Writing

A meaningful win with sobering qualifications

Fahad talks about what he found different in Kerala, areas where the state has succeeded, and things that need to improve.

Things have gone well when government enabled private initiatives instead of taking over their functions

So is the Kochi airport. They are both done very tastefully.

Do not let fear blind you

Land availability is less of a geographical and more of an institutional problem

The art of interdisciplinarity without embracing bullshit

This is the closest I have come to "feeling the AGI"

Recommendations from what I read recently

Using environmental intensity of GDP to move beyond the simplistic binary

It outdoes India in precociousness, both good and bad

A consumer-led boycott hurts the workers it is trying to help

Part 2 of notes from Emergent Ventures meet-up

Part 1 of notes from Emergent Ventures Conference

A series of articles with data, research, anecdotes, observations, and commentary

A series of articles with data, research, anecdotes, observations, and commentary

The art of interdisciplinarity without embracing bullshit

Why you should write for AIs if you care about the world

When you don't understand limited objectives, success looks like a failure

You were the best boi

Using timeless stories to understand what is happening

My updated beliefs on the robustness of political systems after Trump 2.0

What streetlights taught me about how we become who we are

World peace is not the default. Abandoning Ukraine threatens an abnormal era of stability. The world becomes unsafe when conquests are legitimised.

You can read one article in a day, can't you?

Why Rathin Roy is black pilled on Indian economy and other thoughts

Stories of women who saved millions of lives fighting against all odds

Reflections from a recent visit to Canada

Agenda setters shape how some of the smartest people spend their time.

Is it time to retire gender-based segregation in sports with more nuanced and relevant scientific indicators?

The two could be deeply inter-twinned in a vicious cycle

Three examples that show why it matters

A future with abundant clean energy seems realistic and offers endless possibilities

Why do we value 'real' experiences over dreams?

Hopes, worries and observations from the national election results in India

Review of Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba's recent book, and other things.

The framework of 'thin' and 'thick' desires can simplify our lives, making us happier and more content in the long run

Did Modi 'embarrass' India in the US? Why are many 'wordsmith intellectuals' snobbish and resentful?

A decisive mandate for INC, relevance of individual candidates and continued disappointment on women's representation

What does it mean to be a Republic? How is it different from being democratic - if at all?

What's the point in thinking and writing about anything when we are wrong about so many things? What’s wrong with the current discourse around caste-based reservations in India?

What is joint evaluation? How can it improve the quality of judgement in public policy and otherwise?

The response in the Nupur Sharma row is an instance of tribalism masquerading as liberalism.

Liberalism is practically non-existent in mainstream discourse, principles such as freedom of speech are merely weaponised for tribal warfare.