EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...

The Union Budget 2026–27 cements what has been a gradual trend in the making over the last decade—a shrinking welfare state and a reorientation of welfarism towards residual, market-mediated forms of ...

The report of the Sixteenth Finance Commission was made public as part of the budget papers presented to the Lok Sabha in early February. And the responses have been rather mixed and even muted. The ...

This speech follows sustained actions by the US exercising global dominance in strategic areas. The recent targets have been Cuba and Iran.

The global demographic landscape is undergoing a notable transition, with societies becoming increasingly older. In the 20th century, population ageing as a concerning policy issue was largely ...

The IMF (2020) reports that incomes in developed and developing countries are diverging due to the increasing use of robotics in production processes. Greater substitutability between robots and ...

More significantly, the elections marked the emergence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as a formidable political force, as it emerged as the single largest ...

An increasing number of studies indicate that despite advancements in medicine and related technologies, and improving policy focus, there remains a noticeable gap in identifying unmet healthcare ...

Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing rapid demographic transitions with declining mortality and fertility rates (Lee 2002). Consequently, there are fewer children available to ...

Unlike the West, India faces the challenge of growing old before growing rich without universal safety nets. This acceleration unfolds amid pervasive informality and a distinct “retreat of the state” ...

The electorate may no longer be seen as divided solely between the UDF and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI[M])-led Left Democratic Front (LDF). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led ...