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Narayani Basu on K. M. Panikkar: India’s Impossible Man
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Yamini Aiyar Schools Us on Education Policy in India
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Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Guha and Rajagopalan discuss India's forgotten environmental thinkers and local solutions
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Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
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India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name | The 1991 Project
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Why Did Indian Exit Polls Get It So Very Wrong? | Get Down and Shruti
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How an SC Judgment Checked the Misuse of Article 356 | Hindustan Times
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A New Engine for Human Learning and Growth | Project Syndicate’s Quarterly “Profit and Peril” Issue
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Goods and Services Tax: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | “Shortcast over Coffee”
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Srivastava and Rajagopalan discuss large-scale experiments on how strategic referral allocation improves worker retention, team productivity, and inclusion while challenging traditional hiring practices in Indian manufacturing
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Narayani Basu on K. M. Panikkar: India’s Impossible Man
Basu and Rajagopalan discuss K.M. Panikkar, who shaped modern India's unity, foreign policy, and constitutional vision
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- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
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Rathin Roy on How India Slices the Fiscal Pie
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- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Chitrakshi Jain and Prashant Reddy T. on the Dysfunction in India's District Courts
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M.R. Sharan Examines Decentralization and Local Representation in India
Sharan and Rajagopalan explore the complexities of local democracy in India
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- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rakesh Mohan Reflects on Dismantling the License Permit Raj
Mohan and Rajagopalan explore how India's control system actually worked, the miracle of 1991's comprehensive reforms, and the structural transformation still needed today
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- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Guha and Rajagopalan discuss India's forgotten environmental thinkers and local solutions
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
Mishra and Rajagopalan discuss trade shocks, fiscal consolidation, and the future of Indian growth
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
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Goods and Services Tax: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | “Shortcast over Coffee”
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India's COVID-19 Crisis
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Srivastava and Rajagopalan discuss large-scale experiments on how strategic referral allocation improves worker retention, team productivity, and inclusion while challenging traditional hiring practices in Indian manufacturing
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Narayani Basu on K. M. Panikkar: India’s Impossible Man
Basu and Rajagopalan discuss K.M. Panikkar, who shaped modern India's unity, foreign policy, and constitutional vision
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Yamini Aiyar Schools Us on Education Policy in India
Aiyar and Rajagopalan discuss Delhi's school reforms, the agency-accountability tradeoff, and building state capacity from the ground up
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rathin Roy on How India Slices the Fiscal Pie
Roy and Rajagopalan discuss India's fiscal federalism, unequal growth, and the politics of redistribution
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Chitrakshi Jain and Prashant Reddy T. on the Dysfunction in India's District Courts
Jain, Reddy T., and Rajagopalan discuss judicial corruption, compulsory retirement, and jury trials
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
M.R. Sharan Examines Decentralization and Local Representation in India
Sharan and Rajagopalan explore the complexities of local democracy in India
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rakesh Mohan Reflects on Dismantling the License Permit Raj
Mohan and Rajagopalan explore how India's control system actually worked, the miracle of 1991's comprehensive reforms, and the structural transformation still needed today
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Guha and Rajagopalan discuss India's forgotten environmental thinkers and local solutions
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
Mishra and Rajagopalan discuss trade shocks, fiscal consolidation, and the future of Indian growth
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Goods and Services Tax: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | “Shortcast over Coffee”
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
India's COVID-19 Crisis
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Ideas of India: Moneylenders and Formal Banking
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Madhav Khosla on the Framing of the Indian Constitution
Shruti Rajagopalan talks with Madhav Khosla about the framing of the Indian Constitution.
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India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name | The 1991 Project
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
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Why Did Indian Exit Polls Get It So Very Wrong? | Get Down and Shruti
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How an SC Judgment Checked the Misuse of Article 356 | Hindustan Times
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
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A New Engine for Human Learning and Growth | Project Syndicate’s Quarterly “Profit and Peril” Issue
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Why India Can’t Repeat Its 1991 Miracle
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India Needs to Move Vaccines to Warp Speed
The country should use the market to get more shots into more arms faster.
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India Bitcoin Ban Would Be a Terrible Idea
The country’s previous attempts at currency controls impoverished Indians and prevented its companies from competing globally. This one won’t work any better.
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Three Essential Steps for India's COVID Vaccine Policy
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An Urgent Need to Reform the Country’s Legislative Processes
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There Is No Political Freedom Without Economic Liberty
Market freedom fosters a freer press, keeps open means of expression, and thus strengthens democracy.
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The Judiciary Mustn’t Violate the Separation of Powers
It must respect the functional and structural reasons why its role is distinct from that of Parliament
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Love Jihad Laws Are a Backlash to India’s Own Progress
It’s not a sign of increasing bigotry but the outcome of positive social and economic changes
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Women Won’t Recover Easily From India’s Pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has made their already daunting road to economic and social independence even more difficult.
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Agricultural Reforms Should Start With Our Land Policy
The grievances of Indian farmers, even rich farmers of Punjab and Haryana, are real. The benefits of the Green Revolution have reached maximum potential, and farmers find themselves with very few avenues to increase their incomes
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The Case for an Economy of Permission-Less Exchanges
Requiring business permits stifles prosperity just as requiring speech permits will choke ideas
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The American Voting System Is Different but Not Worse
The US has a slower counting process but is more flexible, allowing early voting and postal ballots
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The Economics of India’s High Prevalence of Child Brides
Rapid economic growth and education must fight this fallout of poverty and a preference for male children
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India Should Fix Its Warped State-Citizen Relationship
The state must focus on providing public goods well and stop giving subsidy to private goods
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It’s Chiefly Rent Seekers Who Oppose Our Farm Reforms
The few farmers who fear losing their privileges can be brought around by a well-calibrated transition
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