The contemporary political economy of India reveals a stark, structural dichotomy that defies the conventional metrics of a unified national market. On one side stands the formal state apparatus—the public sector—where remuneration is protected by statutory commissions, insulated from macroeconomic shocks, and indexed to …… Read More “The Two Indias: A Structural Critique of Public Sector Privilege, Private Sector Exploitation, and the Political Economy of Minimum Wages”