Ideas of India
Through conversations with top thinkers in the social sciences and beyond, economist Shruti Rajagopalan explores the ideas that will propel India forward.
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Badri Narayanan and M. Krishnan Navigate the Choppy Waters of Fisheries Negotiations
03/28/2024
Badri Narayanan and M. Krishnan Navigate the Choppy Waters of Fisheries Negotiations
Today my guests are and . M. Krishnan is an economist based in Chennai and Singapore, and specializes in agriculture education systems, fisheries, and aquaculture research. He is currently an advisor at Infinite-Sum Modeling Inc and was a distinguished scientist of the Agricultural Research Service of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan is an economist specializing in trade and international policy. He is a Fellow at the (NITI) Aayog, Government of India, where he formerly led the institution’s sections on Trade and Commerce, Strategic Economic Dialogue, International Cooperation, and Vision India@2047. Today we are discussing their recent coauthored paper titled , publis. We spoke about the big issues concerning fisheres, in particular, India’s interests in at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) recently held in Abu Dhabi. Recorded March 13th, 2024. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:50) - Fisheries in India (00:13:46) - Overfishing and Illegal Fishing in India (00:19:59) - Overfishing Negotiations (00:22:01) - Subsidies (00:26:27) - At the Negotiating Table (00:28:24) - IUUs (00:33:01) - Seasonal Fishing Ban (00:37:33) - Leading the Global South (00:45:17) - Measurement (00:48:47) - Domestic Politics (00:53:35) - The Future (00:59:38) - Outro Connect with Ideas of India Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Aparna Chandra Puts the Supreme Court on Trial
03/14/2024
Aparna Chandra Puts the Supreme Court on Trial
is a constitutional scholar and associate professor of law at the National Law school in Bangalore. She is the coauthor, along with and of the recent . We spoke about the problem of pendency across all courts in the Indian judiciary, whether the Supreme Court is truly a people’s court, the problem of special leave petitions, potential ways to reform the judiciary, and much more. Recorded February 16th, 2024. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Timestamps (00:01:12) - Function of the Supreme Court (00:07:05) - Special Leave Petition (SLP) (00:13:57) - A People’s Court? (00:35:56) - Fast tracks and VIP Culture (00:48:25) - Malice, Incompetence or Compassion? (00:52:03) - People Like Us (01:04:41) - Ending SLPs (01:23:15) - Too Cool for Rules (01:29:51) - Chief Justice as First Among Equals (01:33:50) - Outro Connect with Ideas of India Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Doug Irwin on the History and Political Economy of Trade Policy
02/22/2024
Doug Irwin on the History and Political Economy of Trade Policy
This is our 100th episode and I want to thank our listeners, the guests who have been exceptionally generous with their time and insights, the fantastic team at Mercatus that helps me produce and disseminate the podcast, and to all our donors and supporters. Today my guest is , who is the John French Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College. He is the author of dozens of books and papers, most recently, , which is a magisterial history of US trade policy. We spoke about India’s liberalization moment in 1991, the five phases of globalization, British repeal of Corn laws, premature deindustrialization, the relevance of the WTO, absolute versus comparative advantage, the future Argentina, and much more. Recorded January 23rd, 2024. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Rahul Matthan on AI, Privacy, and Digital Public Infrastructure
02/08/2024
Rahul Matthan on AI, Privacy, and Digital Public Infrastructure
Today my guest is , a technology lawyer and partner at Trilegal. He assisted the Indian government in developing India’s data privacy law and he is the author of the recent books and . We spoke about India’s digital public infrastructure revolution, India’s unified payments system, AI, blockchain, the design issues around India’s , Aadhaar, privacy, and much more. Recorded January 22nd, 2024. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Aditya Balasubramanian on Swatantra Party and Opposition Politics in India
01/25/2024
Aditya Balasubramanian on Swatantra Party and Opposition Politics in India
is a Senior Lecturer in History at Australian National University. His research focuses on various aspects of the history of modern South Asia. And he is the author of the new book, . We spoke about the history of a conservative and ideological opposition politics of India, influence of BR Shenoy and more generally the Austrian economists on Swatratra party, about C Rajagopalachari, other members, and much more. Recorded December 22nd, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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The Art of Talking Films with Nasreen Munni Kabir
01/11/2024
The Art of Talking Films with Nasreen Munni Kabir
Today my guest is , a documentary filmmaker, TV producer and director, author, biographer, translator/subtitler, and an absolute authority on all things Hindi cinema. We spoke about her biographical conversation series of books with artists like Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, Lata Mangeshkar, Waheeda Rahman, Zakir Hussain, AR Rahman. We also spoke about her documentary films on Guru Dutt, and television series Movie Mahal chronicling the history of Hindi cinema, how she chooses her subjects, the difficulty of subtitling Hindi films, her favorite films, songs, artists, and much more. Recorded December 12th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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2023 in Review
12/28/2023
2023 in Review
Today the roles are reversed. In the 2023 end of the year review episode, producer Dallas Floer asks Shruti questions from our listeners about Shruti's ideas of India, how Shruti prepares for the podcast, various guests, the most listened to and the most underrated episode picks of the year, and much more. Recorded December 12th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Rajat Kochhar on Agricultural Market Power and Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
12/14/2023
Rajat Kochhar on Agricultural Market Power and Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
Our last scholar in the series this year is Rajat Kocchar, a post-doctoral scholar at University of Chicago’s Energy and Environment Lab. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, and his research lies in the field of environmental economics, in particular, on the understanding the factors that incentivize adaptation to climate shocks. We discussed his paper, “Does Market Power in Local Agricultural Markets Hinder Farmer Climate Change Adaptation?” We talked about the impact of distortionary policies and regulations on farmer’s ability to cope with weather shocks in India, the agricultural produce market system, the choice of crop mix, and the effectiveness of water audits in the UK and much more. Recorded September 21st, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Vani Swarupa Murali on the Lack of Decentralization in India and Its impact on Water Depletion
11/30/2023
Vani Swarupa Murali on the Lack of Decentralization in India and Its impact on Water Depletion
Shruti spoke with Vani Swarupa Murali a PhD. Candidate and an instructor at the South Asian Studies Department in the National University of Singapore (NUS). She has a Masters in Asian Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore. Her research lies at the intersection of political science and agricultural policy and environmental governance. We spoke about “When Sowing is not Reaping: Decentralisation, Groundwater Extraction and Agrarian Livelihoods in Tamil Nadu.” We talked about the overly centralized administrative, political, and fiscal Indian state, its impact on farmers’ livelihood, groundwater depletion and other environmental consequences, and more. Recorded August 31st, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Kartikeya Batra on Long-Run Effects of Land Redistribution in India
11/16/2023
Kartikeya Batra on Long-Run Effects of Land Redistribution in India
Shruti spoke with Kartikeya Batra, who is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of Maryland and has a master’s in international affairs from The Fletcher School. His research lies at the intersection of political economy, development economics, and economic history. They discussed his job market paper titled “,” and talked about the erstwhile Zamindari or Taluqdari system and its impact on modern day Uttar Pradesh, land titling versus land redistribution in India, the importance of property rights, relationship between land owning castes and socioeconomic outcomes, and much more. Recorded September 19th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Vatsal Khandelwal on Pessimistic Belief Correction and its Impact on Well-Being
11/02/2023
Vatsal Khandelwal on Pessimistic Belief Correction and its Impact on Well-Being
In this episode, Shruti spoke with , who is a junior research fellow at and an associate member of the at University of Oxford. His main research interest are development and behavioral economics, with a focus on social and economic networks. They discussed his job market paper titled “,” (coauthored with ). They spoke about pessimistic beliefs and their impact on individual’s well-being, the methods to correct incorrect beliefs about social norms, the importance of social networks, support groups, students’ expectations’ impact on performance more. Recorded September 21st, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Sarath Pillai on the Influence of Nineteenth Century German Thought on Early Twentieth Century Indian Constitutionalists
10/19/2023
Sarath Pillai on the Influence of Nineteenth Century German Thought on Early Twentieth Century Indian Constitutionalists
Shruti spoke with Sarath Pillai, who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the at University of Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD in History from the , a Master of Studies in Law from , a MA in history from the , and a Postgraduate Diploma in archives and records management from the , Delhi. They discussed his job market paper titled “,” recently published in “Comparative Studies in Society and History.” They spoke about how the views of the princely states on federalism and constitutionalism are different from the view of the Indian nationalists; the influence of German thought on India in the early twentieth century; subnationalism and federalism in modern day India and more. Recorded September 6th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Rithika Kumar on the Impact of Male Migration on Women’s Political Engagement
10/05/2023
Rithika Kumar on the Impact of Male Migration on Women’s Political Engagement
Shruti spoke with Rithika Kumar, who is a Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow at the at the University of Notre Dame. She received her PhD in political science from the in August 2023. Her research lies at the intersection of gender, urbanization and politics in India. Shruti and Rithika discussed her job market paper titled “” and the feminization of politics, political and social impact of migration, norms holding back women, and much more. Recorded September 6th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Vanisha Sharma on the Effects of Internet Expansion in Developing Communities
09/21/2023
Vanisha Sharma on the Effects of Internet Expansion in Developing Communities
Shruti spoke with who is a Ph.D. candidate at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. She earned her BA in economics with a double minor in psychology and sociology at the University of Hong Kong. She is also the co-editor-in-chief for the blog , which encourages early researchers to share development economics research. Vanisha's research involves estimating effects of internet expansion in developing, rural communities. We discussed her job market paper titled “” Shruti and Vanisha talked about how farmers learn through social media, how it impacts their farm expenditure, their battle against pests and weather shocks and more. Recorded August 31st, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Duncan Webb on Reducing Anti-Transgender Discrimination in India
09/07/2023
Duncan Webb on Reducing Anti-Transgender Discrimination in India
is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the Paris School of Economics. He received his B.A. in PPE at Oxford University and his masters in economics at Paris School of Economics. His research lies at the intersection of development and behavioral economics. We spoke about his job market paper titled, “.” Shruti and Duncan talked about deep-rooted prejudice versus marginal prejudice, preference falsification, behavior in group settings, endogamy, caste prejudice and more. Recorded August 31st, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur on the Complexity of Violence and Fragility of Order in India
08/31/2023
Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur on the Complexity of Violence and Fragility of Order in India
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Amit Ahuja, Associate Professor of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara, and Devesh Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies at SAIS at Johns Hopkins University, about their latest volume, Internal Security in India: Violence, Order, and the State. Learn more about their latest volume and their other work . Recorded August 24th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on Why Women Economic Policy Makers Matter
08/17/2023
Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on Why Women Economic Policy Makers Matter
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah about women missing from the 1991 reforms high table decision making, trends in female labor force participation, how women in economics are finding their seats in various economic institutions across India, and more. To learn more about Shreyas and Kadambari’s research, oral history interviews, and their work on the 1991 Project, visit . Recorded July 7th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on X Follow on X Follow on X Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Saurabh Kirpal on the Constitutional Case for Marriage Equality in India
08/03/2023
Saurabh Kirpal on the Constitutional Case for Marriage Equality in India
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Saurabh Kirpal about the constitutional roots of marriage equality, fundamental rights, the role of the state, problems and challenges of the Indian courts and much more. Kirpal is a senior advocate at the Delhi High Court, the author of “” and the editor of the anthology “.” Recorded June 26th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Peter J. Boettke on Austrian Economics and the Knowledge Problem
07/19/2023
Peter J. Boettke on Austrian Economics and the Knowledge Problem
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Peter J. Boettke about the writings of F.A. Hayek, why artificial intelligence will not solve the knowledge problem, what many economists throughout history misunderstood about the market process, mainline vs. mainstream economics and much more. Boettke is a Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism and the director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He has written dozens of books, including “The Battle of Ideas: Economics and the Struggle for a Better World,” “The Economic Way of Thinking,” “Living Economics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” and, most recently, “F.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.” Recorded June 8th, 2023. Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Aditi Mittal on Being a Comedian
07/06/2023
Aditi Mittal on Being a Comedian
In this episode, Shruti speaks with about how to build a comedy career, why she curses and makes jokes about sex, the logistical difficulties of being a woman in comedy, male vs. female spaces and much more. Mittal is a comedian, writer and actor. She has two Netflix specials, “” and “Girl Meets Mic,” which is part of the series. Her third show, ,” is on Amazon Prime U.K. and AUS and on NextUp Comedy. She’s also the host and executive producer of the podcast . Recorded May 30th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Rohini Nilekani on Society, State and Markets
06/22/2023
Rohini Nilekani on Society, State and Markets
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Rohini Nilekani about civil society’s role in the state, public infrastructure, building state capacity, democratizing access to credit and much more. Nilekani is a journalist, children’s book author, activist and philanthropist. She is the founder of , a foundation for sustainable water and sanitation, and the co-founder of . She is also the chairperson of and the co-founder and director of , a nonprofit education platform. Her latest book is “.” Recorded May 10th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Amit Varma on The Creator Economy
06/08/2023
Amit Varma on The Creator Economy
In this episode, Shruti speaks with about being alert to changing technologies, building online communities, creating for love vs. validation, how to use ChatGPT productively and much more. Varma is a writer, journalist and podcaster based in Mumbai. He hosts the weekly podcast and is a columnist at the Times of India. He is also the author of the blog , which was active from 2004 to 2008. He won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism in 2007 and 2015, the first person to win it twice. Recorded May 29th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Rahul Sagar on Finding India’s Hidden 19th-Century History
05/25/2023
Rahul Sagar on Finding India’s Hidden 19th-Century History
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Rahul Sagar about East India Company rule vs. crown rule, public finance constitutionalism, effects of technology on India’s intellectual history, historic preservation and much more. Sagar is the Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. His primary research interests are in political theory, political ethics and public policy, and he has written on a range of topics including executive power, moderation and political realism. His books include “The Progressive Maharaja: Sir Madhava Rao’s Hints on the Art and Science of Government,” “To Raise a Fallen People: The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Indian Views on International Politics” and “Secrets and Leaks: The Dilemma of State Secrecy.” Recorded May 16th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Mapping the Journey of Policy Reform with a Policy Reformer
05/11/2023
Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Mapping the Journey of Policy Reform with a Policy Reformer
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Montek Singh Ahluwalia about how policy reforms happen, civil servants vs. technocratic experts, the importance of expert committees, good and bad lobbying, economic growth and much more. Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant who was the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India, a position which carried the rank of cabinet minister. He was previously the first director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund. Recorded April 26th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Sajith Pai on Startups and Venture Capital
04/27/2023
Sajith Pai on Startups and Venture Capital
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Sajith Pai about the various sectors of the Indian market, unique payment systems, public versus private investment, the role of artificial intelligence and much more. Pai is a long-time media executive turned venture capitalist. After working in media and entertainment, much of it in The Times of India Group, across strategy and corporate development roles, he moved to Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture firms, in 2018. At Blume, he actively focuses on and support its investments in the domestech space, including consumertech, smb saas, b2b marketplaces and more. He also . Recorded March 29th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Chakravarthi Rangarajan on Monetary Policy After Liberalization
04/13/2023
Chakravarthi Rangarajan on Monetary Policy After Liberalization
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Chakravarthi Rangarajan about currency crises, how the post-liberalization reforms built on earlier reforms, fiscal dominance, capital mobility and much more. Rangarajan is an Indian economist, a former member of parliament and 19th governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He formerly chaired the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. He is also the chair of the Madras School of Economics; a former president of the Indian Statistical Institute; the founding chairman of the C.R. Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science; former chancellor of the University of Hyderabad; and a professor at Ahmedabad University. His book “” describes the path-breaking reforms that he implemented during his tenure as governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Recorded March 22nd, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S. Jaitley on Individuals and the Indian State
03/30/2023
Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S. Jaitley on Individuals and the Indian State
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Pranay Kotasthane and Raghu S. Jaitley about the intersections of markets, society and the state. They discuss the importance of individual decision-making, self-governance versus good governance, why economic growth is a moral imperative, the persuasive power of Indian cinema and much more. Kotasthane is the deputy director of the Takshashila Institution and chairs the . Jaitley is a public policy and political economy enthusiast. They co-write “,” a newsletter on public policy ideas and frameworks. Their book, “,” examines Indian public policy through the lens of the state. Recorded March 28th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Nitin Pai on Educating Citizens
03/16/2023
Nitin Pai on Educating Citizens
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Nitin Pai about storytelling through the lens of his book, “.” They discuss the lessons of Indian folktales for citizens and bureaucrats, the importance of civic education, when democracy does and doesn’t work, the effects of economic growth on individual prosperity and much more. Pai is the co-founder and director of the , an independent think tank and school of public policy based in Bangalore, whose goal is to champion India’s national interest and constitutional values. Pai previously worked in technology policy for the government of Singapore and played a role in the deregulation of the telecommunications industry and deployment of broadband infrastructure. Recorded March 1st, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Alain Bertaud on Order Without Design
03/02/2023
Alain Bertaud on Order Without Design
In this episode, Shruti speaks with about how Indian cities have evolved, utilities pricing, land use restrictions such as floor area ratio and floor space index, slums, charter cities, urbanization in Africa and much more. Bertaud is an urbanist, distinguished visiting scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and senior research scholar at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management. From 1980 to 1999, he was the principal urban planner at the World Bank. His book about urban planning is titled .” Recorded February 7th, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Poornima Dore on Regional Economic Diversity
02/16/2023
Poornima Dore on Regional Economic Diversity
In this episode, Shruti speaks with about using regions rather than states as the unit of analysis, the importance of the construction sector, diversification, balanced regional development planning and much more. Dore is the director of analytics, insights and impact at Tata Trusts. She teaches at some of India's premier management and technical institutes and is also an active musician. Her research covers macro-regional growth, smart cities and local economy insights. She co-authored “,” a comprehensive study at the National Sample Survey regional level that quantifies regional output and talks about what kind of diversification can help India. Recorded January 31, 2023 Read a enhanced with helpful links. Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter Click for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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