While there is a strong feeling around that globalisation is tapering there are also serious concerns about continuing marginalisation of sections of population in India. Millennium Development Goals, Human Rights Advocacy, Economic Empowerment and Inclusive Growth have, therefore, become watch...

While economic growth has historically been associated with rise in national incomes of the economies, economic development is related to the structural changes that either precede or accompany or succeed the ‘rise'. The most common structural changes that have been observed and documented is...

India is now considered a knowledge-economy. Despite financial constraints, higher (tertiary) education is changing significantly in terms of its content and context. Its immense contribution to the country's human capital and economic development is well accepted and acknowledged. However, many...

There is overwhelming evidence that higher growth rate engenders greater reduction in poverty. However, one of India's dilemmas is extracting growth from all its able agents, including women. Thus, an all-inclusive and sustainable growth means all having equal access, opportunity, and capability...