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On how India is governed

Policy briefs, opinion pieces, and a newsletter. The subjects wander — money in elections, caste, the right to protest, domestic work, and the state's handling of technology — but the question underneath is usually the same one: who actually bears the cost of a rule written with good intentions?

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Briefs and opinion

Policy briefTakshashila Institution · November 2025 · with Megha Nambiar
Smart FIRs: Leveraging AI to Improve Efficiency and Trust in India's Police System
A proposal to modernise how First Information Reports are registered in India — AI assistance paired with human police oversight, delivered through a public-private partnership and piloted across one urban and one rural district in Karnataka before any wider rollout.
Op-edMoneycontrol · co-authored
Karnataka's proposed law to aid domestic workers will end up hurting them
An argument that a bill written to protect domestic workers would, in practice, price many of them out of the work it means to secure.
CapstoneCapstone, PGP in Public Policy · May 2026
Breaking the Entry Barrier: How E-TRAC Can Democratize Indian Election Finance
Election spending in India rose from ₹30,000 crore in 2014 to ₹1.35 lakh crore in 2024. E-TRAC is a system of monitored candidate accounts, transparent electoral bonds and state-matched small donations designed to lower the cost of standing for office.

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Pondering Policy

Where I write regularly, on Indian public policy in whatever form the question takes — money and elections, caste, protest, labour, and the state's handling of technology.

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