Policy focus should shift to targeting modestly good growth and using its fruits to improve lives.
India's cities are in poor shape and it is axiomatic that unless you have proper systems of governance in place working through the right kind of institutions, there is no hope for their uplift.
What is really needed is a tenure track where higher pay goes with accountability, not peer review which tends to favour the upward drift of the incumbent mediocrity.
The climate accord secured for India a place at the high table in recognition of its importance for the rest of the world, says Subir Roy.
India has promised to reduce the emission intensity of its growth by 33-35 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030.
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