by Amit Chandra
This article originally appeared in the Hindi daily ‘Rajasthan Patrika’ and can be accessed here.
This post is the first in a series of posts that will analyze the role of India in the Bali Ministerial Meeting and its outcome, Bali Package. There are conflicting view points about the actions of India throughout the…
In an interview discussing “linear” vs. “transformative” types of philanthropy, Prof. Lant Pritchett writes the following:
“The easiest way to increase a poor person’s wealth is to let him or her move to a rich country. Most poor…
I was recently in Chhattisgarh as a member of Joint Review Mission of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of teacher education. This initiative of the Government of India’s MHRD, is a nationwide program for restructuring of teacher education, largely in…
According to Mint, a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development ‘recommends that private companies and public-private partnerships have to buy land in the open market’ rather than having the privilege of government compelling…
Both China and India have grown rapidly in the last decade. However, India seems to perform less well in terms of economic growth and poverty alleviation compared to China. China’s results are striking: 9%…
I had first hand experience of ‘Kerala model strike’ early this week during my lecture trip to Calicut. From 6 am to 6 pm, the shops and businesses were closed; no vehicle — public or private — was allowed on the road. It is 6-to-6 because of a court ruling that public life cannot be disturbed…
