Vibhav Mariwala

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Vibhav Mariwala writes about political economy, history, and the institutions that shape our world. He works on public policy and global macro between London and Mumbai and tweets @VibhavMariwala.

India’s falling birth rate isn’t only a welfare problem, it’s also a growth problem

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

Emergency showed extent of executive power. 50 years on, it’s still embedded in Constitution

AI has a bias against the elderly. It’s bad for business

India’s next demographic dividend is silver generation. Singapore, Canada show how

The 1944 Bombay Plan has lessons for Budget 2024. Invest in human capital

India’s coastal future needs safeguarding. District networks can help build resilience

Fears of India’s founders are coming true. Governors are acting like viceroys

Nehru was the patron, not architect of economic ideas. He had to take on complex negotiations

Indian State was set up to control, not govern. Data-driven policy-making can be antidote