New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- 'Accelerating India's Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance', written by Indian economist Karthik Muralidharan, has been awarded the prestigious Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2025. The award was announced at the Gaja Talks event, following a discussion with the shortlisted authors. The book was awarded for offering an effective blueprint to unlock India's next phase of growth by focusing on stronger state capacity and effective public service delivery. The piece of writing systematically looks at India's governance challenges, particularly in sectors like education, health, social protection and jobs and presents evidence-based reform strategies that can be executed at the state-level to ensure...