PPPs (Public-Private partnerships) are fundamentally changing public procurement by allowing the private sector to exercise greater control over, and often ownership of, public assets, such as land, roads and airports.

Reversing wrongs could be a better idea than throwing rights at people whose strength is used up entirely in the daily struggle against exclusion. Running to courts to enforce their rights is not even on the periphery of their consciousnes

Citizens have long been frustrated by the secretive nature of the public-private partnerships (PPPs). A Madras High Court judgement on Tirupur water project SPV kindles hopes that PPPs will now be compelled to open up.

India's high economic growth in recent years, the resultant worsening of economic disparities and the struggle for scarce resources, such as land, forests, and water, have brought a new focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR).