The report of the Committee on Revising and Revitalising Public Private Partnership Model of Infrastructure chaired by Dr.Vijay Kelkar has some very...

The RBI recently released two reports on the condition of Banking and Allied Sectors in India. The first is on Trends and Progress of the banking...

The recently released mid-year review of the Indian economy by the finance ministry offers some fascinating insights into Indian public policy and...

India follows a parliamentary system of democracy. Its governance system consists of the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. A fourth...

The recent floods in Chennai and our reaction to it reflects a deeper malaise affecting us all. It is not only to do with urban governance but also...

A staggering 147 Heads of State have assembled at Paris to discuss and possibly find a solution to the problem of climate change at the COP-21. The...

India has seen a strong standalone performance in its growth in the recent past as compared to the other BRICS economies. This is partly due to the...

A raging debate has risen in India about tolerance or, as some would argue, the reduction of it. The hypothesis about tolerance or intolerance can be...

Healthcare, education and law and order are thought to be the main concerns of nation-states across the world. The Indian state has traditionally been...

Last week Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.75 percent. This reduction now takes the...

One of the major paradigm shifts one sees of late in India’s political economy is a focus on states. With terms like competitive and cooperative...

Recent events in the Chinese economy and its impact on the world markets merit attention. On August 24, a day also known as ‘Black Monday’, financial...