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OPINION | India can deliver Kumbh-scale events. Why can’t it make cities liveable?

September 1, 2026 2,696 views 1 min read
OPINION | India can deliver Kumbh-scale events. Why can’t it make cities liveable?

OPINION | India can deliver Kumbh-scale events. Why can’t it make cities liveable?


India repeatedly demonstrates extraordinary state capacity when a crisis, deadline or political spotlight demands it. Yet everyday failures of cities and public services leave citizens with a quality of life far below what India’s resources, institutions and administrative capacity should make possible

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