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Suvojit Chattopadhyay

ARTICLES BY SUVOJIT CHATTOPADHYAY

Police and social workers distribute packaged food among homeless (PTI)

Opinion | The time for a universal welfare agenda is now

4 min read . 18 Apr 2020

File photo. There is an imbalance of power between local governments and ‘gram sabhas’. Photo: HT

Democracy depends on vibrant ‘gram sabhas’

4 min read . 01 May 2018

In the 1990s, the push for decentralized governance was very strong, and several countries, including India, made significant progress in decentralizing power to tiers of government closer to its citizens. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Learning from good government

3 min read . 10 Oct 2016

A file photo of Union minister Nitin Gadkari. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

‘Achhe din’ giving BJP a miss?

4 min read . 03 Oct 2016

When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) legislation was in Parliament recently, reams were written about how it was a seminal piece of reform. Photo: Mint

Strengthening of Indian democracy key to unleashing economic reforms

4 min read . 29 Aug 2016

File photo of Erdogan supporters burning an effigy of Fethullah Gulen. The recent failed coup has strengthened the state’s hand in crushing all opposition. Photo: Bloomberg

Holding the state to account

3 min read . 28 Jul 2016

Raghuram Rajan is being accused of not being part of the euphoria over the now-once-again-shining India. Photo: Bloomberg

What does Raghuram Rajan’s exit tell us about the Modi sarkar?

4 min read . 21 Jun 2016

A file photo of Modi campaigning in Kerala before the assembly elections. Photo: PTI

Does the BJP need to rein in Narendra Modi?

4 min read . 19 May 2016

Photo: Hindustan Times

Private providers have a role to play in primary education

5 min read . 14 Apr 2016

A file photo of Bill and Melinda Gates. Photo: AP

The 2016 Gates Letter is all about power

3 min read . 30 Mar 2016

It is important to understand that the right to dissent includes the right to challenge the state. Photo: Reuters

A false idea of Brand India

3 min read . 18 Feb 2016

Photo: Indranil Bhowmick/Mint

How the state is reclaiming power over tribal communities

4 min read . 04 Feb 2016

People have participated in solidarity with the odd-even scheme, partially out of their concern for the levels of air pollution, and also possibly, a curiosity to see if the experiment will yield any results. Photo: PTI

Delhi’s odd-even plan as a public policy experiment

3 min read . 15 Jan 2016

The Indian state is by and large able to enforce that every citizen has the right to cast a single vote; it is less successful in encouraging more people to vote; and even less so, in making people vote for the right considerations. Photo: Hindustan Times

What determines the size of the Indian state?

5 min read . 31 Dec 2015

The political economy of welfare schemes

4 min read . 27 Oct 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters

Modi’s window of opportunity to bring in big reforms is closing fast

5 min read . 30 Sept 2015

Midway through 2015, politicians are facing yet another credibility crisis. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/ Mint

Are politicians once again facing a crisis of credibility?

4 min read . 04 Sept 2015

If Narendra Modi is intent on choking schemes such as the rural jobs guarantee scheme, the much-awaited wage transfers will have little meaning. Photo: Mint

What Digital India will not fix

3 min read . 20 Jul 2015

In his column, Anurag Behar uses the example of measuring the temperature of individuals in a population and how creating incentives for improvement will not yield population-wide improvement in health outcomes. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

If we don’t assess, how will we learn?

4 min read . 22 Jun 2015

While SBA might be failing, it certainly isn’t the first, nor will it be the last state-led sanitation programme to fail in India. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Six steps to a successful sanitation campaign

4 min read . 19 Jun 2015