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From Inspector Raj to a Modern Regulatory State NITI Aayog’s Push for Reform

NITI Aayog's 2025 blueprint targets India's "Inspector Raj"—colonial permissions evolved into postcolonial controls. From Nehru's planning to post-1991 delays, regs fostered dependence. Reforms advocate risk-based approvals, self-certification & digital trust to spur innovation beyond bureaucracy.

Anish Sinha
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India’s Long Battle with Regulation and the Politics Behind It, NITI Aayog’s call for ending licences and permits is bold but it stands on a century-long history of how the Indian state built, justified, and relied on regulatory control.

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