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Some thoughts on the likely impact of AI in countries like India
This post will argue that the long-term impact of AI innovations on the typical household’s daily life in a developing country like India will be far…
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The challenges with TOD implementation in India
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) remains an elusive urban planning goal for India despite nearly two decades of efforts.
Jun 5
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Deploying public finance to derisk private capital in innovation and infrastructure
As the heading suggests, this post points to a few thoughts on the challenge of deploying public funds to derisk and crowd-in private capital into those…
Jun 3
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Indian economy's private investment problem
Dec 26, 2025
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The balance sheet of UK's water and sewage privatisation
Apr 22, 2024
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Domestic value addition in manufacturing - iPhone in China
Jun 18, 2025
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The second China shock and the challenge facing its trade partners
Apr 19
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Some low hanging fuits in urban planning
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Implementing TOD in India
I have blogged here outlining nine low-hanging fruits in urban planning, here on the use of land value capture instruments, and here on TDR trading…
May 31
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The missing link in India's FAR market - a trading platform
I blogged here on nine low-hanging fruits in urban planning in India, and here on the actual use of land value capture instruments in India.
May 26
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Applying land value capture to public investments
Donald Shoup, the famous urban planner, posed this great question that goes to the heart of infrastructure finance: “How do you finance a project that…
May 24
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Some thoughts on sustaining high growth rates in India
The flight of foreign portfolio investors since October 2024, coupled with the declining net FDI, has sparked a debate on what should be done to attract…
May 21
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Update on the AI spending boom
I blogged here on the emerging AI economy.
May 19
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The limits to reform as an accounting of activities
This post will urge a note of caution on the trend of treating reform as a purely transactional accounting exercise instead of one which also requires…
May 18
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The myth of ring-fenced "private" markets
One of the biggest enduring myths in the financial markets is the distinction between public and private markets, and the article of faith that private…
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