In India today, so many political debates are focused on welfare and welfarism. It seems that state after state is competing to offer the most electorally attractive benefits to its voters. The ...

Issues such as GST compensation, the recent farm bills and some states withdrawing cooperation to CBI have put pressure on India's federalism ...

New Delhi: The 1918 influenza epidemic hit Mumbai first, crippling its cotton textile industry and sparking industrial unrest. And this is what led to the birth of social insurance—for workers to cope ...

Does the discourse around a double-engine government imply an inherent bias against non-BJP/non-NDA governments in the States? Louise Tillin: In a literal sense, yes. It suggests that political ...

This suggests that political leaders may gain electoral capital from prioritising health in their election campaigns and during their terms in office.

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