http://www.planetd.org/2006/02/24/on-delhis-new-roads/ Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.planetd.org/2006/02/24/on-delhis-new-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-41370 Meager Expectations & Unmet Potential: India’s Malaise - The Discomfort Zone Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:00:25 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/blog/?p=90#comment-41370 [...] Yet, Delhi is still very far from being anything world-class and promises to the contrary remind of the equally hollow slogan of ‘India Shining’ in the last general elections. Then, India’s economic growth had failed to include those outside the middle class. Similarly, today I find myself both disappointed and frustrated by Delhi’s progress and am scathing in my criticism. I am struck not by how much things have changed, but how much they have not. [...] [...] Yet, Delhi is still very far from being anything world-class and promises to the contrary remind of the equally hollow slogan of ‘India Shining’ in the last general elections. Then, India’s economic growth had failed to include those outside the middle class. Similarly, today I find myself both disappointed and frustrated by Delhi’s progress and am scathing in my criticism. I am struck not by how much things have changed, but how much they have not. [...]

]]> http://www.planetd.org/2006/02/24/on-delhis-new-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-41369 India’s Meager Expectations: A Deep Malaise - The Discomfort Zone Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:52:08 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/blog/?p=90#comment-41369 [...] Yet, Delhi is still very far from being anything world-class and promises to the contrary remind of the equally hollow slogan of ‘India Shining’ in the last general elections. Then, India’s economic growth had failed to include those outside the middle class. Similarly, today I find myself both disappointed and frustrated by Delhi’s progress and am scathing in my criticism. I am struck not by how much things have changed, but how much they have not. [...] [...] Yet, Delhi is still very far from being anything world-class and promises to the contrary remind of the equally hollow slogan of ‘India Shining’ in the last general elections. Then, India’s economic growth had failed to include those outside the middle class. Similarly, today I find myself both disappointed and frustrated by Delhi’s progress and am scathing in my criticism. I am struck not by how much things have changed, but how much they have not. [...]

]]> http://www.planetd.org/2006/02/24/on-delhis-new-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-41261 No Rickshaw’s in Chandni Chowk? at The Discomfort Zone Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:10:35 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/blog/?p=90#comment-41261 [...] It is exactly this kind of asinine reasoning that sees India take two steps back for every one forward. During my last visit, my friends pointed out Delhi’s improved roads to me. Yet, what they failed to note is that the roads improved for some, but became much worse for many (see previous post: On Delhi’s New Roads). This new decision is similarly symptomatic of what Delhi is becoming - an urban center that makes the divide between the have’s and havenot’s - those inside and outside a car - that much clearer. Bookmark:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] It is exactly this kind of asinine reasoning that sees India take two steps back for every one forward. During my last visit, my friends pointed out Delhi’s improved roads to me. Yet, what they failed to note is that the roads improved for some, but became much worse for many (see previous post: On Delhi’s New Roads). This new decision is similarly symptomatic of what Delhi is becoming – an urban center that makes the divide between the have’s and havenot’s – those inside and outside a car – that much clearer. Bookmark:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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