Devesh Kapur
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Devesh Kapur
Devesh Kapur is the Starr Foundation professor at the Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.Prior to this, he was the Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, and held the Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India. He has worked as an Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a B. Tech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, an M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D in public policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton.
Devesh Kapur is the Starr Foundation professor at the Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.Prior to this, he was the Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, and held the Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India. He has worked as an Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a B. Tech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, an M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D in public policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton.
Devesh Kapur
'A Sixth of Humanity': Revisiting the idea and project of India
Instead of listing reforms, A Sixth of Humanity by Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur identify necessary conditions that would give India a fair shot at solving important challenges ahead. An excerpt
 "'A Sixth of Humanity': Revisiting the idea and project of India")
Cost of IAF's lesson: 50 squadrons lost
With single-engine, Soviet-era combat aircraft being replaced by twin-engine, Western bloc aircraft, it remains to be seen whether IAF's aircraft, fighter pilots are spared erosion of men, materials
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Solidarity today, new social compact tomorrow
In the concluding part, the authors argue that to prevent India's social fabric from fraying, additional solidarity resources from the wealthy and secure to cushion the millions affected is imperative
 "Solidarity today, new social compact tomorrow")
Fiscal space: Not if but how
In the first part of a series, the authors argue the means must be found to avert potential economic and social collapse post-Covid
Devesh Kapur & Ananth Padmanabhan: Dealing with regional bigotry
Hate crimes against out-of-state migrants strike at the heart of the basic structure of the Constitution
Devesh Kapur: Summitry over substance?
Expectations from Narendra Modi's trip to the United States need to be more realistic
Devesh Kapur: When competence is limited
If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces and new talent
Devesh Kapur, T V Somanathan & Arvind Subramanian: Land-shackled - II
The authors prescribe the cures for India's problems with land
Devesh Kapur, T V Somanathan & Arvind Subramanian: Land-shackled - I
In the first of a two-part series, the authors diagnose India's problem with land
 "Devesh Kapur, T V Somanathan & Arvind Subramanian: Land-shackled - I")
Devesh Kapur: Can India's higher education be saved from the rule of babus?
Greater decentralisation of higher education governance is key to meaningful reform
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Devesh Kapur: Building Indianness
The new government must restore social solidarity
Devesh Kapur: Europe's India aversion
The author explains why very few Indians migrate to the European Union
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Devesh Kapur & Ananth Padmanabhan: Finding better leaders
India's public sector faces a leadership crisis that will be solved only by more open recruitment
Devesh Kapur: What regulation, when man is vile?
The author questions the government's commitment to choosing regulators of quality
Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian: A property tax proposal
Why taxing property for accountable local government is essential
Devesh Kapur & Arvind Subramanian: Taxation's fatal neglect?
Obsessed with spending, the UPA has ignored the vital task of expanding the direct tax net
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Devesh Kapur: Divided by democracy?
Both India and the US have combined to weaken the economic, security and political stabilisers of their ties
Devesh Kapur: India's front rows
The race for VIP perks has pernicious consequences and is undermining the elite's authority
Two theories about gold: Devesh Kapur, Marla Spivack, Arvind Subramanian & Milan Vaishnav
Swiss data secrecy suggests a sinister explanation for India's gold fetish
Devesh Kapur: Manik Sarkar and the Indian Left
Tripura's popular chief minister shows up the failures of the elitist central leadership of India's Left