Ashoka Mody

Oct 16, 2024 | briefingsforbritain.co.uk | Ashoka Mody

Persisting long-term development deficienciesIndia’s youth population is growing rapidly, fueling mindless predictions of a demographic dividend that will power a surge in savings, investment, and growth. For 75 post-independence years, India has failed to create adequate numbers of dignified jobs, pushing the country toward a dangerous tipping point. With job opportunities scarce and new job-seekers multiplying, India is rushing into an imminent demographic disaster.

Oct 14, 2024 | briefingsforbritain.co.uk | Ashoka Mody

Debunking the India hypeIt is just over two years since the manuscript of my book India is Broken went to the printer. Multiple strands of India’s post-independence history, the book’s narrative says, have broken the country’s economy and democracy. On current trends, a social revolution looms. I am aware that the book’s message and narrative are at dramatic odds with widely held rosy perceptions about India.

Oct 7, 2024 | scroll.in | Ashoka Mody

It is just over two years since the manuscript of my book India is Broken went to the printer. Multiple strands of India’s post-Independence history, the book’s narrative says, have broken the country’s economy and democracy. On current trends, a social revolution looms. I am aware that the book’s message and narrative are at dramatic odds with widely held rosy perceptions about India. Indeed, so intense is the “India hype” that some analysts project India as an emerging economic superpower.

Oct 7, 2024 | flipboard.com | Ashoka Mody

A one year old toddler was allegedly slapped by a man in Barcelona where the family was on vacation. A horrifying footage reveals the raging man …

Aug 7, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Ashoka Mody |Amey Tirodkar |Vaishna Roy

Pundits yell their views on television. Analysts dissect incomprehensible statistics. Others torture the data to reconcile fake GDP growth numbers with joblessness alongside anaemic consumption and private investment. They wonder why foreign investors are turning away when the GDP is growing so rapidly. Excitement ebbs, and a vigil begins for the next Budget. I remain strangely detached from the Budget’s sound and fury. Alas, if calm dispassion were so easy, I would be a jivanmukt by now.