India's states have often followed very different trajectories. In this episode, Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the performance of some states, their capacity for governance, and the challenges they face. This episode is based on the book "Despite the State: Why India Lets Its People Down and how They Cope" by M. Rajshekhar - https://www.amazon.in/Despite-State-India-Lets-People/dp/8194879019 Follow Suman Joshi on Twitter - https://twitter.com/sujo2906?s=11 Follow Sarthak Pradhan Twitter - https://twitter.com/psarthak19?s=11 You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app