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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
There is an emerging consensus among governments that aggressive climate change mitigation would be desirable, though they remain divided about how the associated burden should be shared. Urjit Patel argues that a burden sharing criterion which involves emissions permit allocation to each developing country would be a fair deal and discusses how this would affect India.
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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Although India’s economy has weathered the global financial crisis quite well, Eswar Prasad says the present political and economic circumstances in India give Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a chance to deliver real reforms, which are crucial for sustained growth that does not leave behind much of the population.
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Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As Manmohan Singh begins his second term as India's Prime Minister, many challenges lay ahead. Arvind Panagariya recommends that to push vital economic reforms ahead, Mr. Singh's government must focus on both the business and rural sectors.
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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The reordering of the global economic power structure has created a leadership void among emerging markets. Eswar Prasad believes India is in an ideal position to lead the emerging markets and urges them to step up.
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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
How worried should India be by the global economic crisis? Will the crisis impact India’s overall growth trajectory and thus mark the end of the country’s growth miracle? In this article, Brookings expert Homi Kharas, along with Laurence Chandy and Geoff Gertz, examine India’s long term economic outlook in light of the crisis and consider how policymakers should respond.
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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Political parties in India who have delivered high economic growth have lost elections in the past. Arvind Panagariya discusses how the state of the economy impacts voting behaviour in the country.
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Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Originally thought to be immune to effects from the U.S. economic slowdown, many emerging economies have been hard hit. However, India has escaped the worst of the financial crisis, but how long can it last? In an article in Foreign Policy Magazine, Arvind Panagariya examines ways in which the Indian economy has not remained entirely immune to the tremors in the world economy.
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Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Navtej Dhillon writes that in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, public confidence in the Indian political system is at an all time low. With the growing realization that economic growth alone cannot preserve the country’s stability, can the Indian middle class pave the way for a new politics that addresses the age-old conflict with Pakistan?
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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:08:24 GMT
Eswar Prasad, an expert on financial globalization and emerging markets, with a specific focus on China and India, has joined the Brookings Institution as a senior fellow, Strobe Talbott announced today.
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges.
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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In January 2008, excitement surrounded the revelation by Tata Motors to offer the world’s cheapest vehicle, the Tata Nano, with a purchase price of US$2,500. Tata was praised for creating a car for the common man in India, but Arvind Panagariya questions the real cost of Nano’s production on taxpayers by examining the tripartite agreement signed between Tata Motors, West Bengal government and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation.
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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement goes to Congress for approval, Philip Gordon notes the considerable advantages and limited downsides the pact will hold for both countries. He argues that rejection of the deal would only serve to isolate the United States by denying firms the opportunity to participate in partnerships with an emerging strategic partner.
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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the U.S. financial crisis continues to unfold, what is the likely impact on emerging markets, such as China, India and Brazil? Eswar Prasad and M. Ayhan Kose release new research examining economic decoupling between industrial and emerging markets and discuss the likely effects of the crisis.
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Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- September 12, 2008, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Recognizing that reforms to the domestic financial system will be crucial to maintain the country’s high growth trajectory, India’s government set up a committee to lay out a blueprint for the next generation of financial sector reforms. The day this committee’s report was presented to the Indian prime minister, Brookings hosted a discussion of the report and debate its implications.
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Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In order to sustain its growth and economic opportunities, India now looks to financial sector reforms as a crucial step to maintaining its trajectory. In this article, Eswar Prasad, an expert on the global economy, and Raghuram Rajan establish a blueprint for financial sector reforms to support India’s economic growth.
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Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Arvind Panagariya discusses India's recent economic growth and how reforms can help this trend to continue.
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Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- February 14, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Brookings hosted Arvind Panagariya for a discussion of India’s economy based on his new book, India: The Emerging Giant. Panagariya reviewed India’s economic development since independence and offered insights based on his analysis of four distinct periods of India’s growth experience.
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Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT
India Policy Forum is an annual publication with the objective of presenting high-quality empirical research on the major economic policy issues that confront contemporary India.
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Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The emergence of China and India as major forces in the global economy is one of the most significant economic developments of the past quarter century. Their continued growth is likely to dominate the course of the world economy for the next several decades. Up to now, only a small fraction of the world's population has enjoyed the fruits of economic well-being, with high-income industrial countries accounting for less than a fifth of the world's population. However, China and India together comprise over a third of the world's population; and since 1980, they have achieved remarkable rates of economic growth and poverty reduction.
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Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Urjit Patel describes Indian regulation of natural gas markets in Business Standard
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Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Urjit Patel discusses demand for natural gas in India as demand increases in an Opinion from Business Standard
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Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Source of Growth in the Indian Economy
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Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Economics, Global#Global poverty and development economics#Other
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Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT
The India Policy Forum (IPF) is a new annual publication dedicated to research on the contemporary Indian economy. This inaugural issue contains highlights from a conference held in New Delhi in March 2004.