A blog post in three parts. Part One: A question. Do women in India require empowerment? This was a question posed to me on a recent trip to Bihar. I said yes. But the answer is actually very simplistic to what we see in the field. This question is attached to a larger group of questions – what is empowerment?… Read more »
Women’s empowerment is an important issue that India needs to deal with on an urgent basis. Women’s position continues to be secondary in the Indian society and the process of change is extremely slow. This is obvious irrespective of what indicator you take and which area you choose: education, health, political and labour market participation, care work or violence against… Read more »
Fiscal Policy measures are a mixed bag There is a sense of relief that the FM resisted the urge to splurge despite low oil prices, and extra money from spectrum auctions, as well as better than expected tax collections in the current year. It is good that fiscal deficit targets have been kept. It will also not add pressure for… Read more »