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Raghav Gaiha

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ARTICLES BY RAGHAV GAIHA

Although India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are now much wealthier, their masses still live in poverty, working in precarious jobs, in the midst of rampant inequality. Photo: Bloomberg

The relevance of a hypothesis on inequality caused by selfishness

4 min read . 13 Jun 2022

The Enforcement Directorate will probe the possible ‘proceeds of crime’ generated by the accused and the alleged subsequent creation of illegal wealth by them.

Criminality in politics does not bode well for democracy’s future

4 min read . 10 Apr 2022

Engel’s Law and the pandemic’s impact on our food expenditure

4 min read . 15 Feb 2022

Politicians did no good before, and they're getting worse

4 min read . 14 Dec 2021

Trust in times of covid: Health personnel need more of it

4 min read . 27 Oct 2021

Aspiration gaps tend to vary with trust in governments

4 min read . 08 Sep 2021

Photo: Hindustan Times

Police reforms alone won't revive public trust in cops

5 min read . 28 Jun 2021

In India, trust in governance is tied to the level of affluence

4 min read . 28 May 2021

The role of public trust in people’s subjective well-being

4 min read . 14 Apr 2021

Our subjective well-being deserves policy attention too

4 min read . 04 Feb 2021

Food price comparisons could sometimes be deceptive

4 min read . 10 Nov 2020

In the absence of standardized methods across states to count covid-related deaths, deep suspicions of data reliability persist. (Photo: AP)

A glaring gap in the country’s strategy against covid-19

4 min read . 15 Sep 2020

Photo: Reuters (REUTERS)

Opinion | The gap in covid severity between rich and poor states

4 min read . 30 Jun 2020

Mass media may be in a position to influence the income mobility and expenditure patterns of the poor by assuring them a voice that could be heard across the land. (Photo: Mint)

Opinion | The role mass media must play in our struggle against poverty

4 min read . 26 Mar 2020

Opinion | Rapid urbanization has meant more problems than prosperity

4 min read . 18 Nov 2019

Opinion | Socio-economic factors that go against a hale and hearty India

4 min read . 16 Oct 2019

uch of the violence against doctors/hospitals is aimed at junior doctors in public hospitals who were sometimes not even involved in the treatment. (iStock)

Opinion | A classic antidote to the rising venom against doctors

4 min read . 04 Sep 2019

(Photo: iStock)

Opinion | India’s hidden challenges of employment, ageing and health

4 min read . 11 Jul 2019

The denial of a modicum of justice through the NYAY scheme would be an injustice, an 'anyaay'. (Mint)

Opinion | A study of shifting poverty patterns can sharpen Congress' NYAY scheme

4 min read . 23 Apr 2019

Opinion | Reservations based on economic deprivation are an aberration

4 min read . 07 Feb 2019

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