A treatise on state capacity. As a student of public policy informally since my teen years, and having lived in many countries- the power of state capacity is the key differentiator in delivering public goods to the poorest citizen. Failed states in South Asia, have created a tarmac for migrant workers to go overseas and in India, between states.

Sadly, avenues to work for the state in India are through the civil services and lateral entry for experts is scoffed as anti social justice. People like me who hold Indian Passports, and are not in the civil service, will find avenues to write and work on policy through think tanks, media and non profits whether they are structured pathways to contribute in the development journey.