SuvojitWhat does a decentralised service delivery model require to succeed?Delivery of health services is often under-funded. This is not unique to poor countries — from the UK’s travails with the NHS to India’s…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
SuvojitRecovering from the COVID-19 economic crisis in KenyaThe rapid spread of the COVID-19 has paralysed societies worldwide. With 172 confirmed cases, densely populated informal settlements in…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
SuvojitGoI’s Rs1.7 Lakh crore COVID-19 package — how does it stack up against what was needed?India has introduced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore ($23 billion) financial stimulus package to battle the coronavirus pandemic spreading its…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
SuvojitGita Gopinath on managing the economic fallout from coronavirusQuite clear now in countries with sensible/compassionate governments what the public health response needs to be. ‘Flatten the curve’ is…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
SuvojitReclaiming ‘citizenship’ in 2020Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest strike (nothing surgical about it, by the way) against India is the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
SuvojitCaught between humanitarianism and geopolitics, Rohingyas and Bangladesh are strandedAt a social gathering in Dhaka, I was at the receiving end of an impassioned argument about how the international community had done wrong…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
SuvojitModi’s assault on India’s federalismIndia truly witnessed an unprecedented political spectacle last Monday. Literally with the stroke of a pen — and an act of unilateralism…Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
SuvojitPush ahead with bold reforms in educationRecent reports in the media have once again highlighted a seemingly intractable problem with our schooling system — abysmal learning…Mar 5, 2019Mar 5, 2019
SuvojitMore than the violence, it is the silence that should worry usHave things reached a point where the Hindutva forces are confident that any assault on the basic structure of the Indian Constitution…Dec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018
SuvojitIt’s time to improve the ‘Value for Money’ toolkit, and not junk itThe ‘results agenda’ of donor agencies have inspired several heated debates. Value for money is one of the main tools that helps further…Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
