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.
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Devesh Kapur & Arvind Subramanian: Rebuilding the Indian state
Both growth and inclusion need a capable Indian state
India's unique crisis: A short-term fix
A temporary across-the-board import surcharge may need to be part of crisis avoidance plans
India's unique crisis - I
Aspects of the Indian crisis have no parallels in recent history, and the crisis has consequently been misdiagnosed
The other steel frame
State civil services require more attention
 "The other steel frame")
The wrongs of rights
A government that has undermined every institution seeks political cover by launching doomed progressive schemes
 "The wrongs of rights")
India's Goldilocks principle
The author searches for India's interests as the US and China swing between confrontation and accord
 "India's Goldilocks principle")
The importance of the ADB
As the gap between India and China widens, India must strengthen multilateral options like the Asian Development Bank
 "The importance of the ADB")
Competing with Cambodia
The author asks why FDI is not attracted to India - and why Indians themselves are unwilling to set up productive enterprises
 "Competing with Cambodia")
Golden parachutes, leaden results
Retiring officers of the IAS, IPS and the judiciary become regulators and head commissions, weakening the state
Devesh Kapur: Licences for cronyism
The possible conflicts of interest are too great to make it worthwhile to hand out new banking licences to big firms
 "Devesh Kapur: Licences for cronyism")
Devesh Kapur: The Tea Party state
West Bengal's politicians have starved their state of revenue, and thus crippled its ability to serve its citizens
Devesh Kapur: The fear of the foreign
India's lack of trust in its own institutions means the country does not believe it can leverage MNCs to its advantage
Devesh Kapur: The elite's classrooms
The government is internationalising Indian higher education in quite the wrong way
Devesh Kapur: The puzzle of poll financing
Changing how political parties fund their election battles is essential to the fight against corruption
Devesh Kapur & Milan Vaishnav: Builders, politicians, friends forever?
Instead of surprise at the corruption that springs up thanks to real estate regulations, try reforming the laws
Devesh Kapur: Tying up adoptions in red tape
There is too little international adoption from India
Devesh Kapur: The honourable men
In the pursuit of social justice, we are destroying the very institutions that would create an egalitarian society
Devesh Kapur: Decoding India's nonprofits
We need better data about the sector
Devesh Kapur: Riding the shale gas revolution
India must take advantage of low US gas prices by setting up fertiliser plants in America
Devesh Kapur: And now, (modestly) good news
India is less violent, privately and publicly, than ever before