Articles
June 18, 2026
As Kerala’s new government presents its first Budget, this article argues that the state cannot compete through subsidies alone. Instead, Kerala must build a credible investment ecosystem based on regulatory certainty, labour flexibility, innovation, industry-academia collaboration, and quality of life […]
June 5, 2026
Kerala’s public transport sector is at a crossroads. With the new government scrapping the SilverLine project, proposing a regional rapid-rail corridor, and announcing free KSRTC bus travel for women under the ‘Indira Guarantee’, the policy conversation is once again dominated […]
May 28, 2026
The article examines the gap between Kerala’s welfare-oriented interventions for women and the persistent structural barriers affecting women’s political representation, labour force participation, institutional support, and economic agency. Drawing on recent election outcomes, policy developments, and research evidence, the article […]
May 26, 2026
Thuruth village in Aluva, is no longer an island. Five bridges now connect the village to the mainland, three of them motorable. Roads exist, vehicles move, and Aluva lies barely a few kilometres away. Yet for most residents, public transport […]
May 22, 2026
In the run-up to the 2026 Kerala elections, fishing communities became one of the state’s most actively courted constituencies. Political parties announced housing schemes, insurance coverage, harbour projects, and welfare measures across Kerala’s 600-kilometre coastline, where over 10.65 lakh people […]
May 22, 2026
Kerala’s plantation sector has, for decades, remained a vital pillar of the state’s agrarian economy, sustaining the livelihoods of over ten lakh farmers, generating employment for more than four lakh workers, and contributing substantially to exports and rural development. However, […]
May 18, 2026
With the United Democratic Front’s historic mandate in the 2026 Assembly elections, V.D. Satheesan steps into Cliff House not merely as Kerala’s thirteenth Chief Minister, but as the custodian of an unprecedented generational hope. The massive support that propelled […]