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Yamini Aiyar

Techno-welfare – delivered by Modi: How cash transfers are manufacturing political power in India

The BJP’s new politics is centred around the PM and has carefully crafted his image as the sole patron and provider, capable of delivering welfare.

Yamini Aiyar
· Jan 31, 2024 · 09:00 am
How India's centralised bureaucracy undermines its federalism

When democracy lends itself to greater centralisation, state institutions do not serve as effective checks.

Yamini Aiyar
· Feb 18, 2022 · 09:00 am
Covid-19: Why do Indians not want to be tested and why are so few reporting symptoms?

Lessons from a pilot project in Punjab.

Yamini Aiyar
,
Partha Mukhopadhyay
,
Neelanjan Sircar
&
Jishnu Das
· Oct 25, 2020 · 09:00 am