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Anirudh Burman is an associate research director and fellow at Carnegie India. He works on key issues relating to public institutions, public administration, the administrative and regulatory state, and state capacity. He has also worked extensively on financial regulation and regulatory governance.
He has published works related to parliamentary oversight in India, the freedom of movement and residence, measuring the responsiveness of independent regulators in India, the design of insolvency professionals as a regulated profession, and the right to information.
Burman’s current research interests focus on property rights and land markets, particularly the regulatory framework affecting land rights and land titles, the relationship between tenure security and land transactions, and public administration issues in land markets in India. In addition, Burman also focuses on studying the working of the administrative state in India.
Prior to joining Carnegie India, Burman was a legal consultant with the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in New Delhi where he worked on research related to land titling reforms in India, state capacity issues in land records maintenance, and financial and regulatory reform. Additionally, he assisted in the drafting of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Act of 2016 (focus on regulatory governance, and regulation of market infrastructure), among other key responsibilities.
In the past, he has worked for the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai, and PRS Legislative Research in New Delhi. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2012 with a Masters in Law.
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B.A. LL.B (Hons), The National University of Juridical Science, Kolkata, LLM, Harvard Law School, Harvard University.languages
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In this episode of Interpreting India, Vidyadhar Phatak, a leading urban planner, joins host Anirudh Burman to discuss the complexities of urban planning in India. Their conversation centers around the themes explored in Pathak's latest book, "Planning for India's Urbanization," which examines the historical evolution, current challenges, and future prospects of urban development in India.
- Anirudh Burman,
- Vidyadhar Phatak
Based on discussions at GTS 2023, this essay summarizes the challenges that developing countries face when it comes to designing and implementing data protection regulations.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Anupam Chander joins Anirudh Burman to explore the evolving landscape of online free speech. What is the best model for protecting free speech online? What are the benefits of the way online speech is regulated today? Are community guidelines for regulating online speech better than state regulations?
- Anirudh Burman,
- Anupam Chander
As a variety of professions adopt AI, regulatory agencies must be nimble. They need to be provided with skills to keep in step with the fast-changing technology.
In 2023, the Ideas and Institutions newsletter from Carnegie India's Political Economy team sent out forty-eight essays. This year-end roundup features those essays that the writers of this newsletter consider the best of the year.
In our rapidly evolving digital era, the rise of advanced artificial intelligence and the dominance of large technology firms have reshaped the economic landscape. Understanding these firms is not just an academic exercise—it is essential for effective policymaking and fostering competitive markets.
The increasing ubiquity of encryption as a tool for protecting communication has led to increasing calls for developing technical solutions to weaken it for law enforcement and national security purposes. This paper examines different solutions that have been proposed in the context of India’s specific imperatives for seeking access to encrypted communications.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Devashish Dhar joins Anirudh Burman to discuss one of the most enduringly important subjects of modern India: the Indian city.
- Anirudh Burman,
- Devashish Dhar
In early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. This working paper analyzes the law and evaluates its development over more than half a decade of deliberations.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Rahul Matthan joins Anirudh Burman to discuss the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
- Anirudh Burman,
- Rahul Matthan