Vaisakh Suresh Kumar is a senior program associate at WRI India.
Articles by Vaisakh Suresh Kumar
Guest Column| Punjab’s water woes: Beneficiary states should share the burden
The states of Haryana and Rajasthan, the beneficiaries of Punjab’s rivers, remarkably escape the flood predicaments. They enjoy the rewards, but Punjab bears the brunt of reduced water share and the flooding consequences. This scenario represents a blend of political manoeuvring and economic inequity, breeding unrest and alienation among the people of Punjab.
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 02:56 PM IST
Guest Column| Re-energisation of policy machine is need of hour
The resilience of civil services should be enhanced and sustained through appropriate training and requisite amendments to the existing systems of reward and punishment. Such an effort should focus on more professionalism in the services. Else, aspirational politics based on unsustainable premises will become more pronounced.
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 03:43 PM IST
Guest column: Need to foster balanced role for think tanks in policy-making
The influence of think tanks as power centres in making public policies and mighty governments and corporations manipulating them for their stated or unstated objectives needs to be addressed
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 03:36 AM IST
Wind energy could support India’s decarbonisation journey
While India has made great strides in deploying solar power, another renewable resource – wind – has not witnessed a similar growth path
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 07:41 PM IST