A piece I wrote on #Bangalore overheard in the back seat of a taxi at midnight. mortarmagazine.com/p/many-tongu...
Many Tongues, One Fare
Bangalore overheard in the back seat of a taxi at midnight
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VivekND
@viveknd.bsky.social
Researcher (International Relations, Global Health Governance, Global Political Economy, Critical Policy); Teacher. Love cats, reptiles, music, meat. Not necessarily in that order. Bangalore based.
Yes, self promotion sucks, academics, but if you don’t do it nobody will find out about your work. The point is to publish and be read, not publish and hope you are discovered by fate, lifted out of a humble and pure obscurity so that you may be both famous and retiring
Superb BMJ editorial by David Michaels & co showing that US OMB rule requiring so-called “gold standard science” is in reality a means of political control 🇺🇸 They offer key recommendations for scientists & institutions to pushback ⬇️ www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Growth has failed to eradicate poverty or to promote wellbeing. Poverty is not inevitable. It is manufactured. Our op-ed with @deschuttero.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others
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As global health budgets shrink, three Geneva-based non-profit R&D groups — @dndi.org, @gardp.bsky.social. & @mmv.org — are joining forces to accelerate lifesaving medicines for malaria, NCDs & antimicrobial resistance. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/non-profit-r...
This is appalling Our center regularly publishes studies, analyses, commentaries & policy reports with our collaborators worldwide—especially partner think tanks & universities in Nigeria, Ghana, India, & Kenya We have many research colleagues in China (one of the main targets of this policy)
A reporter in Oslo faced a barrage of criticism online after she asked why the Indian prime minister had declined to answer questions from the media. scroll.in/latest/10929...
Gotta say it’s a bit on the nose to have a ship full of wealthy white people and an outbreak that’s actually been controlled dominate global media while a major Ebola outbreak in DRC with cross boarder spread is going unnoticed. www.npr.org/2026/05/16/g...
A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
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Today on Scroll: - Ramachandra Guha: Seven power partnerships shaped independent India. Which were the most damaging? - Telangana: Union minister’s son arrested in Pocso case after HC declines to grant interim relief - Excesses in the time of austerity More ⤵️
Daily Brief: Ramachandra Guha - Seven power partnerships shaped independent India. Which were the most damaging? And more
Hello! We’re upgrading the Daily Brief, your guide to Scroll’s best stories, with a sharper design and improved reading experience. As part of this change, we’ll be moving to Daily Brief’s new home on...
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Governments often turn to behavioral mobilisation during moments of economic uncertainty. But such mobilisation works best when it is accompanied by public confidence, institutional credibility and a sense of shared sacrifice. scroll.in/article/1092... Freddy Thomas ✍️
Deceptive food ads are threatening the health of millions of Indians. We have the data. Now we need your help to do the ground reporting. Fund this investigation by contributing here: pages.razorpay.com/pl_SVO3eZ9AD...
We could easily feed, house and provide healthcare to everyone many times over. Overpopulation arguments ignore the elephant in the room, which is the unequal distribution and consumption of resources. The earth can support billions, but it cannot support billionaires.
"With the first one, I was a little circumspect. The second one is where I got more comfortable, because I knew how the book had been received by the musicians themselves," Anurag Banerjee told Diya Isha. Read the full interview here: scroll.in/article/1090...
WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
💉 Vaccine misinformation took center stage in Congress as RFK faced tough questions on science, race, and public trust. 🌍 The stakes go far beyond the US—global health depends on trust. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @who.int
From Vaccines To Racism: RFK Faces Barrage Of Questions In House Committee - Health Policy Watch
Undermining vaccines, failing pregnant black women, threatening to remove black children with ADHD from their parents – these were some of the barrage of
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#TheIndiaFix | "I was honestly astonished at the use of the word dalal. It made India look churlish, jealous, and that it saw the world as a zero-sum game," US political scientist and Pakistan expert, Christine Fair tells Shoaib Daniyal scroll.in/article/1092...
INDIA IN TRANSITION: "Does India Have Too Many Doctors?" CASI Postdoc @kikumbhar.bsky.social argues that India no longer suffers from a shortage of doctors, and for meaningful future health policy, this new reality must be taken seriously by policymakers & experts casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/kiran-ku...
Does India Have Too Many Doctors? | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)
In 2025, while researching the recent rapid increase in the number of medical colleges in India, I discovered that this aspect of the country’s medical education policy was based, shockingly, on a non...
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In these challenging times, I reached out to gain perspectives from inspiring voices in #globalhealth - on challenges, hope and pathways forward. Here are the answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z4... @gavinyamey.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social
Present and future of global health: challenges, how to find hope, and pathways forward.
YouTube video by Shashika Bandara
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Health as a Strategic Leverage: Navigating Chokepoints with Diplomacy Guest Essay by Ilona Kickbusch newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com/health-as-a-...
Health as a Strategic Leverage: Navigating Chokepoints with Diplomacy [GUEST ESSAY]
Newsletter Edition #157 [Treaty Talks] Readers, A no-blinkers view on the shifts shaping global health is necessary, when so much is changing in geopolitics. In today's edition, we bring you a clea...
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novaramedia.com/2026/04/10/m... Some good news from end of last week.
Mexico’s Socialist President to Roll Out Universal Healthcare
Mexico’s 120 million citizens will begin to enjoy free, universal access to healthcare from next year, following a decree by socialist president Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Air pollution isn’t just a respiratory threat—it may also be driving the global rise in diabetes. New research highlights growing links, but scientists say more evidence is needed to confirm causality. ✍️ Disha Shetty @cleanairfund.bsky.social @indosuchus.bsky.social @who.int
Growing Body Of Evidence Links Air Pollution And Diabetes, But More Research Is Needed - Health Policy Watch
Air pollution increases the risk of diabetes, particularly when exposure is long-term, according to emerging evidence.
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I'm only going to believe in global health reform if strategic advisors and high-level panels also include more than token participation of the next generation. So far, that's rarely the case.
Science shows what is possible. From breakthrough medicines and clean air to life-saving vaccines and new discoveries — science works for all of us, every day. This #WorldHealthDay, let's come together and #StandWithScience. 💙
There are four core Geneva Conventions. Each one is focused on a specific group in armed conflict: wounded and sick soldiers on land; wounded and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea; prisoners of war; and civilians in war and occupied territories. This is a good video:
What are the Rules of War? | The Laws of War | ICRC
YouTube video by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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Deceptive food ads are threatening the health of millions of Indians. We have the data. Now we need your help to do the ground reporting. Fund this investigation by clicking here: pages.razorpay.com/pl_SVO3eZ9AD...
