Digital Infrastructure
This edition of the State of Finance in India report has India’s digital economy and its impact as its special theme. The term ‘infrastructure’ conjures up images of large projects made of steel and...
How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India
Implementing projects through Special Purpose Vehicles altered the balance between the levels of government with a centralising vision and control. When the Indian government announced the Smart City Mission 10 years ago, it mandated...
Why Are We Pushed Into Digital Money? Who Benefits? — THE MONEY TRAIL
Aadhar is finally revealing its true colours. From an identification system, it has metamorphosed into a data gold mine for fintech companies. This was always the idea, brags Nandan Nilekani and his band. And...
Rethinking the Right to Internet Access and What it Entails
Since the turn of the 21st century, the Indian state has increased its focus on using digital technologies to provide and organise government services. As information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become ubiquitous, e-governance has...
Booklet: Looking Back at One Year of Demonetisation
Compilation of essays written on the impact of demonetisation on the people and economy.
