Ashwin Mahesh, National Vice President of Loksatta Party, joined us at the sidelines of the IDFC Institute Dialogues on Political Economy to discuss governance problems with managing urbanisation in India, the underrepresentation of urban areas politically, increasing citizen participation, and how ...
In this Mint article, Aakar Patel expresses doubts on Smart Cities Mission. He says "I have no problem with our cities. I have a problem with the people in them. Surat or Bengaluru or even New and Old Delhi are not bad places for visitors. They have their charms (even though one st...