March 29, 2015
An unholy alliance
“One cannot dismiss lightly the importance of public opinion shaped by a hegemonic, agenda-driven media narrative”
March 23, 2015
Poll Vaulting Bandits
Visiting Fellow Praveen Chakravarty writes in Outlook: "Do voters really care about corruption? The figures tell a story."
March 15, 2015
A ‘Bharatiya’ approach to development
Visiting Fellow Praveen Chakravarty writes in Hindu Business Line: "India is too diverse and unique a society for Western models to be effective. The MUDRA initiative takes this into account"
March 15, 2015
Modi’s Thatcher Moment
“The principal argument that must be countered is the critics’ refrain that the government’s bill is “anti-farmer”, because it will forcibly dispossess small agricultural producers in the interest of large development projects that, alleged...
March 11, 2015
Job creation - A counter-intuitive model
The rural non-farm sector has emerged as India's largest job creator since 2000 and needs to play a pivotal role in our structural transformation
March 04, 2015
Rate Cut an Endorsement by RBI of Government's Fiscal Strategy: Interview
"In a chat with ET Now, Rajiv Lall, IDFC, shares his views on the latest rate cut by the RBI."
February 27, 2015
Railway Budget: Not just pragmatic but reform Budget
According to Rajiv Lall, the Railway Budget intended to transform railways over the next five years.
January 10, 2015
The Gujarat Model
Reuben Abraham, CEO of IDFC Institute, is quoted in an Economist article on the "Gujarat model" of development.
January 03, 2015
Turn the PPP model on its head
In retrospect, private sector participation in infrastructure was a case of too much too soon. Now, govt should build assets, and then sell them to private operators.
December 29, 2014
Looking for a non-Dravidian answer
Visiting Fellow Praveen Chakravarty writes in The Indian Express: " detailed analysis of nearly 25 years of electoral data, in each of Tamil Nadu’s 234 assembly constituencies in the last 10 elections (Lok Sabha and assembly) since 1991, provide...