Why Workers Are Leaving Delhi

Why Workers Are Leaving Delhi: When Policy Needs to Align With Ground Reality

What emerges from this moment is not a singular crisis but a layered one, shaped by global disruptions, local cost pressures, and structural vulnerabilities. Workers are leaving Delhi not because the city has stopped offering work, but because it has become increasingly difficult to live sustainably in the capital city while working.

Price Tag of Deception: How Fast Fashion Exploits South Asia’s Supply Chain

It is high time South Asian countries not only pass stricter environmental regulations but also strictly enforce them, making sure that there is no factory releasing waste water without adequate treatment. Besides, upholding legally binding labour standards must also be a priority together with ensuring safety of the workplace environment.

How Korean Noodle Brands Captured the Indian Market

The Korean noodle story is not really about noodles. It is about what happens when cultural influence travels faster than commercial infrastructure and faster than regulatory awareness. India's Gen Z - and possibly that of other South Asian countries - did not wait for brands to tell them what to eat. They watched K-dramas, did spice challenges, and built market demand that brands, regulators, and consumer education campaigns have simply not kept up with.

Security for Whom? Needed a Human-Centred Approach to ‘National Security’

If “security” is to have real meaning, it must be grounded in the lived experiences of those it is intended to protect. This requires a shift from state‑centred metrics to civilian‑centred measures of stability; where continuity of daily life, equitable protection, and psychological well‑being are integral to how we define security.

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An initiative to bring together Indian diaspora in the Caribbean

Inspired by the US-based Black Lives Matter movement, this forum has a mission to eradicate inequality, injustice, discrimination and systemic racism against people of Indian origin in the Caribbean

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Where is the roadmap to restore Sri Lanka's glory?

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On May Day, a call for worker unity, solidarity and a visa-free South Asia

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Bureaucracy is the bane of Indian security forces

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10 states – 24 changemakers – 1 mission: A unique initiative to skill citizens in assessing a river's health

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India-USA healthcare partnership: Role of Indian origin physicians

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