Author: Tatvita Analysts
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Learning From the Exodus of ‘Invisible Hands’ Which Run Indian Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic destabilised working mechanisms in India since the 21-day lockdown was announced in the country on 24th March 2020. State boundaries were sealed, public and inter-state public and private transport were completely stopped. This created havoc, but the worst hit were migrant labourers who, with all economic activities halted, could neither work (and…
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Good Governance to Transform Indian Railways Like Never Before
The British brought railways to India in 1853 to ease long-distance transportation. Presently government-run, the Indian Railways (IR) network of 62,658 kms is the largest in Asia and the fifth-largest in the world. It is also, with 1.3 million employees, the largest public-sector employer of India and until 2015, India was the only country to…
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Have Chinese investments generated employment in Sri Lanka?
The presidential elections of Sri Lanka held in 2019 drew attention to the tiny island country for three reasons. First, there were a large number of candidates – a total of 35 – contesting for the position. Second, the geostrategic position of the country in the Indian Ocean is important from an economic and trade…
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An Octagonal Economic Forum Can Secure Northeast India’s Economic Growth
After the conclusion of the 68th plenary session of North Eastern Council (NEC) on September 9, 2019 the growth and development of North Eastern (NE) states has been brought to limelight, which otherwise is quite neglected. The NEC is the nodal agency for the socio-economic development of eight NE states- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,…