Tag: Development
India-Singapore Relations: Time to move beyond Infrastructure and Finance?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Singapore on the 23rd November for a State Visit to Singapore in a longer follow … More
Regionalism Reloaded : It is time to call it Federalism
I am back from a half month long work sojourn to Coastal Tamil Nadu from Chennai to Kanyakumari with stops … More
Politics in Urban India needs a reboot: an exegesis
India is rapidly urbanizing as cities expand into the hinterland and form urban mega clusters like the National Capital Region … More
It’s a ‘Dammed’ affair: Energy, Politics and Development in Uttaranchal
In the past couple of weeks we have seen man made environmental disasters in two contrasting ecosystems in the Himalayan … More
Is the Secularism Question, really secular?
In India the reality is that the discourse on secularism boils down to trivial politics. As per the 42nd amendment … More
Development not Digital Democracy!
Public engagement on social media came of age with the 2008 US presidential polls with the Obama Campaign leveraging the … More
Environmental Governance as inclusive Developmental Architecture: Time for action
There are a few issues with the public discourse on Environmental issues. Environment matters are essentially political as they are … More
Is the Green Tape killing Development: a pragmatic environmentalist’s take?
I prefer to read the pink papers as I feel they address more relevant issues of the day rather than … More
Its the Energy Paradigm Stupid: Equity and Development in Rural India
I read articles and research oriented works on Energy Governance in Grad School where i took courses on Environmental Policy. … More