Decentralisation
Op-ed March 30, 2023
Opinion | Asymmetries in Urban Politics
Considering that Mumbai and Bangalore are among Asia’s richest municipalities and have annual budgets larger than those of several Indian states, the situation raises important questions about electoral politics and local governments.
Paper March 15, 2023
Parallel Streams: Political Federalism and Economic Integration in India
As a conceptual and theoretical framework, economic integration has a long history of discord and disagreement—much of it still unsettled….
Op-ed December 5, 2022
Book review | ‘South vs North’: Are north and south India frenemies?
South India’s resentment for northern states comes from losing control over resources due to population divergence and centralised government, as shown by Nilakantan RS in his new book ‘South vs North: India’s Great Divide