What would it take to make India's cities better - and safer?

The partial collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi, which killed seven people, has reignited questions about safety and infrastructure in India’s biggest cities. Authorities had flagged concerns months earlier after 23 people died in a separate building fire. Data analysis by The Times of India using government figures suggests nearly 33,000 deaths from building collapses, fires, and falls into pits or maintenance holes between 2020 and 2004. The article argues that the challenge isn’t a lack of rules, but weak political will and enforcement. Experts cite a 1992 constitutional amendment meant to strengthen municipalities as still largely unimplemented.