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‘One of the most heartbreaking tragedies’: Gaza doctor’s last goodbye before nine children killed in airstrike theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

Mumbai’s plays used to have a Karachi audience. Lahore’s painters held Delhi shows. Activists walked across the border. After years of declining relations, India & Pakistan are now locked in a cultural cold war. wapo.st/4my3HeC

#JobAlert: We’re #hiring a Research Lead/Associate Fellow, Climate Policy, in New Delhi. Requirements: - Master’s in disciplines related to development & environment + 5 yrs experience with 1–2 publications, or, - PhD in related field + 1–2 publications - Interest in at least

Real Estate Regulatory Authority was introduced in 2016 to bring about transparency in the Indian real estate What was its impact on outcomes? We answer this question in our new Journal of Public Economics paper "Do mandatory disclosures squeeze the lemons?" Link sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 🧵👇 1/6

"Exit barriers reduce entry, misallocate resources and create a long right tail in the age distribution of firms." From a new paper by Shoumitro Chatterjee, Kala Krishna, Kalyani Padmakumar and Yingyan Zhao: "No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from India"

NEW - Selecting the ‘Best’? Competing Dimensions of Politician Quality in the Developing World - cup.org/3F9h2cP - ProfAnanish, Vegard Iversen, Francesca R. Jensenius & Pushkar Maitra #OpenAccess

In Gaza, Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity refused to evacuate. They provide loving care for people with disabilities and special needs.

Applications now open to four Masters and a fully-funded PhD. From an open, interdisciplinary MA in Urban Studies and Practice to more focused programmes in climate, sustainability, economy, infrastructure. All info and application: iihs.ac.in. Deadline June 20th!

Remember the 80-year-old Kashmiri man who died on the bus at the Attari border as he was being deported to a Pakistan that he didn't really belong to? This masterful follow-up from Safwat Zargar | صفوت زرگر in Scroll.in is absolutely crushing. A must read. scroll.in/article/108272…

Excited to share details about workshop on “Labour, Informal Economy, and Structural Transformation under Post-Colonial Capitalism”, Anush Kapadia & I are organising. Fantastic scholars join us on June 4-5 at SOAS Economics, supported by SOAS University of London & New Political Economy initiative.

New publication: "Four Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025" up now at the Stimson Center Stimson Center . Executive summary here, but link to all 12,000 words and 123 footnotes in the next post.

Please circulate! Will Marble and I are looking for a part-time RA to help with various data tasks. This is a remote-work position that is ideal for recent graduates who are considering applying for a social science PhD. Apply here: forms.gle/cTuKp6tRLMsDBk…

A privilege to be on the Francine Frankel Prize Committee this year. Engaging with the remarkable books on South Asian Politics was truly rewarding. Many congrats to the co-winners Sandipto Dasgupta, Adam Auerbach & Tariq Thachil for this well-deserved honor! 📚

Very honored that our book Migrants and Machine Politics is the co-winner of the 2025 Francine Frankel Prize. Many thanks to the award committee. And many congratulations to Sandipto Dasgupta for his fabulous book! 📕📗📘📙 Princeton University Press Tariq Thachil

After yesterday's GDP numbers, the economy is in news & pvt consumption is expected to be the major growth driver. Sharing four stories we did over the past few days focusing on household finances, their rising indebtedness and consumer confidence 1/5

Changed my profile bio: from "Incoming Professor" to "Professor (Economics)". Today, I officially start my position with the Economics department of Azim Premji University. Really excited and looking forward to it. Arjun Jayadev Amit Basole Sam Asher Sebastian Galiani 🇦🇷 🇮🇱

BREAKING: Greta Thunberg is on a dangerous mission to Gaza to BREAK the Israeli blockade on Gaza. The last time she tried Netanyahu BOMBED her boat. Respect, Greta, and best of luck 🫡

Someone asked me recently if Indian schools ask kids to clean their classrooms as part of civic training. I said, no, but if we did, we'd be striking at the heart of the caste system. It should be done. We all need to take (& need to be seen taking) responsibility for cleaning up

June 10 submission deadline getting nearer for this...