The Indic Prism
Rohit ShindeCulture, politics, economics and public policy through an Indic lens.
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Indians know (almost) nothing about India
Relying on anecdotes is not the way to go.
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One fascinating thing about discourse in India is that no one wants to constrain their pet theories by adhering to available data. People are simply uncomfortable with not knowing the answer...
1% of Indians own 40% of the wealth. So what?
India’s prominent billionaires.
Thomas Piketty has worked a lot on inequality. His recent work became instantly famous. He claimed that present-day India had more inequality than during colonial rule under the British Raj. He gave it a fan...
What’s up with India’s GDP?
Source: Reuters.
The GDP for the second quarter of 2026-27 came in at 7.8%. Reeling from the shocks of the Iran war and the oil blockade, it was quite the surprise. Expectedly, it raised questions for three reasons:
- The International...
What's gone wrong that India grows only at 7%?
Concept for a vertical city in India by Hyperion. Source: Business Insider
In her landmark work “The Future and Its Enemies,” the American cultural commentator Virginia Postrel framed progress as a fight between dynamism and stasis. Scienc...
India Hasn't Made Economics a Culture War, Yet
The rise of India’s prominence in global growth. Source: Econofact.
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The surest way to lose an election in India is to carry out economic reforms. The government that introduced the 1991 reforms lost the 1996 election. PM Modi introduc...
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Writing weekly deep dives on Indian politics, economics, and policy. I unpack complex issues through data. Policy empiricist through and through.
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