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Any claim to influence policy prescriptions and outcomes via the presentation of evidence must be treated with suspicion.
Geof Wood, emeritus professor of International Development at the University of Bath in the UK, talks to Sushmita S Preetha of The Daily Star about his latest book, Staying the Course: The Journey of a 'Bengal' Civilian, in which he explores the dilemmas of being an academic immersed in the processes of development and the intersection between policymaking and activism.
Independents ride the wave of public support in poll outcome
After the government abolished payments to the country’s Maharajas in 1971, some palace owners opened their doors to paying hotel customers.
After the government abolished payments to the country's Maharajas in 1971, some palace owners opened their doors to paying hotel customers.