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For the New Year!
Posted on: 21 Dec 2012
Five months ago we launched this portal to start new conversations on issues of vital impo ... read on »
On ideology
Posted on: 12 Sep 2012
Ideology plays a big role in the way we judge policies, politicians and even the people we ... read on »
A new voice
Posted on: 18 Jul 2012
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Food Bill: Neither populist nor unaffordable
Ashok Kotwal , Milind Murugkar , Bharat Ramaswami
Posted on: 19 Jun 2013
Topics:   Poverty & Inequality
Tags:   Food Security Bill

Criticism of the National Food Security Bill has led to the government dropping the idea of issuing an Ordinance and instead, saying it would try to get the Bill passed in a special session of Parliament. This article addresses some of the key questions raised by critics of the Bill.
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The power of women’s political voice
Lakshmi Iyer , Anandi Mani
Posted on: 17 Jun 2013
Topics:   Corruption & Crime , Gender , Political Economy
Tags:   Panchayati Raj , Political representation

With more women in power, can India’s women expect to see a fall in violent crime committed against them? This column looks at the effect of a law to mandate minimum numbers for women in public office – its findings are both surprising and encouraging.
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Underperforming even in good times
Arvind Subramanian
Posted on: 14 Jun 2013
Topics:   Economic Growth
Tags:   Growth rate , East Asia

The late Professor Raj Krishna's term ‘Hindu growth rate’ was an aptly pejorative description of India's economic performance in the post-independence period. But how has India performed in the good times, when the country's growth turned around? This column compares India's boom years with East Asia's.
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Lack of aspirations as a poverty trap
Sayantan Ghosal
Posted on: 10 Jun 2013
Topics:   Poverty & Inequality
Tags:   Poverty trap , Aspirations failure

Much of the literature on chronic poverty focuses on external constraints as impediments to escaping the poverty trap. A new strand of research suggests psychological factors such as a lack of aspirations and low self-esteem could reinforce these traps. This column presents results from an ongoing study that demonstrates that it is possible to change these psychological factors.
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A right time for inflation-indexed bonds?
Viral Acharya , Gangadhar Darbha
Posted on: 07 Jun 2013
Topics:   Finance , Macroeconomic Policy
Tags:   Inflation , RBI

While the introduction of inflation-indexed bonds in India has been hailed by many as a step in the right direction, this column argues that their success will depend on how serious the government is about taming inflation. These bonds will help the government reduce its debt only if they are accompanied by anti-inflationary monetary and fiscal policies.
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Does caste influence access to agricultural loans in rural India?
Sunil Mitra Kumar
Posted on: 03 Jun 2013
Topics:   Finance
Tags:   Caste , Agricultural credit , Cooperative banks

Increasing access to agricultural credit in rural India is a major policy priority. This column examines whether farmers’ access to formal agricultural loans depends on their caste. It is found that while commercial banks do not discriminate against lower caste farmers in lending, cooperative banks do as they are prone to interest-group capture at the local level.
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The market for inflation-indexed bonds
Gurbachan Singh
Posted on: 31 May 2013
Topics:   Finance , Macroeconomic Policy
Tags:   Inflation , RBI

On 15 May 2013, the Reserve Bank of India announced that it would begin monthly issues of inflation-indexed bonds starting June 2013. These bonds, wherein in the principal amount adjusts according to changes in the price level, are already in use in the developed world and their introduction in India is a welcome development. However, they are likely to have different implications for India given the presence of the Statutory Liquidity Ratio regulation in the country.
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Could railways have done more to aid economic development in India?
Dan Bogart , Latika Chaudhury
Posted on: 29 May 2013
Topics:   Infrastructure
Tags:   Railways , Transport , Trade

Indian Railways celebrated its 160th anniversary last month. This column argues that while railways played a large economic role in British India, it is likely they could have done more to aid economic growth and development in the country.
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Tuberculosis control in India: More bang for bucks than simply saving lives
Ramanan Laxminarayan , Arindam Nandi
Posted on: 27 May 2013
Topics:   Health
Tags:   Tuberculosis , TB

India has one of the world’s worst records on tuberculosis. This column presents recommendations for how to fight it more cost effectively.
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Bihar’s malnutrition crisis and potential solutions
Ronald Abraham , Andrew Fraker
Posted on: 24 May 2013
Topics:   Corruption & Crime , Health
Tags:   Malnutrition , Bihar , Public service delivery , Programme evaluation

The prevalence of underweight children in Bihar is higher than in any country in the world, and the provision of public services to address malnutrition is poor. Based on an assessment of the government’s nutritional support to mothers and children, this column sheds light on the grim public service delivery, likely causes, and ideas to address the problem.
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