Public Policy and Governance

**Public Policy and Governance** refer to the frameworks, processes, and institutions through which governments make decisions and implement solutions to address societal challenges. Public policy encompasses the planning and execution of laws, regulations, and programs aimed at improving public welfare. Governance, on the other hand, involves the mechanisms of accountability, transparency, participation, and rule of law that ensure policies are effectively designed and implemented. Together, they shape how power is exercised and how public resources are managed for inclusive and sustainable development.

The Third Tier That Still Is Not Allowed to Stand

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india’s cities are growing faster than its governance systems can handle.

India’s cities are growing faster than its governance systems can handle. Streets flood after every downpour, garbage piles up overnight, and citizens often don’t know whom to even approach when something goes wrong. What is supposed to be the closest tier of democracy-the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)-is, in practice, a peripheral player in its own jurisdiction.

Tea Garden Communities in Assam: Intersection of Class & Gender Discrimination

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Tea pickers in Assam tea fields

Gender inequality is considered a significant issue in India, as the nation ranks 123 out of 189 countries in the United Nations Gender Inequality Index, indicating that major work needs to be done to reduce the gender gap across the country (ETP, 2022). Assam, a state in northeast India, has a growing population of nearly 31 million.

A University on Its Knees: The Suspension That Shamed Jamia’s Administration

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Jamia Millia Islamia University has placed a faculty member of its Department of Social Work under suspension following widespread complaints over the content of a recent semester question paper. According to official orders issued on December 23, the professor who set the first-semester examination paper for the BA (Honours) Social Work course has been suspended with immediate effect.

Suspicion as Evidence: The Legal Puzzle of Preventive Detention

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Preventive detention

Preventive detention, while constitutionally permissible, embodies a dangerous paradox as it seeks to preserve democracy by momentarily suspending its core value: liberty. What was intended as a temporary emergency provision has evolved into a permanent feature of governance, frequently used for administrative convenience rather than genuine security threats.