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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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| Language | English, Kannada, Tamil |
| Country | India |
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Search ArticlesDelimitation after 2026
Electoral Equality or Federal Balance? The delimitation debate should not be viewed as a contest between democracy and federalism. Rather, it concerns the appropriate balance between electoral equality and territorial accommodation within a federal polity. Among the alternatives considered, the allocation of only incremental seats, according to contemporary population, emerges as a possible middle path that merits consideration in future political deliberations.
Phelps’s Contributions and Labour Market Research
Edmund Strother Phelps was the last of a genre of notable economists whose publications spanned various topics, transcending the boundaries of macro and microeconomics, and without the narrow specialisations that now dominate research. The demise of Edmund Strother Phelps (1933–2026) is an appropriate occasion to document his pioneering contributions to economics.
Relationship between Rights and Duties
A New Juris(im)prudence The idea of connecting fundamental rights with duties and requiring proof of adherence to duties as a necessary precondition for claiming rights—as suggested recently by the Solicitor General of India and also held by the Karnataka High Court—is fundamentally flawed. The fundamental rights are sacrosanct, inherent and inalienable.
The Rise of Shia Iran and the New West Asia
The more power shifts away from Arab and Sunni-dominated countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt towards Shia Iran, the region is more likely to move away from Western domination.Iranian revival and retrieval of strategic depth is overseeing a declining American influence in West Asia that radiates outwards to a changed global order.
Need for a Broader Framework
Rambooshan Tiwari and Shubham Narayan Dixit’s paper, “Trajectories of Crime against Women in Contemporary India: Exploring Trends and Patterns” (EPW, 27 July 2024), makes a valuable contribution by mapping long-term trends and regional variations in crimes against women using the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Its empirical breadth and systematic approach offer important insights into the changing landscape of gender-based violence in India.
On Rebasing India’s National Accounts to 2022–23
Gulab Singh and A C Kulshreshtha’s paper, “New Data, New Estimates: A Critical Examination of India’s 2022–23 National Accounts Rebasing” (EPW, 13 June 2026), offers a valuable account of the National Statistical Office’s latest revision of the national account series. It makes a persuasive and timely argument that rebasing is not just a technical update but an essential intervention in how the Indian economy is measured.
Legislative Framework for Transparency in Monetary Policy
A Critical Study of India’s Laws How India’s legislative framework embeds transparency in monetary policy is examined, focusing on the Reserve Bank of India’s statutory design. Using the Systematic Legal Diagnostic Framework for Monetary Policy Transparency, the paper evaluates three dimensions—law on paper, law through time, and law in action.
Taxing Gig Worker Incomes in India
Issues and Policy Challenges The expansion of the gig economy has created taxation and compliance challenges due to blurred distinctions between employment and self-employment. Existing provisions such as Sections 194O, 194M, and 44ADA remain poorly aligned with platform-based work, leading to compliance burdens, inconsistent tax treatment, and limited social protection. Recent policy discussions, including those by NITI Aayog, have proposed simplified filing and clearer worker classification.
From Lines on Paper to Lives on Ground
Contestation and the Politics of Border-making between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Ground demarcation of the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh boundary has historically remained a contested and evolving process, while efforts to materialise the boundary have largely been piecemeal and inconclusive. The historical reasons behind the failure of earlier demarcation attempts are analysed and the prospects of recent initiatives in achieving an agreed boundary are examined.
From 50 Years Ago: Health Care Delivery System: A Comment
Vol XI, No 28 July 10, 1976 However, to abandon the government sector is to abandon the mass of the rural population, for voluntary schemes and piecemeal programmes can never cover more than a fraction of the population. The involvement of the state seems to be unavoidable. Where, then, are the weak points in the system? Where can it be attacked?