In East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia, a 10-year-old boy’s suicide exposes the limits of income-based poverty metrics. Multidimensional data show that deprivation in Indonesia often clusters long before a family is officially classified as poor.

Economic liberalization in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.

India has detailed systems for measuring poverty. But when it comes to wealth, the data goes dark. Understanding who the rich are is essential to building fairer taxation, climate policy, and social programs.

Digitalisation of government services is creating inequalities in delivery of schemes to the marginalised

Existing laws can do little to protect the rights of migrant labour, especially during a crisis. Revisiting labour laws can remedy this

To counter the dangerous trend of misinformation, India needs to deal with low digital literacy, poor implementation of laws, and encourage critical thinking

A caste census could pave the way for fair and targeted policies, equitable resource allocation and meaningful affirmative action

Rising contractual employment in sanitation work draws upon and reproduces historical inequalities of caste and class in urban India

Addressing the root causes of multidimensional deprivation requires political will, administrative efficiency, and community participation

Investment in human capital plays a decisive role in economic growth. India, […]