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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Dev 360 | Hormuz, Hearth; Flames To Fires: Always Have ‘Plan B’ | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Hormuz, Hearth; Flames To Fires: Always Have ‘Plan B’ |...

    More and more of our everyday life is impacted by a conflict thousands of miles away. It is not just petrol panic and...

    27 March 2026 10:54 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Will Mideast Conflict Now Dim India’s Gulf Dreams?Opinion
    Dev 360 | Will Mideast Conflict Now Dim India’s Gulf Dreams?

    The Middle East conflict exposes the vulnerability of India’s Gulf diaspora and the remittance lifeline millions depend...

    12 March 2026 9:39 PM IST

    Dev 360 | AI Can Make Mistakes: India Must Learn Early | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | AI Can Make Mistakes: India Must Learn Early | Patralekha...

    India is nowhere near that dystopia, but the film prods us to reflect on the risks of a poorly planned AI rollout...

    28 Feb 2026 12:16 AM IST

    Dev 360 | Budget: The Social Cost Of Fiscal Consolidation | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Budget: The Social Cost Of Fiscal Consolidation | Patralekha...

    Health and wellness centres launched under the Ayushman Bharat programme in 2018 to deliver comprehensive primary...

    17 Feb 2026 11:37 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will |...

    The 2019 Global Burden of Disease study on the health and economic impact of air pollution in India, published in The...

    30 Jan 2026 3:04 AM IST

    Dev 360 | Invest in people first to ensure a secure India | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Invest in people first to ensure a secure India | Patralekha...

    “Human resources is a critical element for the military, and more so in modern warfare. Technological advances have made...

    20 Jan 2026 11:44 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Reasons For Despair & Reasons For Hope | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Reasons For Despair & Reasons For Hope | Patralekha...

    At school, children are told to celebrate India’s diversity. On the street, diversity is butchered with monotonous...

    2 Jan 2026 11:10 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Clean Air As Privilege: It’s India’s Hidden Inequality | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Clean Air As Privilege: It’s India’s Hidden Inequality |...

    Why is India -- so vocal on climate change and greenhouse gases -- in mute mode on domestic air pollution? It is now a...

    20 Dec 2025 2:13 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | India: As Rupee Falls, Aspirations CrashingColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India: As Rupee Falls, Aspirations Crashing

    A depreciating rupee is eroding household budgets long before prices show it

    10 Dec 2025 7:40 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Is India’s Aspirational Trap Crushing Its Kids? | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Is India’s Aspirational Trap Crushing Its Kids? | Patralekha...

    A gut-wrenching case which made national and international headlines unfolded just days ago when parents, students and...

    1 Dec 2025 10:37 PM IST

    Dev 360 | Affordability, Not Identity, Real Crisis In India’s Cities | Patralekha ChatterjeeColumnists
    Dev 360 | Affordability, Not Identity, Real Crisis In India’s Cities |...

    The urban poor have always lived on the edge, but now even the lower middle class and middle class are feeling the...

    11 Nov 2025 11:39 PM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Missing AQI data: Optics Trump India’s OutcomesColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Missing AQI data: Optics Trump India’s...

    The air is abuzz with talk of cloud seeding and artificial rain. The BJP-led Delhi government is promoting it, echoing a...

    31 Oct 2025 12:01 AM IST

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