Keran and Marwah NITI

Keran offers lessons in last-mile governance

Keran and Marwah offer practical lessons for delivering healthcare, education and other services in India’s remote border blocks. Read more »
legacy media vs social media

Legacy media survives social media onslaught amid information overload

Audiences in Indonesia and Singapore rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual and creator‑driven formats of social media. Read more »
India’s farm crisis

India’s farm crisis is now showing up on the dinner plate

India’s cereal-based food system protects against hunger but does far less for farm crisis that affects incomes and dietary quality. #food #farm Read more »
India needs digital infrastructure

India needs digital infrastructure for its buildings

Digital infrastructure covering building and land records could cut approval delays, infrastructure clashes and lending against unauthorised assets. #land #digitalinfra Read more »
economic reforms, 1991 liberalisation

Thirty-five years after, economic reforms confront a new constraint

The 1991 economic reforms helped India become the world’s fifth-largest economy, but weak state capacity now limits productivity, investment and job creation. #liberalisation #economicreforms Read more »
Iron ore production

Iron ore production needs to match steel expansion pace

India's steel output is growing twice as fast as iron ore production, exposing the industry to a widening raw-material constraint. Read more »
India’s Olympics ambitions

India’s Olympics ambitions can gain from British sporting know-how

UK-India sports partnership could help in achieving India's Olympics ambitions and build sporting institutions that outlast the 2036 Games and boost its medal tally. #Olympivs #India #UK Read more »
India’s GDP growth data

India’s GDP growth data still face a trust deficit

India’s GDP growth data under the new series update the economic record, but clearer methods and revision data are needed to restore confidence. #GDP #economy Read more »
Easier FDI rules

Easier FDI rules will not solve India’s investment problem

India’s new FDI rules may cut compliance costs, but weak supply chains and slow courts still deter long-term investment. #FDI Read more »
Private universities

Private universities face a test beyond placements

India needs private universities to expand access, but campuses, rankings and placement figures are poor measures of academic quality. #education Read more »