So the Union Budget for 24-25 has been tabled. The Employment linked incentives and Internship scheme acknowledge the problem but are not the best solutions. So what next? Yamini Aiyar answers.

Here’s the full conversation on the nature and scale of India’s unemployment challenge and an assessment of the ELI schemes in the budget with Yamini Aiyar youtu.be/NLK4K0EFL5I?si…

Beautifully written.

Super excited to share that our 1st batch of #BudgetInsights is out!! The analysis takes a deep-dive into key Ministries and Departments covering #health #women #children #drinkingwater #sanitation 🧵(1/7) First up is #DrinkingWater and #Sanitation Dept. #BudgetInsights

If there is one piece you read today, let it be this one by Apar. On Modi240’s attempt to create a draconian license raj to control and cage digital content creators.

A fillip to fiscal federalism. In the HT, on the Supreme Court’s 9-judge bench ruling: hindustantimes.com/opinion/sc-uph…

The Employment linked incentive schemes are the ‘big idea’ in Budget 2024-25. Yamini Aiyar explains why they may prove to be a drop in the ocean when it comes to solving the jobs problem. Must hear this.

Lesson for Everyone: If u are Driving and the Streets are flooded, carry your Car on your Shoulder and Cross the Street.

Life is satire, why write jokes

At this stage, it would be more honest to repeal Article 239AA and bring Delhi formally under LG rule. SC has through its interpretations achieved that in effect.

It might sound counter intuitive but I argue that Bangladesh had serious eco problems beneath the shine of it being 2nd largest RMG exporter. Yesterday’s events have an imp lesson for large countries in the global south: export led growth isn’t a silver bullet in itself.

NCERT text bks need rewriting. As a parent I find it hard to argue w/h the kids when the say it's SO BORING. They really are. But the BEST thing abt them is the PREAMBLE. It's a national shame that this is axed & no one cares abt the pedagogical content of the bks.

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Sharp as a shard piece by ⁦Yamini Aiyar⁩. On why capitalism fails to win over India and much more Why politicians choose statist solutions over economic reforms. Source: Foreign Affairs search.app/Ns2AqCZda9AYrW…

A prominent economist, now connected to politics, once told me: "I don't care about inequality, only poverty alleviation." This piece by Yamini Aiyar is the best exposition I've read on why inequality matters in politics & India's growth trajectory. foreignaffairs.com/india/india-el…

On lateral entry debate re-upping an old piece Bringing an “expert” into a broken system is unlikely to fix the problem. At best, experts will be like islands... at worst, they will get lost in the structural failures that the Indian state faces hindustantimes.com/columns/can-la…

The landscape of Indian non-fiction today is prolific, exciting, and constantly pushing boundaries — 10 books from the Longlist of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2024 reflect on the evolution of the world's largest democracy. #Announcement

Here is the Fall program of seminars and events at the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia | ⁦Saxena Center @ Brown⁩, ⁦Watson Institute⁩ |

New Beginnings! A true privilege to be spending the year at the Saxena Center and Watson Institute, Brown University. Looking forward to an exciting stint, learning from the best Saxena Center @ Brown