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Powerlessness of the powerful bureaucrat

India, Dec. 24 -- Among the many issues that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country has unleashed, is the burden and stress it is causing to booth level officers (B... Read More


Powerlessness of the powerful bureaucrat

India, Dec. 23 -- Among the many issues that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country has unleashed, is the burden and stress it is causing to booth level officers (B... Read More


In Bihar, the wait for a new governance model

India, Nov. 6 -- Back in 2010, I, like scores of development researchers and policy wonks, was a frequent traveller to rural Bihar. The joke was that if you wanted a job in "development", all you had ... Read More


In Bihar, the wait for a new governance model

India, Nov. 5 -- Back in 2010, I, like scores of development researchers and policy wonks, was a frequent traveller to rural Bihar. The joke was that if you wanted a job in "development", all you had ... Read More


Grand bargain reduced to imperfect compromise

India, Oct. 8 -- Now that the hoopla surrounding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts is behind us, it is time to take a hard look at India's eight-year-old grand bargain. Billed as a shining ex... Read More


New GST regime: A grand bargain reduced to imperfect compromise

India, Oct. 7 -- Now that the hoopla surrounding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts is behind us, it is time to take a hard look at India's eight-year-old grand bargain. Billed as a shining ex... Read More