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Shruti Ambast

What’s the difference between ‘freebies’ for the poor and ‘business incentives’ for the rich?

The real question is is whether a policy is good or bad for development outcomes and fulfilment of human rights.

Protiva Kundu
,
Shruti Ambast
&
Gurpreet Singh
· Jan 29, 2023 · 09:00 am
Nirbhaya Fund could help improve women’s safety – but money allotted for schemes is underutilised

The government’s current spending on specific interventions that address violence against women is not even 25% of the actual requirement.

Shruti Ambast
&
Drishti Rastogi
· Feb 19, 2021 · 06:46 am
India will grossly fail its children if it revokes the no-detention policy

Attributing the fall in learning outcomes to the no-detention policy puts the blame on children even though it is schools and governments that have failed them.

Shruti Ambast
· Jun 06, 2016 · 07:30 pm