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State Capacity

Op-ed May 1, 2024

Opinion | Reimagining how the Indian state works

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Building state capacity, a slightly fuzzy term that has grown in popularity in the development discourse, is not an easy task.

Op-ed March 30, 2023

Opinion | Asymmetries in Urban Politics

By Vibhav Mariwala

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 November 18, 2022

Prioritising Rule of Law and Police Reform in India

By Tvesha Sippy, Priya Vedavalli, Avanti Durani & Neha Sinha

In first of a two-part series, we take a look at what is needed to strengthen the rule of law system in India, with a particular focus on better policing.

Op-ed June 10, 2021

Opinion| Decentralisation and social mobilisation during the second wave of COVID-19

By Vibhav Mariwala & Kadambari Shah

In this piece, the authors outline how states have harnessed institutional reform, decentralised governance, and social mobilisation to fight the pandemic.

Op-ed April 6, 2021

Opinion | Strengthen state capacity: This is a must if budgeted funds are to be used effectively for fostering growth

By Kadambari Shah & Vibhav Mariwala

While the Centre has promised economic stimulus, government spending without attention to building adequate state capacity to effectively use those funds will arguably not achieve the desired impact.

Paper March 26, 2021

The first wave of COVID-19 in Kerala: A state capacity perspective

By Sneha P, Kadambari Shah, Vibhav Mariwala, Ashwin Varghese & Mehul Das

This paper discusses how the Kerala Government responded to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and built the globally acclaimed “Kerala Model”

Report March 25, 2021

TICA Distribution Report

By Sofia Imad, Shilpa Rao, Vibhav Mariwala, Mrunalini Chaudhari, Mahesh Kalsekar, Rohit Bajoria & Supriya Shinde

With a vaccine sector valued at ~INR 95 billion, India is a global leader in vaccine manufacturing and production. However, will this infrastructure and capacity be able to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine in a timely manner?

Paper March 9, 2021

Interpreting Kerala’s COVID-19 numbers

By Sneha P & Ashwin Varghese

Using demographic, economic, social data, the authors attempt to describe Kerala’s COVID-19 trajectory, the state’s policy response and how to assess its pandemic performance.

Report January 28, 2021

Police Training and Motivation Perception Study

By Neha Sinha, Avanti Durani, Priya Vedavalli, Tvesha Sippy, Dr. Angela Hawken, Dr. Vineet Kapoor, Jonathan Kulick & Jui Nerurkar

This project aims to highlight the recruits’ perceptions of the current state of police training practices at the Madhya Pradesh Police Academy in Bhopal and suggest improvements.

Op-ed January 9, 2021

Ease of Vetting: Digitisation can help streamline govt audits

By Prakhar Misra & Vibhav Mariwala

A digitised approach to audits can provide real-time data to Parliament, civil servants and citizens, which can hold governments at all levels accountable for their actions

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