Yamini Aiyar
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"We must defend secularism. In doing so, we defend India. We become genuine nationalists, not petty perpetuators of hate and bigotry." In defence of secularism in a time of majoritarian triumphalism.
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I wade into the "revadi" discourse. It delegitimises a democratically forged political bargain. So-called freebies are not abt voters being "bought" but voters placing legitimate democratic pressure on politics. These r a symptom of eco failures & vulnerable livelihoods.
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On why bureaucracy doesn’t believe in welfare. 80% of IAS recruits in 2020 were engineers compared to 18% in 1980. How does changing profile impact bureaucratic behaviour? A provocation to broaden reform debates by focusing on its sociology .
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An absolute privilege to have lead & fought for this remarkable institution. CPR's fierce intellectual independence and democratic spirit have enriched me enormously.
Delighted that
@CPR_India
leadership will now be in the very capable hands of my wonderful colleague Srinivas.
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"These are not the demands of an entitled young population. These are demands of desperation in an economy with limited opportunity." On the pol & socio-eco context that is driving Agnipath protests & why gvt jobs matter to the aspirations of our youth. In HT today (1/2)
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Kudos to FM for recognising loss from 2 years of school closure but really one class one TV, e-content is NOT the answer. Opening schools is the and. Are we so blind to realities on the ground?
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On the education emergency that is putting an opportunities an entire generation and more at risk. I remain baffled by our collective refusal to prioritise the education of our children when all else is open. There is still time, we can fix this, if we care to. In HT today
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Despite formidable challenges
@CPR_India
has stayed stay true to its mission of producing rigorous research & contributing to democratic debate. This years annual report is a tribute to all our friends whose support has empowered us to keep going.
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Unpacking the BJPs welfarism: BJP positions welfare as empowerment, but strips it from the language of rights, and enforces it through centralised delivery & personalised politics. In HT today
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Lockdown extended. Gvt (center & states) shd be much more transparent - what is the rationale?, what has been achieved with time bought so far?, plans for next 2 weeks, exit strat + GoI ECONOMIC PACKAGE. Mistakes of the last 21 days must not be repeated. Trust bldg essential
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can someone pl explain the science behind the h'ble SC decision (and now being vigorously implemented by police) to penalise lone drivers in cars for not wearing masks. Im sure there is sound evidence. As a good citizen, i'd like to learn!
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From a flailing State to a failed State. The“fiction” of India’s health system is exposed. National Government has abdicated from all responsibility. We need a coordinated response but center-states are at war. It's not too late, soon it will be.
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Great. Time for Delhi and other States to take action ASAP. India holds the global distinction of the longest pandemic induced school closures. This must stop, if we care abt our children's future.
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An introspection into the risks of the ubiquitous gvt consultant....a useful compliment to a capable State, but risks hollowing out a disenchanted State that has stopped believing in its own capacity. This is a risk we (consultants & gvt) must be alive to
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The near exclusion of urban poor from India social protection architecture is a serious flaw - this is the one lesson we ought to have learnt from the lockdown. Sadly we havent.
#NDTVTownhall
| Raghuram Rajan, Former RBI Governor, on the difference in the impact of the pandemic in rural and urban areas
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"...the success of SL protests lies in what they have taught the world — that the only path out of the current crisis is through citizens actively participating in the project of democracy. For India, this is the lesson that we must heed." In HT Today
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As India marks 30 yrs since 73rd & 74th constitutional amendments, a reflection on the constraints to genuine grassroots democracy in India and an urgent call for strengthening the most imp level of India's governance structure. in HT today
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History repeats. Urgently need to universalise PDS (demand based not e-pass based), expand MGNREGA + support States to provide cash transfers/ employment schemes ASAP. We cannot let inflict 2020 all over again on our informal workers - this is not their fault.
#DelhiLockdown
| Migrant workers crowd at railway stations and bus stops after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announces lockdown
NDTV’s Mukesh Singh Sengar reports from Delhi’s Anand Vihar
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At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, & when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.
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On the politics of hate vs politics of secularism. The grammar of secularism was not adopted to eschew religion; it was a pathway to peace. Today, we have shunned this principle, favouring instead a religious politics that co-exists with hate. My piece in HT
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A time of transition is an opportunity for reflection. What does it mean to work on “policy” , be policy relevant in a to pursue the goal of “evidence”-based policy-making when the space for contestation and debate over ideas is shrinking?
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Public servant or his masters' voice?
Unpacking the contours of the current trends in an old game, politicisation of bureaucracy & why this is dangerous for democracy. In HT today
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"When the Sardars met the mallus - these are the Punjabi's of the south, they exclaimed!" There is no “North-South divide". There is India, whose diversities of culture, religion, language and food bind us together.
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When fighting a war, designed to ensure that process is punishment, every victory small or large ought to be celebrated. We remain hopeful, for a swift resolution that upholds our constitutional values. One step forward, many more to go.
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"There has been no significant growth of real wages at the all-India level or in the last eight years."
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Inspite....despite...we carry on determined and strong. Please join us for the 2nd lecture in our 50th anniversary series. Devesh Kapur on his important new book "Violence, Order & the Indian State"
Presenting the 2nd lecture in our 50th Anniversary Lecture Series ‘In the Centre’
‘Violence, Order and the Indian State’ by Devesh Kapur
On 12 July, 2023. 5pm
Know more about the lecture here:
#InTheCentre
#50YearsOfCPR
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Bidding farewell to Dr K.P Krishnan, whose tenure at CPR comes to an end, over a scrumptious Bengali lunch, with lovely anecdotes and gossip! Thank you KP for your mentorship and support, you’ve made us better scholars and pub policy professionals.
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The female voter is emerging as the foundation of vishwas politics, with a clear articulation of the female labharathi (beneficiary). My piece on the how the female voter us shifting the arc of electoral politics
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States to meet the PM today, I write with Mekhala Krishnamurthy on the importance of moving away from the centralised command and control approach to COVID 19. States are at the frontlines in this war they must be supported
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A privilege to be on the
@amitvarma
couch ! We talk about life, work , the complexity of institution building in India and of course the Indian State! A little bit of netflix too:) Thanks Amit you charmed in to talking even more than I usually do:)
She’s one of our finest thinkers, & has devoted her life to public policy & building this country.
The awesome
@AiyarYamini
joins me in episode 341 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss her life, her learnings and how the Indian state can be reformed:
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A lesson for India to learn from South Africa. No TVs, No online learning. Back to school. Give our children their right to education
Cabinet also reviewed the resumption of schooling to full-time learning in all schools. Primary, secondary and special schools will return to daily attendance. The regulatory provision for social distancing of 1meter for learners in schools has also been removed.
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“ It is not just a moment where the state, which has pulled all its mighty power behind this event, ceases to be secular. It is also the moment where Hinduism ceases to be religious.”
Shared by Indian Express android app.
Click here to download
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From the pt of view of good, evidence based policy but even more importantly genuine democracy, this foot-dragging on the census should deeply worry all of us. This is the one most critical headline to read today (elections come and go)
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On welfare, citizenship and democracy. India is coalescing toward a techno patrimonial welfare state with imp implications for democracy. My essay for India Forum
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On some days, I really do have the best job in the world. I get to listen to this! What a treat.
@adam_tooze
in conversation with
@pbmehta
at the
#CPRDialogues2022
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There are 3900 orders/notifications in this database. The Indian bureaucracy's 'passion for paper' and red tape at its most visible. State capacity folks...there's many PHDs that could be done from studying these orders.
Just a reminder: the great
@PRSLegislative
is keeping a running tally of all central + state
#COVID19
notifications in India. Searchable database here:
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Responding to an epidemic requires a compassionate State. That migrants have been denied basic dignity is a blot on our democracy. For Lockdown 2.0 state must step up - ensure universal food security, center-state coordination +transparency. My piece
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On repeat because it is just too important to ignore: the urgent need to universalise PDS, enhance fiscal support to states and ramp up MNREGA (+ income support for urban) - necessary pillars of COVID eco response. No spend, no gain! My HT oped
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Go local to open schools. Involve parents; decentralise decision-making; and give schools autonomy for expenditure. We cannot ignore the costs of school closure anymore. I write with Rukmini Banerji
@Pratham_India
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On the life & times of grassroots bureaucrats & why we need new debates and new perspectives to reform governance in India. To wit, the man in the Maybach glasses must empower the man in the Ray-Bans, not belittle him.
Read more at:
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Health is a 'State subject'. Yes. But center needed to empower states - with fiscal & other resources - so they cd do their job + ensure a coordination mechanisms with and b/w states. Instead first there was centralisation & now atmanirbharta... with devastating results
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On the relationship between the bureaucracy and the public. Karnal SDM order to the police to break protestor heads is not an isolated event & pt to a corrosive culture that legitimises demands for public ‘discipline’ to achieve policy goals. My piece
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On the need to rethink pathways to factor market reforms. The Farm laws: Why this is not a 1991 moment. With Mekhala Krishnamurthy in HT today
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On democracy, bureaucracy, State Capacity & the false choices we make. Drawing on
@AkshayMangla
fab new book Making Bureaucracy Work
Read more at:
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End of the road for co-operative federalism? My take on the political economy of the GST and what lies ahead
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A cruel, cruel joke is being played on our children.
After SC raps AAP govt, Delhi to shut down schools from tomorrow, again.
#DelhiPollution
@rupashreenanda
shares details with
@SiddiquiMaha
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Rights, citizenship & welfare and the newly legislated Raj laws - min guaranteed income and gig workers (registration & welfare)
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On the challenges facing regional parties as the push for a new 'federal' front makes headlines. Can regional parties craft a principled politics of federalism? There are serious impediments & some opportunities. I argue with
@rahul_tverma
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late to posting my rant on air pollution policy and what it tells us about the myopic, short term culture of policy making that serves no one and keeps the same story on repeat, year after year.
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Getting the economy back on track. My interview in the Business Standard
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On the federal crisis unleashed by GoI ordinance wresting control over services frm Delhi gvt, Dual control & IAS accountability and why this is key to upholding India's delicate federal balance.
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In the name of "efficiency", the "One Nation" project devalues democracy. Rather than dismiss ‘One Nation’ as a catchy slogan, we must interrogate its intent. in DH today
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Beyond Silkyara smiles, the gloomy State of Workers. "An economy that condemns its workers to remain in precarity, will always be poor no matter how fast its GDP grows"
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What's at stake this election? "Is our democracy robust enough to wrest the debate on inequality and redistribution from fear-mongering, bigotry and divisiveness"
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"Our celebrated demographic dividend is today a ticking time bomb. And we have only ourselves to blame."On schools, school closure and the inextricable link b/w education & inequality. My piece in outlook
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In India, a diminished economic future. Employment trends, the shock to informal sector and persistently high demand for welfare present an alarming picture. Don’t get misled by revenue numbers and corporate profits. I write in the HT today
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As the debate on one nation one election is reingited, reupping 2 pieces arguing strongly against the idea
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YES! OPEN SCHOOLS NOW. Air pollution is no excuse. a)majority do not have air purifiers, indoor air pollution is an equal threat + they may benefit from being in class b) schools are operating at 50% capacity no reason to keep them closed if weddings, festivals & business
If air quality remains poor till January, will we keep schools shut ? How is children’s education always the last priority ? We need to use this low cases window to get kids into classrooms so they can make up the learning lost
#OpenSchools
,the hybrid model option available too
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On the consequences of the shifting profile of who becomes IAS today and the urgent need for training and HR reform to address this. With Rahul Sharma
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"In a democracy, citizens are duty-bound to fights for their rights...not to be supplicants to the mai-baap." On my concerns w/h the new discourse on citizenship that emphasises duties w/o a concomitant emphasis on rights.
Read more at:
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Making productive use out of binge watching Dahaad, I write on the social value of gvt jobs and the complexity (rarely acknowledged) this brings to the challenge of state capacity. In DH today
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To mark
@CPR_India
50th year, a special interview series with CPR scholars. In its 50 yrs the institution has had a ring side view of the evolution of Indian policy. This series is a fab policy history brilliantly put together by
@RohanV
👇first edition on env & climate
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ONOE or ONOP? Simultaneous elections and the challenge to federalism
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On Violence, State and Society
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Really excited to share this study based on 3 years of observing school reforms in Delhi. This is an attempt to understand how ideas translate to ground action through narratives, interpretations & creative resistance of those tasked with implementation (1/2)
*NEW BOOK* Rewriting the Grammar of the
#Education
System: Delhi’s Education Reform
(A Tale of Creative Resistance and Creative Disruption)
✍️ Yamini Aiyar (
@AiyarYamini
), Vincy Davis (
@VincyDavis
), Gokulnath Govindan, & Taanya Kapoor
➡️
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A privilege to welcome
@ptrmadurai
to CPR
@CPR_India
. We learned a great deal from a wide ranging conversation with him on political will, reforming public administration and of course fiscal federalism.
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Tks
@msisodia
for meeting us. Delhi now risks the longest pandemic induced school closure in the world. Even Uganda, the last ctry to re-open has opened. It can be done, it must be done. Our children are hurting.
A delegation of parents of Delhi's children led by
@DrLahariya
,
@AiyarYamini
submitted a memorandum to me signed by more than 1600 parents for reopening of schools.
Why we are the last among major countries to decide on this?
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Great. Now can we open schools please!
Breaking: India to issue fresh tourist visas from October 15, 2021
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RS passed the GNCTD (Ammendment bill) - a deep fracture in India's federal compact that will be hard to repair. This was long in the making Reupping two pieces - from 4yrs ago when art 370 was abrogated that tells us how we got here (1/2)
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Unpacking budget 2024 from a State Capacity lens - persistent weak revenue mob capacity, implementation challenges + lack of federal institutions constraint policy making. Result: smoke & mirror game w/h budget no.s & prioritising infra over health & edu
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15 yrs ago CPRs
@AccInitiative
launched the budget brief series - a deep dive into welfare schemes because we wanted to infused transparency and evidence in to budget debates on welfare. We also wanted the debate to move beyond allocations (1/N)
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Ahead of the Union Budget, a trip down memory lane to tell the story of what led me into the complex world of tracking India's pub finances. This is a plea for greater accountability rather than mere accounting. Let the budget be of the people rather than of, by and for the gvt
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Looking beyond false binaries of state vs mkt and rearchitecting MSP and PDS to move agriculture out of current impasse. States experiments hold the key. This is urgent agst backdrop of climate, war and inflation led crisis in global food economy. With Mekhala in HT today
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"everyone wants decentralisation, but only until his level" On the Fifteenth Finance Commission & the centralisation vs decentralisation tug off war that shapes fiscal federal relations in India
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The amendment to the birth and death registrations Act passed in Parliament was barely debated but it risks excluding the poorest & raises serious concerns of privacy. We argue "Rather than wielding the axe of coercion, less haste & more deliberation was needed" w/h Partha
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People vs the state - democracy is a powerful corrective. As 2020 comes to a close, I look back at this year of protests to reflect on the possibilities & limits of our democracy.
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"A country can only be feminised if its economy truly values the labour of care....feminised society would recognise and confer social value upon this gesture."
@BShrayana
at her best the only thing to read this women's day
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My long essay on India's halting journey toward building a welfare state. As we look forward we need to shed our collective disenchantment with State's capability to deliver core pub services and invest in building the state where we need it the most.
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Getting growth back requires an honest appraisal of the past, a debate that goes beyond GDP and a reform imagination that confronts the realities of our political economy. On 30 yrs of reform & what we shd learn frm 1991. My piece
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[Thread] DDMA meets on Wed to review covid protocols. The latest rise in cases is a reminder that COVID isn't going anywhere & we have to learn to live. This means we have to learn to keep schools open, just as we will keep all other aspects of our eco lives functional (1/5)
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on farm protests & its implications on our politics of representation, politics of reform & poltiics of federalism and how the center faltered. My piece w/h Mekhala Krishnamurthy
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On repeat because 2 mths into the virulent 2nd wave still no word on economic package. Rural unemployment is rising, incomes depleted & hunger is raising its head. Fiscal support to states, universal PDS + ramp up MGNREGA urgently/ income support
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A real privilege for
@CPR_India
to partner with Meghalaya gvt's State Capability Enhancement Project. This is the 1st State gvt to create such a collaborative platform in pursuit of a goal of building strong, capable 21st century public institutions.
In partnership with the
@CPR_India
, the Forum is part of Meghalaya’s flagship State Capability Enhancement Project (SCEP). Through this, we seek to build a collaborative & empowered public sphere, capable of collective problem-solving, required to address 21st century challenges.
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On the new era of "uncooperative federalism". In HT today
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On implications of new Ag laws on federalism. In
@htTweets
I argue with Mekhala Krishnamurthy that bulldozing laws on State subjects minus consensus will undermine implementation and further weaken the federal compact
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The failure to find ways of providing cash transfers to migrants is a consequence of no political will finding legitimacy in a limited bureaucratic imagination. This will cost the ctry far more than the charge of fiscal profligacy or corruption. My column
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A sad day for
@CPR_India
we lost
@DesirajuKeshav
our board member, friend and mentor. One of India's finest IAS officers, a gem of a human being he taught us what it means to be a real professional with a sense of public purpose. Farewell Keshav and thank you
We are deeply saddened by the demise of Mr Keshav Desiraju. He was an integral part of the
@CPR_India
family and his work has inspired generations of scholars at the Centre. His passing is an immeasurable loss to us. Our condolences to his family.
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Good news from Karnataka! Now waiting for Delhi and so many other parts of India to do what is right by our children
Karnataka to resume physical classes for Class 1-5 students from October 25. (Tears of joy)
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The quest for good governance and State capacity is about politics, even if politics is the reason governance in India suffers. Lessons from Nitish Kumars fading governance miracle in Bihar. My HT column
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For India to find its way back on a growth trajectory, economic policymaking post lockdown will need to confront fragilities & inequities head on. We need a new economic imagination: with Mekhala Krishnamurthy
@htTweets
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In
#India
’s federal framework, fiscal transfers are routinely deployed as tools to direct policy & reform at state level… [However] both Centre & states are well aware that reforms need consensus, not carrots-&-sticks-based financing. In HT today
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A must read from
@CPR_India
Mekhala Krishnamurthy and Shoumitro Chatterjee on the limitations of the announcements on agriculture credit.
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