January 14, 2016
A model, not a test case
In 1976, a book titled “Bangladesh: The Test Case of Development” drew significant attention and the hopeless implications of the title...
August 8, 2015
Possible to Actionable
The people of Bangladesh have been playing football for over 100 years. But they have not produced a globally competitive football team.
July 26, 2015
Reframing water challenges
The logic of averaging “surplus” and “deficit” to optimise and equalise resource allocation is neither new nor actionable. For example, if
June 10, 2015
A new future for the Himalayan rivers
The question of whether and how to harness rivers for irrigation, hydropower generation, urban development and sustainability of ecosystems continues to be an issue of great concern, conflict, and...