Bridge The Borders: Connect Asia And Beyond! A Brief Review of AIIB’s Report

India’s ballooning NPA and banking crisis is a testimony to the reality whereby infrastructure projects have not only failed to bring in private capital, but have instead managed to siphon off small savers’ money...

Read more April 12, 2019 at 2:51 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

Massive PPP Investment In Infrastructure: For Whom And For What?

It is being emphasised quite often that the infrastructure sector is a crucial driver for the Indian economy. The sector would be responsible for propelling India’s overall development and enjoys intense focus from the...

Read more March 23, 2019 at 11:08 am Counterview

Infrastructure Finance in India and the Public Private Partnerships

Read more March 22, 2019 at 4:09 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

As Bhopal Is Recast As A Smart City, Its Poor Have A Question: Where’s The Room For Us?

Madhya Pradesh’s capital is among the first 20 cities chosen for redevelopment under the Narendra Modi government’s Smart Cities Mission. The brochures sell a dream: new residences, services accessed through mobile phone apps, outdoor...

Read more January 28, 2019 at 1:36 pm Scroll.in

Briefing Note: IFC, Climate Change and Investments in Cities

The briefing note discusses the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) analysis and estimates of the investment opportunities in infrastructure development opening up, primarily for the private sector, in the urban areas due to the aggravating...

Read more January 5, 2019 at 6:57 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण

कैंब्रिज के अर्थशास्त्री, हा-जून चांग का मानना है कि ‘अर्थशास्त्र का 95 प्रतिशत सिर्फ सामान्य समझ है, जिसे गणित और भारी-भरकम शब्दावली का प्रयोग करके मुश्किल बनाया जाता है।’ इससे हम समझ सकते हैं...

Read more December 21, 2018 at 5:50 pm Nishant

आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है

भारत सरकार देश के विकास के नाम पर बड़ी ढांचागत परियोजनाओ के निमार्ण पर पिछलें कुछ दशकों से लगातार बल दे रही है। इन परियोजनाओं को भारत के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद की वृद्धि दर...

Read more October 27, 2018 at 4:34 am Divya Himachal

शहर-गाँव के बीच की खाई तेज़ी से बढ़ा रहा विकास का आधुनिक मॉडल

अधोसंरचना, ख़ासकर ऊर्जा के नाम पर हमारे देश में जो हो रहा है उसे सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति की खुल्लाम-खुल्ला लूट के अलावा क्या कहा जा सकता है? मध्यप्रदेश सरीखे राज्य में जहाँ ख़ुद सरकारी दस्तावेज़ों...

Read more October 27, 2018 at 3:41 am Subah Savere

Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

The AIIBs vision must comprise multi-dimensional aspects, including social infrastructure like health and education. It should focus on people, their involvement and fundamental rights in the city. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has...

Read more October 22, 2018 at 5:45 pm Maju Varghese

आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है

अधोसंरचना, खासकर ऊर्जा के नाम पर हमारे देश में जो हो रहा है उसे सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति की खुल्लम-खुल्ला लूट के अलावा क्या कहा जा सकता है? मध्यप्रदेश सरीखे राज्य में जहां खुद सरकारी दस्तावेजों...

Read more October 21, 2018 at 5:15 pm Sarvodaya Press

Report: History RePPPeated: How PPPs are Failing

Public-Private Partnerships — or PPPs — are increasingly being promoted as a way to finance development projects. This report gives an in-depth, evidence-based analysis of the impact of 10 PPP projects, including two from India,...

Read more October 15, 2018 at 11:38 am CFA

JICA’s Guidelines Violated in the Bullet Train Project

The Japanese Government’s investment agency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project (MAHSR), popularly known as...

Read more September 26, 2018 at 7:28 pm Krishnakant

विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

Read more September 26, 2018 at 5:18 pm Rajesh Kumar

Urban Reforms Agenda from JNNURM to Smart Cities Mission

Increasing urbanisation India has been witnessing the growing pace of urbanization in the country in the past few decades. As per the Census 2011, 31% of the population lives in cities and its contribution...

Read more September 14, 2018 at 2:59 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

Smart cities and Mega Infrastructure projects

As many of you are aware, we ran an intense stakeholder engagement process on Right to the City and the Smart City in India, over a long period of time. This was part of...