Privatisation

Plane Tales: Air India’s Return to the Tatas

The Tatas' acquisition of Air India is hailed as a triumph for private enterprise in its battle with the remnants of the Nehruvian state. The history of Indian aviation, however, is of the…
▶27-Oct-2021
Aashique Ahmed Iqbal

India’s Privatisation Drive

The case for privatisation is based on the belief that the private sector is more efficient, and that public sector units do better when in private hands. But what does the evidence tell us? These…
▶10-Feb-2021
TT Ram Mohan
Essay

Towards Universal Health Coverage?

A survey of reforms in health policies in India over the past two decades – actually a string of privatisation policies – indicates that we have moved away from and not towards Universal Health…
▶02-Jul-2020
TK Sundari Ravindran, Neena Elezebeth Philips