Economic and Political Weekly
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The Economic and Political Weekly is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences, and is published by the Sameeksha Trust. In January 2018, academic Gopal Guru was named the new Editor of the journal. Guru will be Editor for a period of five years. The previous full-time editor was Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. The Trust had earlier appointed Guha Thakurta as the new editor of the journal with effect from 1 April 2016. His appointment came at a time when many social scientists were opposing the supposed removal of the previous editor C. Rammanohar Reddy, who resigned in January 2016 only to controversially end in 2017 with Guha Thakurta also resigning. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English, Kannada, Tamil |
| Country | India |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
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Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company and Chidambaram Pillai
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Remembering Carlo Ginzburg (1939–2026)
Carlo Ginzburg is a name that quietly hums through the portals of the social sciences, as well as the humanities. On 17 June 2026, there was a formal announcement of his death, but the news moved all through the 17th, the 18th and after, through academic and non-academic circles throughout the world.
M P Parameswaran, Founder of People’s Science Movement
M P Parameswaran, fondly cal-led MP by his vast body of friends and admirers, passed away on 11 August 2026 at the age of 91, leaving behind a rich legacy of science-based social activism. He transformed the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP), the Malayalam science writers’ forum, into a People’s Science Movement (PSM) and played a key role in the formation of the All-India People’s Science Network.
Joan P Mencher (1930–2026)
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The War on Iran
A New Challenge for India’s China Policy The Iran conflict marks a geopolitical inflexion point for India’s China policy. It has accelerated the emergence of a fragmented, multipolar Asian order in which China has strengthened its strategic position without direct military involvement.
From 50 Years Ago: Problems and Prospects of Sugar Industry
Vol XI, No 35 August 28, 1976 During the financial year ending March, 1976, the performance of the Sugar Industry in the field of exports has been indeed spectacular; sugar exports totalling to 12.02 lakh tonnes. Earning a foreign exchange of about Rs 475 crores, the highest for any commodity exported during the year, thus helping the nation towards better balance of payments position. This also included a rupee profit for theExchequer of about Rs 155 crores.
Intervene, Supreme Court
When lower courts use exclusion by SIR to suspend citizenship, they flout the law. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, undertaken in a hurry and without the human and administrative resources necessary for speedy completion, including processing of appeals, continues to damage lives beyond the elections, for whose fair conduct the exercise had been undertaken.
India’s Slide in World Competitiveness
State capacity, institutional integrity, and human capital matter as never before. The World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), compiled annually by the Switzerland-based business school, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), places India three places lower in its 2026 edition than a year ago. India is placed 44th among 70 countries. It provides anopportunity to reassess India’s development trajectory beyond the tom-tomming of economic growth.
NITI Aayog’s Manufacturing Ambition
Ambition should be made of stuff sterner than hopes for sectoral outperformance. NITI Aayog’s ReportonKeySectorstoPositionIndiaasaGlobalManufacturingHub identifies 12 manufacturing segments in which focused interventions could give India a major role in global value chains (GVCs), create jobs and strengthen growth.