Articles Archive

This section contains essays, reflections, and commentary written by V.J. Christopher on technology, public policy, governance, retirement, and society. These articles complement the research papers and dashboards presented elsewhere on the site.

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🌿 Retirement (1)

🔹 (1) Retirement in the Age of Algorithms, June 2026

💻 Technology & Society (5)

🔹 (1) The Weak Link: Why Dream Technologies Fail to Grow Up

🔹 (2) HAM Radio: The Most Powerful Communication Tool, You Never Knew You Could Own

🔹 (3) Beyond Spectrum Preparedness: Integrating India’s 6G Spectrum Roadmap with a National 6G Deployment Framework

🔹 (4) Way Forward for BSNL to Advanced Technologies through the Indigenous 4G Ecosystem

🔹 (5) 4.5 GHz Upper-Mid-Band: India’s strategic opportunity and the Emerging WRC-27 Scenario

⚖️ Governance (3)

🔹 (1) Does Expensive Liquor Really Make Kerala’s Labour Costly?

🔹 (2) Who Really Pays India’s Taxes?Looking Beyond Rising Income-Tax Returns, Corporate Tax and GST Collections

🔹 (3) Finland is at the edge of the world—and yet at the top of the happiness table. Can we manufacture such happiness in India?

🏛️ Public Affairs (3)

🔹 (1) The Road Reclaimed: How the Supreme Court’s “Right to Walk” Judgment Could Transform Indian Cities

🔹 (2) Walking Through a Paradox: Is Kerala Safer for Pedestrians Than the Numbers Suggest?

🔹(3) Cultural Chaos in Delhi: Mind the Gap

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