The election manifestos of the BJP and the INC for the past three election cycles illustrate how law and order has taken a backseat to other political priorities.
India is urbanising and putting increasing pressure on urban land and there is growing impetus to convert land from agriculture to non-agriculture use.
This chapter aims to tackle financing concerns in Indian urban infrastructure, which is part of the larger national infrastructure investment requirement of US$526 billion, covering areas like national highways, energy, and railways.
This paper discusses the political economy of definitions of urban and rural in India. When using alternative definitions of urban, we find that India is much more urban than is officially recognised and present a case for alternate definitions.
A survey of 20,597 households across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru to assess households’ perception of safety and the police, identify behavioural changes adopted by households to avoid victimisation, and estimate the incidence of crime.