Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
@barnabyjdye.bsky.social
Fellow, German Council of Foreign Relations @dgap.org;
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) King's College, London
Interests: Political Economy, India's International Relations; Politics in Africa, India-Africa, Infrastructure, Electricity, Ideology, Dams
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) King's College, London
Interests: Political Economy, India's International Relations; Politics in Africa, India-Africa, Infrastructure, Electricity, Ideology, Dams
Such initiative will be challenged by the Indian government's current attempts to patch up relations with the Trump administration. However, with mutual strategic interest in creating alternatives to Chinese green technology, India could be a useful partner for Germany and the EU more widely.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Such initiative will be challenged by the Indian government's current attempts to patch up relations with the Trump administration. However, with mutual strategic interest in creating alternatives to Chinese green technology, India could be a useful partner for Germany and the EU more widely.
Such efforts are timely. US-India relations have sharply deteriorated. After imposing punishing tariffs on Indian exports, Trump is using tariffs and sanctions to force India to stop Russian oil imports. With India & Germany wanting diplomatic alternatives, acting now could bring outsized rewards.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Such efforts are timely. US-India relations have sharply deteriorated. After imposing punishing tariffs on Indian exports, Trump is using tariffs and sanctions to force India to stop Russian oil imports. With India & Germany wanting diplomatic alternatives, acting now could bring outsized rewards.
I argue that success depends on understanding what the US meant for India, in practical terms, but also in DC's calculation that India would pay-off in the long term, rather than short-term gains, something which generated trust and enabled bilateral challenges to be overcome
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I argue that success depends on understanding what the US meant for India, in practical terms, but also in DC's calculation that India would pay-off in the long term, rather than short-term gains, something which generated trust and enabled bilateral challenges to be overcome
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
Ultimately, reforms do not erase dam-building trade-offs.
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
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Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ultimately, reforms do not erase dam-building trade-offs.
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
This article was written with Dr Udisha Saklani and draws on a recent book chapter tracing the World Bank’s dam policies www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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www.elgaronline.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This article was written with Dr Udisha Saklani and draws on a recent book chapter tracing the World Bank’s dam policies www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ultimately, reforms do not erase dam-building trade-offs.
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ultimately, reforms do not erase dam-building trade-offs.
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
5/
Reforms have improved planning, impact assessment and mitigation, reducing negative socio-environmental effects. But these reforms happen in layers, adding but not fully replacing older practices. Many negative impacts continue to be overlooked, and compensation schemes are often inadequate.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Reforms have improved planning, impact assessment and mitigation, reducing negative socio-environmental effects. But these reforms happen in layers, adding but not fully replacing older practices. Many negative impacts continue to be overlooked, and compensation schemes are often inadequate.
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with big infrastructure central to its strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction in the 1960s and 1970s. But the controversial social, economic and environmental impacts of dams sparked widespread criticism.
We find that the balance of trade-offs has shifted positively.
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We find that the balance of trade-offs has shifted positively.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
with big infrastructure central to its strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction in the 1960s and 1970s. But the controversial social, economic and environmental impacts of dams sparked widespread criticism.
We find that the balance of trade-offs has shifted positively.
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We find that the balance of trade-offs has shifted positively.
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This article was written with Dr Udisha Saklani and draws on a recent book chapter tracing the World Bank’s dam policies www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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www.elgaronline.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This article was written with Dr Udisha Saklani and draws on a recent book chapter tracing the World Bank’s dam policies www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
2/
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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Reposted by Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
