Why aren't policymakers in developing countries more concerned about low learning levels? One answer is that they overestimate (y-axis) actual literacy rates (x-axis). From our new Center for Global Development report:

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The Art of Translation: An interview with yours truly on the Navigating India podcast. youtu.be/ii2xPLAE7tg?si…

Land, Law and Empire by John Marriott An innovative exploration of the British Empire's foundational quest for territorial power in seventeenth-century India. 📚 cup.org/45cgop9 #britishhistory

Ruttie turned her attention to “crystals and séances” and then, on her 29th birthday, Ruttie died. Jinnah’s daughter and Nehru’s sister were both convinced she committed suicide.

Rahul Verma, Fellow, CPR (Rahul Verma) and Neelanjan Sircar (Neelanjan Sircar) have curated the latest issue of the Indian Politics and Policy journal. This issue shifts the focus from “how does one explain the 2024 national election results?” to “what can the 2024 national

Fieldwork is fun because you see dev econ papers in the wild! (Spotted in rural Himachal Pradesh…)

Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy in 4K (150 GB) Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955) - transfer.it/t/82jIL6pzmRCZ Aparajito (The Unvanquished) (1956) - transfer.it/t/1nwfqjw3ALwC Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959) - transfer.it/t/NdRZG35TXDQL

The growing strength of Indian non-fiction — the last four longlists of the New India Foundation's Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize tell quite a story.

At the iconic Bahrisons Booksellers in Khan Market yesterday signing copies of Trial By Water: Indus Basin and India- Pakistan Relations published by Penguin Random House.

A decade on, the force of Akshaya Mukul’s magnificent debut still reverberates—now celebrated in a handsome new hardback edition!

Very pleased to share the news that I have been awarded an honorary doctorate by SOAS University of London. The scholars and researchers of SOAS have deeply influenced my own writing over the decades. SOAS University of London soas.ac.uk/about/news/soa…

Creamy layer 'Equivalence' :An Informative article by Sh Shyamlal Yadav Shyamlal Yadav #CreamyLayer #Equivalence #Obc #Reservation #Jobs #GovtExams #Income #WealthTest #Salary #AgriculturalIncome #UPSC Source:IE

ECI's control over officials :An informative article by Ms Ritika Chopra Ritika Chopra #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #chiefelectioncommissioner #ElectionCommisioners #power #Constitution #Law #DisciplinaryControl #Official #staffing #StateGovt #ElectionDuty #WestBengal #UPSC

Special Issue out now: “When Law Meets Dissent” How do opposition forces operate within and against constitutional systems? How does public law influence their struggle for relevance? And how far disconnected are its legal ideals from political practice? d7fb2.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/6rq…