Desai Diaries

Priority for human development The Union government should allow federalism to function more effectively if it wishes to push human development Nitin Desai There is much discussion now about India becoming a developed country by 20....Read More

Empower our cities As the economy grows, city governance must become a central part of our long-term development strategy Nitin Desai How large is India’s urban population? According to the 13-year-old 2011 Census, the percen....Read More

The geography of unequal growth The weakness of lower-growth states in manufacturing and services needs to be corrected Nitin Desai Income differences between India’s states have widened significantly in the past 30 years. Th....Read More

The recent Bihar Caste Survey provides data about the links between caste and economic status that was not readily available earlier. It focuses on three measures: The incidence of income-linked poverty in a caste group, the proportioof the group hol....Read More

    RISING CLIMATE RISKS by NITIN DESAI The average global temperatures in June and July 2023 were the highest in recorded history.Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today a....Read More

REIMAGINING CLIMATE FINANCE by NITIN DESAI     Climate change is once again emerging as the most critical challenge for global cooperation because of the widespread experience of adverse climate events. and the growing evidence of the ....Read More