Swati Narayan

The writer is a visiting research scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences

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Why India needs an NHS-like healthcare modelSubscriber Only

August 25,2021 03:13:01 AM

Swati Narayan writes: Even after the pandemic, the Indian government continues to budget less than 1 per cent of GDP for healthcare, one of the lowest in the world.

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

India is no country for women. Could the pandemic help change that?Subscriber Only

April 28,2021 04:10:19 AM

Gender-based discrimination begins before birth and is instilled in the home. But the current health crisis, with men sharing domestic chores and women carrying corpses, may be an inflection point for Indian gender norms

Wed, Apr 28, 2021

Large sections of poor are unlikely to benefit from extension of food grains schemeSubscriber Only

July 07,2020 03:23:09 AM

Expansion and universalisation of the PDS, pensions, cash grants and employment guarantee schemes in both urban and rural areas are essential to tide through these difficult times.

Tue, Jul 07, 2020

With better development indicators, spectre of a Bangladeshi cross-over to India is ill-foundedSubscriber Only

February 14,2020 01:00:07 AM

In the last decade, on a range of social development indicators, Bangladesh has fared better than India. Even on the cricket pitch, Bangladesh beat India at the junior world cup. So why would Bangladeshis en masse want to leave their cherished homeland?

Fri, Feb 14, 2020

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Beating back the food policeSubscriber Only

July 14,2018 02:09:37 AM

Many BJP-ruled states deny children a food choice that could address malnutrition

Sat, Jul 14, 2018

What’s in a unique number?Subscriber Only

February 13,2017 00:00:23 AM

Linking of Aadhaar to a growing number of government entitlements is misguided

Tue, Feb 14, 2017

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Soup kitchens are a silver lining for urban poorSubscriber Only

April 28,2016 16:22:19 PM

Last September, the National Food Security Act finally guaranteed two of every three Indians subsidised foodgrains. In fact it is the prolonged delay in its implementation that has led to ‘man-made starvation’, in the wake of the recent drought. But with temperatures soaring above 40 degree Celsius nationwide – there is a slight glimmer of […]

Thu, Apr 28, 2016