Op-ed

Op-ed August 27, 2023

Opinion | Call to action for Himalayan Cities

In this article for The InfraVision Foundation, Jagan Shah, Director of the Artha Centre for Emerging Cities (ACES), discusses immediate steps that must be taken by all tiers of government to respond to mounting losses in Himalayan cities. Excerpts below: “Undertake a comprehensive reform of development codes, norms and standards such that efficient, safe, and resilient […]

Op-ed August 23, 2023

Opinion | Adopt clear evaluation criteria for industrial policies

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

We must agree on how best to measure the success or failure for a proper debate on the value of industrial policy

Op-ed August 8, 2023

Opinion | Will our new investment cycle be Keynesian or Schumpeterian?

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Whether it’s old industries or new that will see asset creation matters because their ideal supportive policy frameworks differ

Op-ed July 28, 2023

Opinion | How the World Bank group can scale climate finance

By Dr. Rajiv B. Lall

IFC should aim to become the leading equity fund manager and fund-of-funds manager for climate mitigation investment in emerging markets.

Op-ed July 25, 2023

Opinion| Oppenheimer’s project should inspire climate action urgency

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

We’re in a similar race against time but this emergency differs as a challenge since both governments and markets must act.

Op-ed July 12, 2023

Opinion | New data tools can help analyse pixel-level economic dynamics

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Granular readings can complement aggregate data-sets for policy formulation and we can start by using the GST network.

Op-ed June 28, 2023

Opinion | Central bank credibility is key to achieving a Goldilocks economy

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

RBI must achieve its 4% inflation target and estimate India’s real equilibrium rate of interest well in the process of doing so

Op-ed June 13, 2023

Opinion | India has a good shot at slowly ascending global value chains

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India’s success story in mobile phone exports needs to be viewed as the first step in acquiring a deeper supply chain ecosystem. Densification of supply chains needs to be promoted.