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

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

Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the countrys southeast on February 7, 2023. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Turkish lesson: Ignoring building codes...

If buildings in an earthquake-prone area are constructed to withstand the shaking, then the people inside are much safer

16 Feb 2023 12:12 AM IST

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Drug regulators in India must do better...

India's drug regulators must do a better job to detect non-standard quality drugs before an international alert

9 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

Its no secret that millions of jobs have been lost since the onset of the pandemic and workers who are part of the informal sector, the mainstay of the Indian economy, have been very badly hit. (Representational image: PTI)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Ensure growth with jobs: Don't leave poor...

This jobless growth has left millions of Indians in precarious conditions, scrounging for whatever work they can get

27 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

All children in primary schools need personalised guidance from their teachers. (PTI Photo)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dip in basic skills a worry for India...

A critical challenge in boosting children's foundational skills will be state capacity.

21 Jan 2023 12:53 AM IST

The residents of Joshimath staged a massive protest when the district administration tried to demolish two hotels that fell in the dangerous category. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Joshimath's lesson: Don't over-develop'...

Media reports say that cracks have appeared in more than 670 of some 2,500 buildings

14 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Over 50 protesters held white papers in support of the Chinese people under harsh zero-COVID policies that prevent them from having normal lives in China. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Where does India figure in a very uncertain...

India is better prepared even if the coronavirus knocks again as a new variant.

30 Dec 2022 1:19 AM IST

The film The Kashmir Files is based on the exodus and killings of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley in the 1990s by Islamic terrorists. (Twitter)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | In a democracy, we need all the stories, all...

Why should criticism of a cinematic approach to portraying a topic be conflated with criticism of the topic?

2 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

One of the implications of climate change that has not received much attention is its impact on civilisations. Representational Image. (ANI)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate change crisis is deepening...

What is being done? How seriously are we taking the looming challenges triggered by climate change?

19 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

Rescue personnel conduct search operations after a bridge across the river Machchhu collapsed at Morbi in Gujarat on October 31 (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Safety, maintenance key in infra, other...

What are the lessons in the wake of one of the worst public safety tragedies in India?

3 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST