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Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on which political parties gain and lose from India’s economic liberalization: …Indians are not politically free. Those wielding power and influence can manipulate and coerce their fellow citizens with impunity because of the…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on why bottom-up structural reforms rather than continuous monetary stimuli is necessary for the world economy: It is short-sighted and immature to attribute wholly the issue of farmer suicides to any higher priced…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on how to bridge India’s social capital deficit: If channelized properly, India’s diversity can be a big competitive advantage relative to other economies. A boost in social capital that contains and reverses the…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on why freedom is development (contra Amartya Sen, whose book is titled “Development As Freedom”): …state-enforced egalitarianism is a legitimate position to have and one for which we have some sympathy in a…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on bringing efficiency and quality to food welfare: Building on this broad political consensus, the Union government could design a comprehensives program that provides food security to India’s masses in the form of…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on why public funding in education should go to students, not schools: Poor parents also have voted with their small pockets and have said no to a “free” government option, because they know…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on how commerce enables wildlife conservation: India’s geography and wildlife is as diverse as its population – few other nations can match the richness and variety of the landscapes, flora and fauna on…

Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on the importance of absolute, unconstrained free speech: Free speech is about preventing the state both from forcing individuals to remain silent and from forcing individuals to say something they do not want…