likely to be held sometime in the first half of 2024. (Image by Freepik - pikusuperstar)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Several questions as we look back at 2023,...

    Looking ahead necessarily means factoring in the country's contradictions and working much harder on the problem areas

    28 Dec 2023 11:33 PM IST

    BookMyForex.com is worlds first and largest marketplace for currency exchange and private remittances. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Remittances at a new high, but there's a dark...

    India's inward remittances may account for only 3.4 per cent of the country's GDP but it is the highest recipient of...

    21 Dec 2023 11:04 PM IST

    What distinguishes a citizen from a beneficiary? (PTI File Image)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Basic services a citizen's right' or gift'...

    The questions are not new. Nor is the debate around the citizen versus labharthi template.

    9 Dec 2023 12:42 AM IST

    NDRF personnel and others at the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway, days after a portion of the tunnel collapsed trapping several workers inside, in Uttarkashi district, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Blunders in the Himalayas: Have we learnt any...

    Uttarakhand and the Himalayas are in the news once again. And the inconvenient truth rears its head once more.

    23 Nov 2023 12:12 AM IST

    A bird sits on a railing during a smoggy morning, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the severe category on Thursday morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am, compared to 426 at 4 pm on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Toxic air: Get serious on avoiding death by...

    Health must be the prism through which we view and address air pollution.

    9 Nov 2023 11:37 PM IST

    A Palestinian stands outside the building destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023. (AP/PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | It's time to rehumanise', to shun hate, cease...

    We urgently need rehumanising narratives to counter the dehumanising narratives swirling around inside the country and...

    26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Israeli tanks move near the Israeli Gaza border, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP/PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | As migrants in war zones return, do more to...

    This is not the first time Indians have been trapped in a war zone. Nor is this the first rescue flight

    18 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

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