Op-ed

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | Will Rera embolden powerful builders?

The costs of penalties, refunds and interest payments thus borne through hamstrung state capacity by developers will then ultimately be paid by consumers in the form of higher prices, without fundamentally increasing housing supply

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | Why are so many houses vacant?

By Sahil Gandhi & Meenaz Munshi

Sahil Gandhi, Assistant Professor at TISS and Meenaz Munshi, Senior Associate at IDFC Institute examine the problem of housing shortage in India cities in a well read Economics blog curated by Professor Ajay Shah.

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | The burden of free parking on our cities

By Rohan Shridhar & Kshitij Batra

In this Livemint article, Junior Fellow, Kshitij Batra and former Associate, Rohan Shridhar argue for disincentivizing car ownership and not treating parking as a public good.

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | A look back at earlier debate may guide our economy ahead

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Niranjan Rajadhyaksha makes a case for revisiting the economic discourse of the 1970s that proved seminal for later reforms and could help us address current problems

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | Why India must remain vocal for global

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Economic isolation is a strategic mistake and India must seize the opportunity to engage globally.

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | How cities, not states, can solve the world’s biggest problems

By Dr. Reuben Abraham

Cities, not nation states, are the dominant form of human civilization in the 21st century.

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | Urbanization: No City-Dweller Left Behind

By Harshita Agrawal

With the Indian general elections around the corner, the team at IDFC Institute wrote a manifesto for planning for our urban future for Pragati.

Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | Failing to acknowledge urbanisation undermines quality of life

By Kadambari Shah & Harshita Agrawal

In this Hindustan Times article, Associate Kadambari Shah and Senior Analyst Harshita Agrawal write about how undercounting urban areas leads to inadequate service delivery and lowers quality of life.