Just a thought in connection with #5 in homework. There's a lot of talk about 'state capacity' and 'flailing state' in writing, but a visual aid could drive the point of disparities home. I wonder if there's some heat map of Indian state capacity defined on specific parameters (e.g. Niti Aayog Aspirational Districts/Blocks data). Take Karnataka for example, I'm sure there are considerable differences between Bangalore and Bijapur or between Mysore and Hyderabad Karnataka. Any leads on this are welcome. Thank you.
Interesting article with a lovely line at the end. It ignores however the fact that the fault lines between the ruling duo and the RSS were clear since the second term began. Issues of hate speech and anti-Muslim narrative and the promotion of A&A as also tales of corruption by those out in charge of states were common within RSS. The damage was done when the BKU and BMS - both adversely affected by BJP policies - sat down for the first five rounds. When BJP shifted narrative away then the cadre rallied and delivered Odisha, MP and Delhi. It might therefore be useful to see how MH, HR and JH pan out. If they don’t go well and Andhra doesn’t get massive central funds transfer as grant then the situation for the NDA will be FUBAR. As of now India is in good shape.
Just a thought in connection with #5 in homework. There's a lot of talk about 'state capacity' and 'flailing state' in writing, but a visual aid could drive the point of disparities home. I wonder if there's some heat map of Indian state capacity defined on specific parameters (e.g. Niti Aayog Aspirational Districts/Blocks data). Take Karnataka for example, I'm sure there are considerable differences between Bangalore and Bijapur or between Mysore and Hyderabad Karnataka. Any leads on this are welcome. Thank you.
Interesting article with a lovely line at the end. It ignores however the fact that the fault lines between the ruling duo and the RSS were clear since the second term began. Issues of hate speech and anti-Muslim narrative and the promotion of A&A as also tales of corruption by those out in charge of states were common within RSS. The damage was done when the BKU and BMS - both adversely affected by BJP policies - sat down for the first five rounds. When BJP shifted narrative away then the cadre rallied and delivered Odisha, MP and Delhi. It might therefore be useful to see how MH, HR and JH pan out. If they don’t go well and Andhra doesn’t get massive central funds transfer as grant then the situation for the NDA will be FUBAR. As of now India is in good shape.