Rajesh Trichur Venkiteswaran
![Rajesh Trichur Venkiteswaran](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/RajeshTV.jpg)
Biography
Publications
Rajesh Venkiteswaran is a freelance journalist. His articles have appeared in the following publications: The Interpreter at Lowy Institute, Australia, Global Finance Magazine, United States, Tea After Twelve, Germany,
Norway Today, Countercurrents.org, New Delhi Times, Aarthiknews, and Pajhwok Afghan News.
![India’s failure to include enough women in politics](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1232351353%20copy.jpg?itok=tGQqu-nC)
India’s failure to include enough women in politics
The world’s largest democracy has barely begun to draw on half its pool of candidates.
![Food grains rot in India while millions live with empty stomachs](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2205894134_32bac5c0b8_o.jpg?itok=ihtKptkC)
Food grains rot in India while millions live with empty stomachs
A wasteful government supply chain, unscrupulous dealers, and glaring loopholes leave the downtrodden needlessly hungry.
![Why is India building the world’s tallest statue?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Statue_of_Shivaji_Maharaj_at_front_of_Agra_Fort.jpg?itok=fHnMWa8D)
Why is India building the world’s tallest statue?
Ballooning costs amid global competition for bragging rights should prompt India to invest more in existing attractions.
![Poor man’s cigarette: India’s unspoken epidemic](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Bidis%20WEB%20MIN%20USE%201.jpg?itok=PACk7F4a)
Poor man’s cigarette: India’s unspoken epidemic
Watered-down regulation of the “bidi” industry has created disastrous consequences for smokers and the country alike.
![India’s Nipah virus outbreak and misleading media](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-151050666-mini.jpg?itok=68yz747-)
India’s Nipah virus outbreak and misleading media
Unnecessary panic was sparked after social and traditional media alike disseminated distorted information.
![India: guiltless children in prison](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-453175444mini.jpg?itok=knVnW8s5)
India: guiltless children in prison
More than 1800 children languish in Indian jails with their imprisoned mothers, often as a consequence of bureaucratic incompetence.
![India: death penalty for rape ignores justice failings](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-949485186mini.jpg?itok=LsoFVAhv)
India: death penalty for rape ignores justice failings
Imposing capital punishment is no fix for a chronic lack of trust in police and the courts.