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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    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
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Toxic air: Get serious on avoiding death by...

    If you live in a city with clean air, cycling is good for your health. Not so, however, in cities with toxic air. A...

    9 Nov 2023 11:37 PM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Its time to rehumanise, to shun hate, cease otheringOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | It's time to rehumanise', to shun hate, cease...

    Chennai’s Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as Chepauk, known for many memorable...

    26 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | As migrants in war zones return, do more to helpOpinion
    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

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of Indias political agendaOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of India's...

    In April 2022, while walking around Lal Gumbad Basti, a low-income neighbourhood, just beside tony, tree-lined...

    28 Sept 2023 9:31 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Many challenges for India as voice of Global SouthOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Many challenges for India as voice of Global...

    As India positions itself as a key, if not the champion of the “Global South", a question comes to...

    14 Sept 2023 12:17 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the classroomOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the...

    Every Indian has every reason to celebrate the spectacularly successful mission of Chandrayaan-3. But being...

    2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Developed India Story: Conversations we must haveOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Developed India' Story: Conversations we...

    How high will India rise? The answer varies, as with the proverbial blind men and the elephant. Not surprising in a...

    18 Aug 2023 12:33 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Tomatoes and turbulence: Indians face harder timesOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Tomatoes and turbulence: Indians face harder...

    There is no getting away from the stream of images of chilling violence. Toxicity, fuelled by the contagious hate...

    3 Aug 2023 12:35 AM IST

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