What's holding you back from applying to Takshashila's 48-week Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy (PGP)? Our staff dispel some common myths about the PGP in our new series, "Mythbusters: PGP edition"!

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Some of the work done by the PGP students is at an incredible level of scholarship, with some exciting ideas that can have real world impact. Teaching, mentoring and learning from this cohort of PGP was great fun. Join us for the next cohort: school.takshashila.org.in/pgp

Don't spend hard-earned rupees to go abroad for an MPA if you want to work on India's development. We put in our best to make the Takshashila PGP in Public Policy course awesome. Small class size; mostly online; multi-dimensional learning. Outstanding cohort.

"If Congress wins, it will be because of Dhruv Rathee" We find huge social media usage in the gaons & gullies of UP & discuss its implications. Traditional media's shift to more biased content for survival may have ensured its death. With Yamini Aiyar in The Hindu

Initially was shocked to see Dowry calculator in Shaadi.com A segment of the site show users how much they are worth in the 'dowry' stakes. When you enter your details like educational qualification and income, you are in for a surprise. Instead of showing their

My analysis for The Hindu today on the insights from the cross comparison of #IndiaChina Consumption data. thehindu.com/business/Econo…

In this paper, there are major problems with the coding and interpretation of India-related data. 1. The Design Linked Scheme (2021) is only for fabless startups. Its outlay is NOT $30bn. The total outlay (including for the fabs & OSAT plants) is ~$10 bn. 2. India did not do

Karnataka must make massive investments in its State universities; attract private universities & vocational institutes. This is the best way to improve life opportunities of Kannadigas, not just in the state but anywhere in the world. The interests of Karnataka and

There's been a lot of talk of de-dollarisation yet again, especially after the weaponisation of the dollar. In this paper, I argue that while there is increased competition at the margin for trade payment and invoicing, dollar is not going anywhere soon. takshashila.org.in/research/de-do…

Tocqueville: it's always hard to distinguish the government's counsels from its orders.

With geopolitical competition bearing heavy on economic globalisation, the past few years have seen a lot of talk about the politicisation of capital. But what is less talked about is the politics of labour. Manoj Kewalramani and Anupam Manur discuss this. youtu.be/Hu3F623SxI8?si…

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Breaking News: Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled on Monday, a decision that strikes at the power of big tech companies and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business. nyti.ms/4dcjQkZ

"Holding other things constant, if a country increases its share of global GDP by two percentage points, its share in Olympic medals increases by three points". The best thing a government can do for winning Olympic medals is economic growth. This chart from The Economist from

What could a calibrated approach to an economic partnership with Chinese firms look like? Here's my v0.1 framework. A short #thread

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This week's #SemiconIndia2024. Here's a ready-reckoner on the developments over the last few years. 🧵 (There is much conflicting information on India's semiconductor plans in the public domain. So, I will rely on official press releases only)