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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
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    Dev 360: Dissent & democracy A real debate needed

    If dissent and ideological differences with those who are in power are equated with treason, what is an ordinary,...

    6 Sept 2018 7:58 AM IST

    Rising above adversity: Signs of hope in KeralaOpinion
    Rising above adversity: Signs of hope in Kerala

    Flooded Kerala has shown us what resilience means and what a joint rescue effort can achieve.

    23 Aug 2018 12:51 AM IST

    Dev 360: After Bihar-UP horrors, act fast, halt kids abuseOpinion
    Dev 360: After Bihar-UP horrors, act fast, halt kids' abuse

    Such savage assaults on children who have no one to speak for them aren't confined to just these two states.

    9 Aug 2018 7:36 AM IST

    Mob violence is a marker of governance deficit. And as the 2019 general election nears, expect the Opposition parties to tap the issue. (Photo: PTI/Representational)Opinion
    Vikas and violence can't go together

    Development programmes work best when there is social stability.

    27 July 2018 2:09 AM IST

    Taken by photographer Nick Ut Cong Huynh for the Associated Press, the 1972 picture of a naked Vietnamese girl running from a napalm attack is considered one of the wars defining images. It was honoured with the Pulitzer Prize. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Dev 360: How a nation deals with the past An Asian story

    On a recent vacation to Vietnam, it was fascinating to see how this feisty nation has dealt with its past, including its...

    18 July 2018 7:24 AM IST

    Dev 360: Dont let the poison of hate spread, fight backOpinion
    Dev 360: Don't let the poison of hate spread, fight back

    Is the BJP's hardline Hindutva-supporting base the only one guilty of fanning hate? The answer is no.

    28 Jun 2018 7:29 AM IST

    Why guarding privacy, protecting your data is becoming vital in our digital ageOpinion
    Why guarding privacy, protecting your data is becoming vital in our...

    No one quite knows when the Srikrishna Committee will present its final report to the government, but it could be pretty...

    14 Jun 2018 6:37 AM IST

    A woman places flowers by a mural showing Savita Halappanavar (Photo: AP)Opinion
    When religion and healthcare collide

    Savita's family, and activists in Ireland and around the world, have argued that her life could have been saved had the...

    31 May 2018 1:32 AM IST

    Dev 360: Vikas & victory There are no easy answers…Opinion
    Dev 360: Vikas & victory There are no easy answers…

    Does vikas (development) get you the votes? This is a question that remains a perennial favourite of India's...

    17 May 2018 3:57 AM IST

    Indias Red Fort. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Dev 360: Why India is seeing red over Red Fort's upkeep

    Heritage activists are incensed that the govt is no longer willing to take responsibility for the full upkeep of this...

    3 May 2018 7:27 AM IST

    Outrage has been triggered across nation by rape and murder of 8-year-old girl in Kathua and abduction and rape of teenage girl in Indias northern Uttar Pradesh state. (Photos: AP/ PTI)Opinion
    Dev 360: A restorative narrative after cascade of horror

    Sometimes a rape is a hate crime, as in the brutal rape and murder of the eight-year-old Bakerwal community girl in...

    19 April 2018 7:21 AM IST

    Students block a road during a protest against CBSE paper leak, in Jammu on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Dev 360: Leak wake-up call Rejig exams, junk cramming

    The alleged “leaks” of examination papers, even if limited, have caused immense trauma to lakhs of students and...

    5 April 2018 7:24 AM IST

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