How have disinvestment and privatization reshaped the trajectory, objectives, and institutional framework of economic planning in India, and what implications do these processes hold for state-market relations and developmental policy?

25th August 202525th August 2025 ~ Polity Prober

Disinvestment, Privatization, and the Transformation of Economic Planning in India: State-Market Relations and Developmental Policy The trajectory of Indian economic planning since independence has been deeply shaped by the dialectic between state-led developmentalism and market-oriented reforms. From the Nehruvian vision of a socialist pattern of society anchored in central planning and public sector dominance, India … Continue reading How have disinvestment and privatization reshaped the trajectory, objectives, and institutional framework of economic planning in India, and what implications do these processes hold for state-market relations and developmental policy?

Critically analyse the structure and functions of NITI Aayog in the context of cooperative federalism and policy planning in contemporary India.

27th June 2025 ~ Polity Prober

NITI Aayog: Structure, Functions, and Its Role in Cooperative Federalism and Policy Planning in Contemporary India – A Critical Analysis Introduction The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), established on January 1, 2015, replaced the Planning Commission as India’s apex policy think tank. Envisioned as a dynamic institution fostering cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog reflects … Continue reading Critically analyse the structure and functions of NITI Aayog in the context of cooperative federalism and policy planning in contemporary India.