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Data for India is an exceptional resource, both for researchers and educators. Original sources are meticulously listed, the presentation is crisp, and the explanations reasonable and informative while admitting nuance and other possibilities. Bravo!

Much-needed initiative. Have read 3 pieces so far - A. Rudra (one of India's foremost economic statisticians), M. Narasimham (only RBI insider to ever get the top post), and S. Chaudhuri (founder of EW/EPW) - and they are all excellent!

.Pramit Bhattacharya: "For most of India’s history, our civil servants have been in love with import quotas and tariffs. It gave them a sense of control even as economic output suffered. They need to be vaccinated against the virus of protectionism before India offers a cure to the world."

As one of the world’s largest economies, India must articulate its own vision of how the global trading regime should look like, I argue in the latest #SimplyEconomics column:

This is really big, if it comes true Link: ft.com/content/c2be45…

If you think about how statistics works it’s extremely obvious why a model built on purely statistical patterns would “hallucinate”. Explanation in next tweet.

Good to see new centres of state/regional studies being set up. Much needed! Do apply if you fit the bill:

Had argued last year that the govt. would do well to reconsider its stance on the #CasteCensus. [Some of the fears around the caste census are overblown.] I hope the other 2 challenges highlighted here - jobs and federal tensions - get the attention they deserve:

In the first of a two-part series on India's ongoing GDP revision, I revisit the 'great Indian GDP controversy' that arose after the last revision. #TruthLiesandStatistics

How did one Left bastion (Kerala) grow rich over the past few decades while the other (Bengal) was impoverished? The latest #SimplyEconomics column was on that question hindustantimes.com/opinion/rich-k…

🚨India-UK trade deal done.

This is the post that got Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad arrested by Haryana police. Can't see any issue with it whatsoever. Maybe these days, even long sentences can lead to long sentences.

In the second part of the series, I suggest 3 steps Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation could take to end the 'great Indian GDP controversy': 1) Release raw data and clear documentation 2) Provide sectoral error margins in each release 3) Set up a national accounts research unit #TruthLiesandStatistics

Crowd-sourcing initiative to raise funds for the treatment of a sick child. Verified request. Please share and amplify milaap.org/fundraisers/su…

Indira Gandhi's reliance on loyalists rather than competent policy advisors played a key role in the events that led to the imposition of Emergency in India, I argue in the latest #SimplyEconomics column: