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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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Patralekha Chatterjee | India@2024: A portrait of power and fragility

At a time when the ruling BJP spares no effort in telling us why Bharat matters, heavy security has been deployed...

16 Feb 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Patralekha Chatterjee | Keep migrants safe as they seek jobs in...

Wars do not faze the poor. In every country, the desperate vote with their feet. So, it comes as no surprise that...

7 Feb 2024 12:04 AM 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

India could well be the only country where the “selfie” is the medium and the message and where railway...

12 Jan 2024 12:03 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,...

Like most of the world, I am in the “looking back, looking ahead” mode. And like many, I have more questions...

28 Dec 2023 11:34 PM IST

Traditionally, remittances have come from the Middle East but this scenario is changing. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Patralekha Chatterjee | Remittances at a new high, but there's a dark...

India remains the world’s remittance chart-topper. The good times, however, may not last forever. While the...

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'...

Should access to basic amenities be framed as the “rights” of citizens or as part of the largesse from a...

9 Dec 2023 12:44 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...

How many reports does it take to realise that the Himalayan region is ecologically very fragile, that it cannot be...

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