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

    Job creation continues to be Indias main challenge: State of Working India 2023. (AFP File Image)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of India's...

    Unemployment is falling, but remains high.

    28 Sept 2023 12:03 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Many challenges for India as voice of Global...

    India seeks to champion the concerns of the Global South at a time when there are glaring fault lines in the world and...

    14 Sept 2023 12:19 AM IST

    School children wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend a class on the first day of partial reopening of government schools in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the...

    Many teachers see nothing wrong in using violence to teach a lesson to a child, though corporal punishment is strictly...

    2 Sept 2023 12:25 AM IST

    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

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