Dr. Balasubramaniam: Citizen engagement in development is essential for true democracy
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My column in Civil Society magazine
I will be writing a column in the Civil Society magazine for the next few months titled ‘Village Voices’. I wanted to begin the series with an article on Mahatma Gandhi, whose message I believe is still relevant and valid. Read the first article that appeared in the March 2019 issue here: https://civilsocietyonline.com/column/village-voices/why-gandhi-still-inspires/
GDP is passe, Human capital takes center stage for WB, IMF
This article appeared in Deccan Herald on 27th October, 2017 and can be seen here: The article can also be read here – While the Indian media and political analysts have been talking about how the slowing down Indian economy is likely to hurt the electoral prospects of the BJP and slow down the Modi-Shah juggernaut, a different scene unfolded last week in distant Washington DC. The annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held then and it brought together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians,