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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the historic Red Fort on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Developed India' Story: Conversations we...

    India remains a poor and very unequal country, with an affluent elite where the top 10% holds 57% of the total...

    18 Aug 2023 12:33 AM IST

    Farmers sort tomatoes near a field before being be transported to other cities, during the nationwide lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Murbad Taluka in Thane. PTI photoOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Tomatoes and turbulence: Indians face harder...

    For context, in 2021, 418 million Asians experienced extreme hunger, indicating a rise from the previous year.

    3 Aug 2023 12:35 AM IST

    A census worker gathers data at a village in Lalgarh, 130 kms west of Kolkata. ( AFP Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is...

    The last one was held in 2011.

    13 July 2023 12:17 AM IST

    In the worlds most populous country (1.4 billion), the English-speaking population may be a tiny minority, but India is still among the top 10 English-speaking countries in the world.Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India's secret sauce and how it can be even...

    India's international schools are beyond most Indians' reach, but even the good ones cost far less than international...

    23 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

    File photo of rescue operation following an accident involving Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Express and a goods train, in Balasore district, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep...

    As we inch towards 2024 and the next general election, no surprise that even a deadly train wreck is fodder for...

    8 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Rescue operation underway after a car got stuck in a waterlogged underpass following heavy rain, in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Bengaluru drowning should be a wake-up...

    The city lacks a functional system to drain out the water when the water level reaches a certain level following heavy...

    26 May 2023 12:11 AM IST

    Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do...

    This is a worrying trend and one we ignore at great risk

    13 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can be operated by their airlines between their territories. (AFP Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why are so many Indians going abroad to find...

    India has the largest overseas diaspora -- over 32 million who are non-resident Indians or people with overseas...

    29 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

    There will be a steady and gradual rise in maximum temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country during the next few days. (AA File Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act...

    In a hotter world, India urgently needs hyper-local heat action plans based on granular heat vulnerability assessment

    13 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Gehlot said women will be able to come forward and play constructive role in nation-building only when they are not forced to cover their faces. (Phtoo: File)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test...

    Rajasthan is the first state in the country to introduce a law that makes access to healthcare a legal entitlement.

    31 March 2023 12:24 AM IST

    Societies evolve. Social norms evolve. Currently, there are 32 countries where same-sex marriage is legal. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why will same-sex unions pose threat to our...

    Why is govt so strongly opposed to giving legal recognition to same-sex marriages when same-sex relationships are no...

    16 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Considering the muted growth in economic activity in the festive season, the economic recovery appears to be not evenly spread out in all segments of population in the country. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Fix today's problems first, stop dwelling on...

    This is India's moment to seize opportunities and deftly navigate crises along the way, and beyond its G-20 presidency.

    3 March 2023 12:44 AM IST

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