Where are the women in India’s political parties? ++ Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.

Where are the women in India’s political parties? Now that the government has announced the next Census and indicated that women’s reservation is likely to be implemented in the 2029 Lok Sabha election, one wonders what parties are doing to build a steady supply of powerful and influential women leaders in the run-up https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/where-are-the-women-in-indias-political-parties-congress-bjp-10092291/ Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. Women-led MSMEs are the key to ‘Viksit Bharat’ The MSME sector is the backbone of the Indian economy, contributing 30 per cent to GDP and employing over 20 crore people. It is also one of the few spaces in the economy where women’s participation is comparatively higher https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/women-led-msmes-are-the-key-to-viksit-bharat-10091899/ Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.