Episode 101: Destination Lakshadweep

A slew of proposals were recently announced by Lakshadweep’s new administrator Praful Khoda Patel, which included land transfers without guaranteed compensation, banning panchayat poll aspirants with more than two children and inviting global tenders to develop eco-tourism. These proposed measures have invited opposition from all around. To discuss the implications of these announcements, Nithya Subramanian, Editor, ISAS spoke to Mr Shakti Sinha. Non-resident Senior Fellow at the institute. Mr Sinha is also, honorary director of two institutes, the Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance as well as the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Policy Research and International Studies.