Bibek Debroy on Partha Chatterjee and Kalinjara story
Small-ticket corruption has declined. But not the big-ticket Kalinjara variety
By Bibek Debroy August 14, 2022
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Bibek Debroy
Bibek Debroy is an economist and author. He is the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the prime minister. He was also a member of the NITI Aayog.
When a ‘judge’ presides over a ‘court’
Today, instead of a court being a nyayalaya, there are overtones of a rajasabha
By Bibek Debroy July 17, 2022
Bibek Debroy on stolen idols and colonial loot
Thieves, smugglers, collectors, museums connive and operate smoothly
By Bibek Debroy June 19, 2022
Bibek Debroy on piling arrears of criminal justice system, death penalty debate
You cannot monkey around with principles of natural justice
By Bibek Debroy May 22, 2022
India has about 50 acts, 150 laws that are sexist: Bibek Debroy
We have inherited statutes and mindsets that do not gel with Article 14
By Bibek Debroy April 24, 2022
Bibek Debroy writes on why India should focus more on creating quality jobs
Analysis of data shows around 8.5 million jobs need to be created every year
By Bibek Debroy March 27, 2022
India needs a unified public health legislation, writes Bibek Debroy
Covid-19 has reinforced the argument for a unified law
By Bibek Debroy February 27, 2022
How COVID triggered changes in India’s disaster management framework: Bibek Debroy
I know a politician who is petrified of air travel. He belongs to a social class in
By Bibek Debroy January 23, 2022
First Indian-made fountain pen wasn't made in Rajahmundry, but Varanasi: Bibek Debroy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently in Varanasi, where he inaugurated the
By Bibek Debroy January 02, 2022
Why does case property have to be physically produced in court, asks Bibek Debroy
Often, there will be an amusing story about a malkhana (evidence room). For example,
By Bibek Debroy December 05, 2021
What does India gain by remaining a Commonwealth member, asks Bibek Debroy
There is a certificate floating around on social media. It is genuine and is dated
By Bibek Debroy November 07, 2021
How many states are willing to acquire land for expressways, asks Bibek Debroy
Since the 1970s, images of the world at night have been available, courtesy NASA.
By Bibek Debroy October 10, 2021
Parliament should be representative, not elitist: Bibek Debroy
Surveys come up with apparently inconsistent conclusions, because the sample, or
By Bibek Debroy September 12, 2021
Bibek Debroy writes on 2 Indians who were the British Empire's first female graduates
Google Doodles are temporary. On July 19, Union Education Minister Dharmendra
By Bibek Debroy August 15, 2021
Bibek Debroy writes on the unique stepwells of India
I cannot say I like the expression stepwell. Though not quite a portmanteau word, it
By Bibek Debroy July 18, 2021