Tamil Nadu, which has about 6% of India’s population, employs half of the female factory workforce. There exists a gaping gender gap — something a country with the largest working-age population cannot afford. The next level in India’s growth story can only be unlocked once this limiting factor is eliminated.
Russia attempting to pin blame on Ukraine for the Moscow attack is mid-war propaganda
Russia, which caused brutal devastation in Chechnya, has a history of Islamist attacks. Perpetrators of the latest terror attack in Moscow are from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic where Islamist radicalism is a growing problem. Russia’s attempt to pin the blame on Ukraine sounds unconvincing and part of mid-war propaganda.
Misogynistic comments about Kangana Ranaut prove opposing BJP doesn’t make one a liberal
The utterly shameful and misogynistic comments about Kangana Ranaut’s candidature prove one thing. Opposing BJP doesn’t automatically make you liberal or progressive. Feminism, like liberalism, is about extending cover to even those you disagree with. But such is the debilitating hatred in our polarised politics that core values are tossed.