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The lottery of life & the role of the State

What India needs is a dynamic and granular database on socio-economic inequalities.

01.07.2025 10

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Political and economic roots of the Emergency

Economic mismanagement and political hubris both contributed to the making of a dark chapter in India’s history.

17.06.2025 30

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Rich Kerala, poor Bengal, and the role of the party

West Bengal's economy has sharply declined since the 1980s, while Kerala has prospered due to demographic changes and a pro-business CPI(M) stance.

06.05.2025 9

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Resetting the rules of the global trade regime

A handful of countries should not be allowed to hold multilateral negotiations to ransom. WTO decisions could be based on voting rather than on...

22.04.2025 20

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Upgrading the plumbing of India’s administration

One way to build expertise in governance would be to break up the IAS into two divisions — a field division and a policy analysis division

11.03.2025 20

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Lessons from India’s fintech revolution

Unlike consumers in the West, many Indian consumers have leapt straight to mobile banking and wallets without any experience with card payments or...

11.02.2025 4

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Does India need another tryst with the plan panel?

10 years of disappointment with its successor organisation, the Niti Aayog, seems to have created a whiff of nostalgia for the old Commission

29.01.2025 10

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Pramit Bhattacharya

The shaky foundations of Bangladesh’s growth

The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate...

18.12.2024 7

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Pramit Bhattacharya

The great Indian debate on national champions

A growth path that is overly dependent on a few oligarchs may not answer the needs of a large and complex democracy

02.12.2024 10

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Three books that help us understand the Trump age

Why did Trump, and not others, succeed in harnessing the latent fears of ordinary Americans? The answer lies in his media game

18.11.2024 2

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Needed: A road map to regulate the regulators

Over the past three decades, Indian policymakers have devoted a lot of time and effort to setting up new regulatory agencies. Now they need to fix...

04.11.2024 2

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Pramit Bhattacharya

Need a clear-eyed trade policy to sustain growth

The current geopolitical moment is to India’s advantage. But India’s economic statecraft needs a serious upgrade if we are to make the most of this...

21.10.2024 4

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