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If you think of India’s old license-permit raj as a way to enhance productivity it was obviously bonkers. But if you think of it instead as a sophisticated system to extract bribes from businessmen it was well designed. [From “Backstage: The Story Behind India’s High Growth

#ReportLaunch The National Law School of India University (#NLSIU), Bengaluru, and Queen Mary University of London (Queen Mary University of London) are launching a report on the Foreigners Tribunals in Assam titled ‘Unmaking Citizens.’ 🗓️When: July 26, 2025 | 5 pm to 7 pm 📍Where: Teen Murti Bhavan,

India’s biggest state. A $1 trillion goal. Can it deliver? Economist Shruti Rajagopalan pushes Uttar Pradesh’s top advisor Awanish Awasthi on whether bold urban visions can become real-world results.

Left: My view from (July 2023). Achieving stated targets in electronics manufacturing requires a ‘re-coupling’ between Indian & Chinese businesses on 3 dimensions: chips, investments, and talent. Right: Business Standard reports today that govt is open to JVs with China in electronics.

📉 This was a sad week. At least two people relatively close to me came out in favor of tariffs. I would have never guessed they would. Even more concerning: they defended their views with what I believe are deeply flawed economic arguments. 🧵Let me address the first: “Tariffs

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Nietzsche, this one stays with you.

The Inlaks-King's India Institute Studentship is open for applications, enabling scholars currently in PhD programmes at Indian universities for short-term visit to collect material, use facilities and consult experts. Deadline: August 31 Read more: inlaksfoundation.org/opportunities/…

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African cities need to build if they’re going to accommodate the ~900 million people moving in btw now and 2050. 🌆 But an African YIMBY mvt will have to go beyond just upzoning & reforming land use regulations. It must address underlying factor markets: land, capital, & labor

In my new blog post, I talk about my new job at ProgressIreland, and what I hope to achieve with it:

According to Anton Howes (Dr Anton Howes), we have Henry VIII to thank for the Industrial Revolution. Henry VIII might be England's worst king. He debased the currency, imposed devastating wealth taxes, and brought England into pointless and wasteful wars. By the time he died the

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So China gets another extension while India gets smacked with 25% and threats on oil purchases. The contrast won't be lost on anyone in Delhi.

Snake oil reserves?