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

    Aspirational India is on the global stage. Indians are joyously celebrating the country...

    16 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (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...

    3 March 2023 12:45 AM IST

    An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syrias rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following the earthquake. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Turkish lesson: Ignoring building codes...

    “Earthquakes don’t kill people. Buildings do.” Unpacked in simple English, that old,...

    16 Feb 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Export ban on essential drugs like chloramphenicol, neomycin, metronidazole, azithromycin, vitamins B1, B2 and B6 and hormones like progesterone is being discussed.Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Drug regulators in India must do better...

    Is Big Pharma hatching a plot to smear India’s low-cost generic drug makers? Or does the India pharma industry...

    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...

    There is a line in Princeton professor Ashoka Mody’s latest book India is Broken and Why it’s Hard...

    27 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    the intermittent closure of schools and lack of social contacts were taking a toll on the emotional health of children. (Representational image: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Dip in basic skills a worry for India...

    Sometime in 2023, India will officially overtake China as the most populous country in the world. It will also be the...

    21 Jan 2023 12:43 AM IST

    Locals protest against the governments decision to demolish the hotels after cracks appeared at the landslide affected area of Joshimath, in Chamoli district, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Joshimath’s lesson: Don’t...

    Joshimath is sinking. The new year has started off with these two chilling words on the top of our minds. In recent...

    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...

    The Fifa World Cup revealed profound truths about the state of the world today. In the uncertain age that we are living...

    30 Dec 2022 12:46 AM IST

    A worker carrying LPG cylinders on a bicycle crosses a road, shrouded in a thick layer of smog, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Tackle toxic air now: It’s ruining our...

    There is a new twist in the tale of the legendary Delhi-Mumbai rivalry. Both cities find point-scoring politically...

    17 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Comments by renowned Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, jury head of IFFI, Goa, at the closing ceremony, and the strong backlash thereafter put the film back on the front pages. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | In a democracy, we need all the stories, all...

    How do we remember a horrific chapter of our history, or a personal tragedy? How do we process the grief in its wake? Is...

    2 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate change crisis is deepening inequalitiesOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate change crisis is deepening...

    The climate change crisis is deepening inequalities, making the vulnerable more so, not only across countries but also...

    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...

    Every major political party in India tells you that infrastructure is the backbone of the economy and big spends on...

    3 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

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