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Constituent Assembly Debates on Alcohol Ban

In this article, Gayatri Virmani critically analyses the relevance and effectiveness of Article 47 (the intoxication of drinks). She highlights how the negative impacts of the ban on alcohol on national highways and in some states, Bihar in particular, outweigh the positive impacts, concluding that imposing a ban on alcohol is in direct violation of…
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National Health Protection Scheme : Is it really efficient based on Expenditure by the Government?

“There should not be rigidity in funds allocation in the health sector, it should be flexible to different policies within health, there should be an audit mechanism of funds and resources could be improved through cost-effectiveness”. Read on to know more…
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The Impact of Inheritance and Succession Laws on the Economy: Significance of Inheritance and Succession

Through this article, Pallavi Mall aims to show the social significance that inheritance plays, however, inheritance remains deeply problematic since the concept of inheritance perpetuates inequality and the concentration of wealth.
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The Reasonable Expectation of Privacy and the Labyrinth of AADHAR and Constitutionalism

Through this article, Professor Ashit Kumar Srivastava explores the idea of privacy, it’s relationship with AADHAR and how it links to Constitutionalism. The article also looks at judgements from the U.S Supreme Court and relies on them to further elucidate on the concept of informational security. Read on more to find out..
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Embracing the Positive Obligation of Privacy

Mr.Ashit Kumar Srivastava talks about the role of the Union Government as a ‘Data Fiduciary’ after the Puttuswamy judgment which cements the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Even though it is a negative right demanding non-interference of the State, with the Adhaar initiative, the Author…
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Public Policy Series – III

In the following article, the author, Priyam Agarwalla tries to make a point as to how pubic policy making should not be merely seen as a technocratic exercise in form of executive implementation as per (pre)defined rules of the game but must evolve as an interdisciplinary body of knowledge.
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Public Policy Series – I

The Public Policy Series includes a diverse range of perspectives authored by students on the (re)conceptualization of public policy in its application and as a cross-fertilization of thought from other domains of social disciplines. This article is the first one in the public policy series. Read on to know what Soumya Chaturvedi has to say.
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Budget and Infrastructure 2018

Kaainat Pundir, analyses the effect of the Union Budget for FY-2018 on the infrastructure Sector. The article also delves into the role of private investment alongside budgetary allocation to boost infrastructure.
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India’s Visa Policy Reforms

“India has carried out extensive visa application reforms to bolster tourism in the country, most notably through its eVisa provision. However, the aids and interfaces for visa application remain characteristically vague and convoluted, Natasha Agarwal argues. ”
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The Budget After Demonetisation: Will the Government Reform India’s Tax Structure?

Demonetisation was meant to widen India’s tax base and increase our abysmally low tax-GDP ratio. The government could further this aim in more concrete ways through the Budget. In this article, Deepanshu Mohan talks about the possible budget scenarios after demonetisation. “Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence…but…
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Rajan’s craftsmanship

Through this article, Deepanshu Mohan expresses his concerns about the unsatisfactory approaches adopted by most educational institutions towards learning Economics, and lists out the factors that set Raghuram Rajan apart, as a brilliant craftsman of discipline of economics. In the book Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists*, written in 2004, Raghuram Rajan and Luigi Zingales argued…
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India’s Alternative Approach Towards African Market.

In this article, Atharva argues that despite the availability of abundance of mineral reserves in Africa, the country depends on foreign economic actors and investments owing to the lack of a sustainable manufacturing sector. This makes Africa prone to exploitation, by countries that look for an external source to uplift their consumer markets. However, the…
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Nickeled & Dimed

Category: Public Policy

Constituent Assembly Debates on Alcohol Ban

National Health Protection Scheme : Is it really efficient based on Expenditure by the Government?

The Impact of Inheritance and Succession Laws on the Economy: Significance of Inheritance and Succession

The Reasonable Expectation of Privacy and the Labyrinth of AADHAR and Constitutionalism

Embracing the Positive Obligation of Privacy

Public Policy Series – III

Public Policy Series – I

Budget and Infrastructure 2018

India’s Visa Policy Reforms

The Budget After Demonetisation: Will the Government Reform India’s Tax Structure?

Rajan’s craftsmanship

India’s Alternative Approach Towards African Market.