India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse

India’s Democracy and Development is in its Districts

YouthPOWER: For the first time, fragmented national data has been consolidated into clear, district-level dashboards

Oct 1

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September 2025

The H1B Paradox: How Brain Drain Became a Symbol of National Pride

No country has become a world leader through the outmigration of its trained talent

Sep 21

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The Politics of the “Middle Class”

Why ignoring middle-class aspiration is liberalism’s blind spot

Sep 9

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Liberalism Must Deliver - and Communicate - Good Governance

Why good policy needs good politics

Sep 3

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Dowry Deaths and the Elite Capture of Feminism

Why has elite women’s representation failed to benefit women at large?

Sep 1

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August 2025

Reclaiming the Nation for Liberalism

Liberalism must adopt the language of nation and patriotism to inspire majorities again

Aug 23

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Rearticulating Liberalism - I: How Liberalism Lost the Majority

Liberalism’s own principles have sown the seeds of its decline. To speak to the majority again, it must evolve

Aug 20

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San Francisco and the Limits of Full-Tilt Liberalism and Capitalism

Homelessness in the richest city on earth - and the crisis of liberal self-correction

Aug 7

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July 2025

IndiaAI Mission Is No Substitute for a National AI Strategy

The IndiaAI Mission lacks the mandate and political heft to drive whole-of-government coordination or signal the long-term political commitment required…

Jul 13

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Some quick thoughts on the Bihar SIR

The EC should have then asked all parties: what will it take for everyone to believe the next voter list is legitimate?

Jul 10

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Between Pragmatism and Pusillanimity

When institutions fail to act in accordance with their mandate, it is not prudence - it is cowardice

Jul 7

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India’s Parliament Is Missing in AI Decision-Making

India’s AI governance is being shaped almost entirely by the executive. India’s political and legislative institutions must act quickly to restore…

Jul 6

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