Does Good Economics Make for Bad Politics?
Will India Become an Innovation Powerhouse?
Developments such as the rapid growth of the Indian economy, the movement of technology jobs to India, the emergence of a strong Indian software industry and the announcement of the development of the world’s cheapest car have raised concerns here about whether India could emerge as a serious rival on technological innovation to the United States. In this talk, Professor Krishnan will give you his assessment of the likelihood of this happening drawing on data collected for a book that he is writing on this subject.
Non-Communicable Diseases in India: Dispensing with the Global and Zeroing In on the Domestic
Monday, February 23, 2015
Near the end of President Obama’s recent visit to India, he recorded a radio broadcast with Prime Minister Modi. On the air, Obama indicated a desire to work on public health issues in India once his term ends. One of the issues he referred to, in particular, was obesity, a growing health challenge worldwide. Obesity contributes to several non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that have been garnering more international attention. NCDs refer to health challenges that are largely chronic, evolve gradually, and get progressively worse until tackled.
Moving Toward an Analytical Base for Energy Planning
Monday, February 9, 2015
The lead up to the UN climate change summit in December 2015 is increasingly peppered with speculation about possible outcomes, globally and for India. In preparation, each country is to submit an “Intended Nationally Determined Contribution” or INDC by the middle of the year, ahead of the conference of parties. The attention is on India, given the emphasis in the current US-India relationship about prioritizing a response to climate change.
India's New Rights Agenda: Genesis, Character, and Trends
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India's Islamic Aesthetic Heritage
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Navina Haidar is a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. For almost a decade, she was deeply involved in the planning of the museum’s Islamic galleries, which opened in 2011. She is presently working on an exhibition on the art of India’s Deccan sultanates to be held at the Met in April 2015. Educated at the Universities of Delhi, London, and Oxford, Navina has written and lectured on Indian and Persian painting and Islamic art.
Caste and Religion in the Era of Economic Growth
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Poverty's Brain Drain
Assessing the Subramanian Committee Report
Monday, January 26, 2015
Environmental governance in India is increasingly – and inevitably – contentious. Environmental quality is declining sharply on most indicators such as air, water, and forest cover. At the same time, there are calls for regulatory flexibility to enable pursuit of a “development agenda.” Demands for regulatory and institutional reform are frequently raised by various stakeholders, albeit with widely varying motives.