Global Financial Crisis: A Perspective from India

In the last two years we’ve heard a lot about the global financial crisis. Two years hence we now need to ask how the global financial crisis effected India and why?

Street Vendors Policy: Recommendations from Roundtable

The outcome of Policy Roundtable with MPs organized by Centre for Civil Society on 18 Nov 2009, Delhi:

Set up Central Empowered Committee: We recommend Central Government to set up a ‘Central Empowered…

Dubai Debacle: Role of Credit Rating Agencies

Market responds to a large number of signals emanating from an equally large number of sources and the soundness of the market depends a lot on the reliability of these signals themselves. One of the important signals that market participants rely…

Right to Education: Promises and Pitfalls

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill ( RTE Bill)’s implementation is fraught with major challenges.

Right to Quality Education: Assessments and Learning Outcomes

Education policies for the most disadvantaged

In spite of serious shortcomings in our education policy, the poorest parents are finding ways to access quality education of their choice. In a phenomenon that is increasingly finding favour among the urban poor, ‘affordable private schools’ are…

Is compulsory voting democratic?

Recently the Gujarat government made voting compulsory in all local self government bodies. This contentious move, the first in the country, has led to an extensive debate with many supporters and sceptics battling around the constitutional and democratic nature of such a…

One India One people Interview

I recently gave an interview to One India One People magazine. Here is an excerpt on what I think are the three main reforms that need to be taken up on a urgent basis to bring about a positive impact on society: