ICRIER-KAS Webinar on WTO 2.0 in the post-COVID World | 2022

Seminar | 2022-05-05

ICRIER-KAS Webinar Series on Reforming the WTO for the 21st Century

WEBINAR # 4: WTO 2.0 in the post-COVID World

AGENDA

14:30 – 14:40 Hrs (IST) : INAUGURAL
Opening Remarks by
Deepak Mishra, Director and CE, ICRIER ·

Welcome Remarks by
Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

14:40 – 15:45 Hrs (IST) : THEMATIC SESSION: WTO 2.0 in the post-COVID World ·

Moderator:
Amiti Sen, Senior Deputy Editor, The Hindu Business Line

Panellists: ·
Joerg Mayer, Senior Economic Affair Officer, UNCTAD ·
Prabhash Ranjan, Professor, Jindal Global Law School ·
RV Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates ·
Anoush der Boghossian, Head of Trade and Gender Unit, WTO

15.45 – 15.55 Hrs (IST) : Q & A

15.55 – 16.00 Hrs (IST) : Session Summary by
Amiti Sen, Senior Deputy Editor, The Hindu Business Line

16.00 Hrs (IST) : Vote of Thanks: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Seminar on Understanding Investment, Trade, and Battery Waste Management Linkages for a Globally Competitive EV Manufacturing Sector | 2022

Seminar | 2022-04-29

Seminar on Understanding Investment, Trade, and Battery Waste Management Linkages for a Globally Competitive EV Manufacturing Sector

Date: April 29th, 2022, Time: 09:30 – 15:35 Hrs (IST), Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre

Programme

09:30 - 10:00: Registration / Tea, Coffee

10:00 - 10:05: Welcome Note:
Dr. Deepak Mishra, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

10:05 - 10:15: Introduction Note:
Mr. Siddarthan Balasubramanian, Principal Strategist, ClimateWorks Foundation

10:15 - 10:35: Keynote session and unveiling of the summary for policymakers:
Shri Sudhendu J. Sinha, Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity – Transport and Electric Mobility), NITI Aayog

10:35 - 12:00: Session 1: High-Level panel discussion
Session moderated by: Mr. Ruchir Shukla, Director, Electric Mobility Initiative (EMI), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF)

Panel Discussion:
Mr. Dev Ashish Aneja, Invest India, Assistant Vice President and Sector Lead Automobiles, Electric Vehicles and Batteries
Mr. Nitin Seth, CEO, New Mobility, Reliance Industries
Shri Randheer Singh, Director, Electric Mobility, NITI Aayog
Ms. Chaitanya Kanuri, Senior Program Manager - Electric Mobility, WRI

 
Followed by Q/A session

12:00 - 12:15: Tea/Coffee Break

12:15 - 13:30: Session 2: Trade and investment session

12:15 - 12:30: Presentation (Investment): Dr. Tom Moerenhout and Mr. Siddharth Goel

12:30 - 12:45: Presentation (Trade): Dr. Anirudh Shingal and Dr. Prachi Agarwal

Session moderated by: Professor Saon Ray, Visiting Professor, ICRIER

12:45 - 13:30: Panel Discussion:
Dr. Deb Mukherji, Managing Director, Omega Seiki Mobility
Mr. Vikram Handa, Managing Director, Epsilon Advanced Materials Private Limited
Dr. Ajith Chandran, Managing Director, Development Interlinks International Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Komal Kareer, Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

13:30 - 14:30: Lunch

14:30 - 15:25: Session 3: Towards sustainable EV battery supply chains

14:30 - 14:40: Session chair remarks: Introduction of the theme: Mr A.L.N Rao, CEO, Exigo Recycling

14:40 - 14:55: Presentation (ICRIER):
Study overview and results -
Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Session moderated by: Dr. Amrita Goldar

14:55 - 15:25: Panel Discussion:
Ms. Shobha Raghavan, Chief Operating Officer, Saahas Zero Waste
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President and MD, CES & IESA
Ms. Moushumi Mohanty, Head of Electric Mobility Programme, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

15:25 - 15:30: Final Remarks: Dr. Tom Moerenhout, Senior Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

15:30 - 15:35: Vote of thanks: Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre


Webinar on Getting CBDC Right for India: Lessons from the Rest of the World | 2022

Seminar | 2022-04-07

Webinar on Getting Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Right for India: Lessons from G20 and the Rest of the World

April 7, 2022 at 6:00 pm -7:30 pm(IST)

Agenda

6:00-6:05 PM: Opening Remarks by
Deepak Mishra, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

Keynote Address by
T. Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

6:25-7:25 PM: Panel Discussion

Moderated by
Latha Venkatesh, Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18

Panellists
V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Dept. of Economic Affairs, GOI
Dong He, Deputy Director, MCM Department, IMF
Jon Frost, Senior Economist, Bank for International Settlements
Priyadarshini D., Associate Fellow, Carnegie India

7:25-7:30 PM: Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks by
Peter J. Morgan, Senior Consulting Economist, Vice Chair of Research, ADBI

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on India-Japan Partnership Towards Resilient Supply Chains | 2022

Seminar | 2022-03-31

Webinar on “India-Japan Partnership Towards Resilient Supply Chains”

March 31, 2022, 2.30 pm (IST)

Program

2:30 – 3:00 pm : Opening Remarks:
Deepak Mishra, Director &CE, ICRIER
Video Message: H.E. Sanjay Kumar Verma, Ambassador of India to Japan
Keynote Address: H.E. Satoshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to India

3:00 – 3:15 pm : Context Setting Presentation by
Elisabetta Gentile, Economist, ADB & Co Lead Global Value Chain Development Report 2021

3:15 – 4:00 pm : Panel Discussion

Moderator: Deepak Mishra, Director &CE, ICRIER

Speakers:
Fukunari Kimura, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University & Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Head, Trade and Commerce, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India
Noriyoshi Fukuoka, Director, Southwest Asia Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan
Mona K C Khandhar, Minister (Economic) Embassy of India, Tokyo

4:00 – 4:10 pm : Q&A

4:10 pm : Vote of Thanks

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICRIER-KAS Webinar on WTO Amidst the Changing Geopolitical Landscape | 2022

Seminar | 2022-02-11

ICRIER-KAS Webinar on WTO Amidst the Changing Geopolitical Landscape

February 11, 2022 at 2:30 pm(IST)

Programme

14:30 – 14:40 Hrs (IST): INAUGURAL SESSION

14.30 – 14.35 Hrs (IST): Opening Remarks
Deepak Mishra, Director and CE, ICRIER

14.35 – 14.40 Hrs (IST): Welcome Remarks
Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

14:40 – 15:55 Hrs (IST): THEMATIC SESSION

14.40 – 15.40 Hrs (IST): WTO Amidst the Changing Geopolitical Landscape

Moderator:
Sanjaya Baru, Former Director, Geo-Economics and Strategy Programme, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), UK

Panelists:
Claudia Schmucker, Head, Geoeconomics Program, German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
Biswajit Dhar, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, UK
Amitendu Palit, Senior Fellow, National University of Singapore

15.40 – 15.55 Hrs (IST): Questions and answers

15.55 – 16.00 Hrs (IST): Session Summary by Sanjaya Baru, Former Director, Geo-Economics and Strategy Programme, (IISS), UK

Vote of Thanks: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


The 16th 5-Institute Budget Seminar 2022: Unpacking the Union Budget 2022-23 | 2022

Seminar | 2022-02-07

The 16th 5-Institute Budget Seminar 2022: Unpacking the Union Budget 2022-23

February 7, 2022 at 6:00 pm

 

The Centre for Policy Research (CPR), the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the India Development Foundation (IDF), the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

 

Panelists:
Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive, CPR
Deepak Mishra, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Nishant Chadha, Fellow and Head-Projects, IDF
Poonam Gupta, Director General, NCAER
Pinaki Chakraborty, Director, NIPFP
Moderator: Mythili Bhusnurmath, Consulting Editor, Economic Times and Senior Advisor, NCAER

Place: Online Event / CPR | Venue Zoom


Webinar on Understanding Technology and Investment Gaps for a Globally Competitive EV | 2022

Seminar | 2022-01-28

ICRIER-IISD Webinar on Understanding Technology and Investment Gaps for a Globally Competitive EV Battery Waste Recycling Sector

Friday, 28 January 2022, 4-5.35 p.m. IST

Program

Session: Financial and Technological viability of LIB recycling

16:00-16:10: Introduction & Welcome Remarks: Director, ICRIER

16:10-16:20: Session Introduction by: Mr. Ruchir Shukla

16:20-16:35: Presentation (ICRIER)- Dr. Amrita Goldar

16:35-16:55: Discussants: Recycling Technology Diffusion

Recycler/PRO: Shohab Rais (Tata Chemicals)

CPCB/SPCB: VP Yadav (CPCB)

16:55-17:15: Discussants: Investment in Recycling Sector

Government/Financial Institutions: Diewakarr Mittal (NITI Aayog)

Recycler: A L N Rao (Exigo Recycling)

17:15-17:30: Q&A

17:30-17:35: Final Remarks: Dr. Amrita Goldar

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Virtual Stakeholder Consultation of ICRIER-World Trade Centre (WTC), Mumbai on Automobile & Auto-Components; Pharmaceuticals; Medical Devices; Textiles; Chemicals; Apparels; Electronics & Machinery; Engineering Products; Aerospace & Components | 2022

Consultation | 2022-01-07

Virtual Stakeholder Consultation of ICRIER-World Trade Centre (WTC), Mumbai on Automobile & Auto-Components; Pharmaceuticals; Medical Devices; Textiles; Chemicals; Apparels; Electronics & Machinery; Engineering Products; Aerospace & Components

(Closed Door)

January 7-February 4, 2022

Participants: Deepak Mishra, Arpita Mukherjee, Saon Ray, ICRIER Researchers, Policymakers, Industry

January 7, 2022: Automobile & Auto-Components

January 11, 2022: Pharmaceuticals

January 13, 2022: Medical Devices

January 17, 2022: Textiles

January 21, 2022: Chemicals

January 25, 2022: Apparels

January 28, 2022: Electronics & Machinery

February 3&10, 2022: Engineering Products

February 4, 2022: Aerospace & Components

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Webinar on Is India’s Approach to Global Economic Engagements Changing? Reflections from the Recent G20 Summit, COP 26 and Trade Discussions | 2021

Seminar | 2021-12-17

Webinar on “Is India’s Approach to Global Economic Engagements Changing? Reflections from the Recent G20 Summit, COP 26 and Trade Discussions”

December 17, 2021 at 4:00-5:30 PM (IST)

* What are the key takeaways from the G20 Summit in Rome?
* Is COP26 the beginning of a new economic diplomacy for India?
* Will India’s trade engagement mirror its aggressive stance at COP26 or G20?

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Virtual Stakeholder Consultation of ICRIER-Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) on Alcoholic Beverage; Dairy; Fresh Fruits; Processed Foods; Fisheries; Organic Food Products; Importers & Retailers; Meat Products | 2021

Consultation | 2021-12-16

Virtual Stakeholder Consultation of ICRIER-Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) on Alcoholic Beverage; Dairy; Fresh Fruits; Processed Foods; Fisheries; Organic Food Products; Importers & Retailers; Meat Products

December 16, 2021 - January 31, 2022

(Close door)

Participants: Deepak Mishra, Arpita Mukherjee, Saon Ray, ICRIER Researchers, Policymakers, Industry

December 16, 2021: Alcoholic Beverage

December 17, 2021: Dairy

January 24, 2022: Fresh Fruits

January 24, 2022: Processed Foods

January 27, 2022: Fisheries

January 28, 2022: Organic Food Products

January 28, 2022: Importers & Retailers

January 31, 2022: Meat Products

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Virtual Event - Africa and India: Experiences with transformation of food and agriculture and opportunities for learning and collaboration | 2021

Seminar | 2021-11-26

Virtual Event - Africa and India: Experiences with transformation of food and agriculture and opportunities for learning and collaboration

Agenda

10:30-11:15 - Session 1: Comparative studies on experiences with food systems and agriculture transformation of African nations and Indian States.

Chair: Yemi Akinbamijo, FARA

Opening remarks: Deepak Mishra, Director, ICRIER, and Joachim von Braun, ZEF

Presentations of the research findings: Shyma Jose, ICRIER, and Muhammed Usman, ZEF

11:15-12:15: Session 2 - Increasing productivity and domestic supply of sufficient, affordable and healthy foods

Chair: Ashok Gulati, ICRIER

Panel (followed by an open discussion):

Ousmane Badiane, AKADEMIYA2063

Temi Adegoroye, Partner at Sahel Consulting

Usha Barwale Zehr, Director and Chief Technology Officer, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Private Limited (MAHYCO)

Heike Baumüller, Senior Researcher and PARI Coordinator, ZEF

Mahendra Dev, Director & Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

P. Soman, Chief Agronomist, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited

12:15-13:45 - Session 3: Strengthening food systems resilience against shocks

Chair: Joachim von Braun, ZEF

Panel (followed by open discussion):

Sheryl Hendriks, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria Lukas Kornher, Senior Researcher, ZEF

Ayodele Odusola, UNDP Resident Representative, South Africa

Manasi Phadke, Visiting Faculty, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

Shri P. V. S. Suryakumar, Deputy Managing Director, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Dirk Schattschneider, Commissioner for the special initiative “ONE WORLD No Hunger”, BMZ*

Open discussion:

Reflections on the future of India-Africa relations in food systems transformations:

P.K. Joshi (NAAS), Assefa Admassie (U. of Addis Ababa) and Oluwole Fatunbi (FARA)

Closing remarks and Way forward: Yemi Akinbamijo and Ashok Gulati

Event conducted jointly by ICRIER, ZEF, and African partners

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Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


The 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO: Expected Outcomes and the Path | 2021

Seminar | 2021-11-08

ICRIER-KAS EXPERTS WEBINAR SERIES ON REFORMING WTO FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

WEBINAR # 2:

The 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO: Expected Outcomes and the Path Forward

November 8, 2021 (Monday), at 15:00 – 16:30 Hrs (IST)

Agenda

15:00 – 15:10 Hrs (IST): INAUGURAL SESSION

15:00 – 15:05 Hrs (IST): Opening Remarks
Deepak Mishra, Director and CE, ICRIER

15:05 – 15:10 Hrs (IST): Welcome Remarks
Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

15:10 – 16:10 Hrs (IST): THEMATIC SESSION:
The 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO: Expected Outcomes and the Path Forward

Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Former Managing Editor, Mint

Panelists:

Mia Mikic, Former Director, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok
Abhijit Das, Head and Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi
Stormy Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute, Germany
Antonio Fernandez-Martoz, Head of Unit, Multilateral Affairs and WTO, DG Trade, European Commission

16:10 – 16:20 Hrs (IST): Questions and Answers

16:20 – 16:30 Hrs (IST): Session Summary
by Anil Padmanabhan, Former Managing Editor, Mint

16:30 Hrs (IST): Vote of Thanks: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on India's Options and Strategies for COP26 Negotiations | 2021

Seminar | 2021-10-29

Webinar on India's Options and Strategies for COP26 Negotiations

29th October, 2021

11:00 am - 12:30 pm (IST)

Agenda

Moderator
Deepak Mishra, Director & CE, ICRIER

Speaker*
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Distinguished Fellow, CSEP and Former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission

Discussants
Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow and on the Advisory Board of TERI
Ajay Shah, Research Professor of Business, Jindal Global Business School

Vote of Thanks
Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

*Co-author - Mr. Utkarsh Patel, Associate Fellow, CSEP

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on Gender Mainstreaming at Integrated Check Posts in India | 2021

Seminar | 2021-10-21

Gender Mainstreaming at Integrated Check Posts in India

21st October, 2021, 3.30 to 5.00 pm (IST)

Program

3.30 to 3.45 pm: 

Welcome Remarks by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Inaugural Remarks by Aditya Mishra, Chairman, LPAI

3.45 to 4.05 pm: Setting the Scene

Moderated by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

• Ujjwala Singhania, National President, FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)

• Sharmila H. Amin, Convenor, Women’s Wing, Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI)

• Sudip Dey, Vice Chairman, Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India (FFFAI)

• Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

4.05 to 4.50 pm: Roundtable Discussion 

Moderated by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

• Jahnabi Phookan, Immediate Past President, FLO

• Chaitaly Mehta, Director, EKF Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd & Member, FFFAI

• Ittu Sharma, CEO, Kodan Solutions & Member, AMTOI

• Philomena V. Pereira, MD, PV Agencies Freight Forwarders Pvt. Ltd. & Member, FFFAI

• Sanjna Vardhan, Senior Manager - International Business, PROCAM Group

• Manisha Thaker, VP-Business Development, Trialliance Global Solutions India Pvt. Ltd and EC Member, EXIM Club, Vadodara

• Pardeep Sehgal, Sr. VP, Indian Importers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI) & Executive Member, SAARCCI

4.50 to 5.00 pm: Q&A

Vote of Thanks

[Download Summary Report]

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICRIER-KAS Webinar on People, Planet, Prosperity: Rebuilding differently | 2021

Seminar | 2021-09-13

ICRIER-KAS WEBINAR ON PEOPLE, PLANET, PROSPERITY: REBUILDING DIFFERENTLY

13 September 2021 (Monday)

4 to 6 pm IST / 12:30 to 2:30 pm CEST

4:00 – 4:30 pm (IST): INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome remarks
Dr Deepak Mishra, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Introductory remarks
Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

4:30 – 6 pm (IST): THEMATIC SESSION

Session chair
Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Visiting Fellow and Lead, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER

Distinguished speakers
Prof Dr Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Director, German Development Institute (DIE), Germany
Dr Peter Taylor, Director of Research, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Dr Matthew L Bishop, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor in Macroeconomics, ICRIER; Former Secretary, Governments of India and Kerala

Questions and answers

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICRIER-KAS Experts Webinar on Formulating New Approaches to Strengthen Multilateral Trading System | 2021

Seminar | 2021-09-06

ICRIER-KAS EXPERTS WEBINAR SERIES ON REFORMING WTO FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

WEBINAR # 1 - FORMULATING NEW APPROACHES TO STRENGTHEN MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM

September 6, 2021 (Monday), 14:00 – 16:00 Hrs (IST)

Agenda

14:00 – 14:10 Hrs (IST): INAUGURAL SESSION

14:00 – 14:05 Hrs (IST) Opening Remarks
Deepak Mishra, Director and CE, ICRIER

14:05 – 14:10 Hrs (IST) Welcome Remarks
Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-AdenauerStiftung (KAS)

14:10 – 15:45 Hrs (IST) THEMATIC SESSION

14:10 – 15:25 Hrs (IST) Formulating New Approaches to Strengthen Multilateral Trading System

Moderator:
Rupa Chanda, Professor of Economics, IIM Bangalore

Panelists:
Ujal Singh Bhatia, Former Ambassador to WTO, Government of India
Harsha Vardhana Singh, Former Deputy Director-General, WTO Peter Draper, Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
RV Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates
Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director in DG Trade for European Commission

15:25 – 15:45 Hrs (IST): Questions and answers

15:45 – 15:55 Hrs (IST): Session Summary by Rupa Chanda, Professor of , IIM Bangalore

15:55 – 16:00 Hrs (IST): Vote of Thanks: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Virtual Book Launch: “An Economist at Home and Abroad: Memoirs of India's longest serving Chief Economic Adviser” by Shankar Acharya | 2021

Panel Discussion | 2021-08-23

Virtual Book Launch: “An Economist at Home and Abroad: Memoirs of India's longest serving Chief Economic Adviser” by Shankar Acharya

August 23, 2021 at 6:00 pm (IST)

Welcome Remarks:
Pramod Bhasin, Chairperson, ICRIER
Shatarupa Ghoshal, Harper Collins (India)

Moderator:
Ashok Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard

Panelists:
N. K. Singh, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, Government of India
Martin Wolf, Chief Economic, Commentator, Financial Times

Closing Remarks:
Deepak Mishra, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on “Doing Business in India: Regulation & Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages” and Release of the Report “Developing Principles for Regulation & Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages Sector in India” | 2021

Report Launch | 2021-07-23

Webinar on “Doing Business in India: Regulation & Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages” and Release of the Report “Developing Principles for Regulation & Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages Sector in India”

Friday, July 23, 2021, New Delhi

 

Programme

 

03:30 PM – 03:40 PM: Inaugural Session

Welcome Address: Dr. Deepak Mishra, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

 

3:40 PM – 03:50 PM: Release of the Report “Developing Principles for Regulation & Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages Sector in India” by Mr. Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) 

 

03:50 PM – 04:00 PM: Presentation of the Key Findings of the Report
By the Authors: Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER & Mr. Aditya Prakash Rao, Partner, PLR Chambers [Download Presentation]

 

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Panel Discussion on: Doing Business in India: Regulation & Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages.

Moderator: Mr. Suhaan Mukerji, Managing Partner, PLR Chambers

Panelists:

Ms. Nita Kapoor, CEO, International Spirits and Wines Association Of India (ISWAI)

Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Comptroller & Auditor General of India

Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Senior Adviser, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

Mr. Vinod Giri, Director General, Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC)

 

05:00 PM – 05:30 PM: Question & Answer

 

Vote of Thanks by Ms. Angana Parashar Sarma, coauthor

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICRIER-KAS Webinar on Tackling COVID-19: Public Health and Socioeconomic Strategies | 2021

Seminar | 2021-07-02

Tackling COVID-19: Public Health and Socioeconomic Strategies

2 July 2021 at 4:00 pm IST

Agenda

4:00 – 4:15 pm: INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome remarks

Dr Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER); Former Secretary, Governments of India and Kerala

Introductory remarks

Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

4:15 – 6:00 pm: THEMATIC SESSION

Session chair

Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Visiting Fellow and Lead, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER

Distinguished speakers

Dr Sakthivel Selvaraj, Director and Professor of Research, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), India

Dr Peter Taylor, Director of Research, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Prof Dr Juliane Fluck, NFDI4Health – Task Force COVID-19, ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences, University of Bonn, Germany

Dr Rajib Shaw, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan

Dr Praveen Kumar Pathak, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, India

Questions and answers

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICANN71 Readout | 2021

Seminar | 2021-06-30

ICANN71 Readout 

June 30, 2021

At 4PM onwards 

Agenda

4:00 - 4:05 PM: Welcome Remarks and Introduction ICRIER

4:05 - 4:10 PM: ICANN71 Highlights Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

4:10 - 4:15 PM: GAC Updates Representative, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

4:15 - 4:20 PM: ccNSO Updates Anil Kumar Jain, CEO, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

4:20 - 4:30 PM: ALAC Updates Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Region At-Large Organisation (APRALO)

4:30 - 4:40 PM: New gTLDs -Protection of Geographical Names Latha Nair, Partner, K&S Partners

4:40 - 4:50 PM: New EPDP on IDNs Akshat Joshi, Founder, ThinkTrans

4:50 - 4:55 PM: Stakeholder Discussion and Q&A

4:55 - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Stakeholder convening on understanding investment, trade, and battery waste management linkages for a globally competitive Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturing sector (ICRIER) | 2021

Consultation | 2021-06-24

Stakeholder convening on understanding investment, trade, and battery waste management linkages for a globally competitive Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturing sector (ICRIER)

June 24-25, 2021 (Thursday-Friday)

Agenda

Day 1: 24th June 2021

16:00-16:05: Brief Overview of the Project and Convening, ICRIER

16:05-16:15: Inaugural Address- Mr Pramod Bhasin, ICRIER

16:15-16:20: Welcome Remarks-Dr Tom Moerenhout, IISD

16:20-16:30: Keynote Address- Mr Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha, Advisor, NITI Aayog

Session 1: EV Value Chains, trade and Investment

16:30-16:35: Chair’s Insight-Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala, IIT Madras

16:35-16:45: Overview- Professor Saon Ray and Dr Anirudh Shingal, ICRIER

16:45-16:55: Academia Perspective- Dr Himani Jain, CEEW

16:55-17:05: Policy Perspective- Ms Chaitanya Kanuri, WRI

17:05-17:15: Industry Perspective- Mr Dinesh Naniwadekar, Chief Manager, Product Support - Technical Service, SKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited

17:15-17:30: Question and Answer Session

17:30-17:35: Closure of Day 1

Day 2: 25th June 2021

Session 2: End of Life Batteries and its Urban Mining Potential

16:00-16:05: Brief Overview of the Day 2, ICRIER

16:05-16:10: Chair’s Insight-Mr Ruchir Shukla, SSEF

16:10-16:20: Overview- Dr Amrita Goldar, ICRIER

16:20-16:30: Academia Perspective- Mr Pranshu Singhal, Karo Sambhav

16:30-16:40: Policy Perspective- Mr V.P. Yadav, CPCB

16:40-16:50: Industry Perspective

16:50-17:05: Question and Answer Session

17:05-17:15: Closing Ceremony and Final Remarks by ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


ICANN71 Pre-Meeting Briefing Agenda | 2021

Seminar | 2021-06-10

ICANN71 Pre-Meeting Briefing Agenda

10th June 2021, 4PM onwards

AGENDA

4:00 PM – 4:05 PM: Welcome and Introductions, ICRIER

4:05 PM – 4:10 PM: ICANN71 Virtual Policy Forum: What to Expect

Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM: ccNSO Policy Updates

Anil Kumar Jain, CEO, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM GAC Updates

Representative, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM ALAC Updates

Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation (APRALO)

4:40 PM – 4:45 PM GNSO Policy Updates

Isha Suri, ICRIER

4:45 PM – 4:55 PM Thematic Discussions and Updates for ICANN71

Plenary Session: ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model within the Internet, Governance Ecosystem

Amrita Choudhury, Director, CCAOI & Member of Multistakeholder, Advisory Group (MAG), Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Plenary Session: Impact of Regulatory Developments on ICANN Policy Topics

Gangesh Varma, ICRIER

4:55 PM – 5:00 PM Q & A and Closing Remarks

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


ICRIER-KAS Webinar on Tracking COVID-19: Public health and socioeconomic surveillance | 2021

Seminar | 2021-04-27

ICRIER-KAS Webinar on Tracking COVID-19: Public health and socioeconomic surveillance

27 April 2021, 6:30 pm IST

Agenda

6:30 – 6:45 pm: INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome remarks
Mr Pramod Bhasin, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Introductory remarks
Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

6:45 – 7:30 pm: THEMATIC SESSION

Session chair
Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Visiting Fellow and Lead, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER

Distinguished speakers

Special remarks by
Dr Roli Mathur, Scientist ‘F’ and Head, ICMR Bioethics Unit, National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India
Dr Shivani Patel, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, USA
Dr Anand Krishnan, Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi

7:30 – 8:00 pm: Questions and answers

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) to India | 2021

Seminar | 2021-03-26

Webinar on Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to India

Friday, March 26, 2021

Agenda

11.00 AM: Opening Remarks: Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, ICRIER

11.45 AM: Presentation by Sakamoto Takema, Director General, South Asia Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
[Download Presentation]

12.15 PM: Address by Sanjay Kumar Verma, Indian Ambassador to Japan

12.35 PM: Panel Discussion

Moderator: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

Panellists

Shingo Miyamoto, Minister (Economic & Development) Embassy of Japan, New Delhi

Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, former Indian Ambassador to Japan

Horimoto Takenori, Visiting Professor, Gifu Women’s University, Japan

Purnendra Jain, Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia

1.30 PM: Q&A

1.45 PM: Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on Trade Policy and Reforms for Trade Facilitation: An Unfinished Agenda | 2021

Seminar | 2021-03-24

Webinar on Trade Policy and Reforms for Trade Facilitation: An Unfinished Agenda

Agenda

6:00 – 6:15 pm: Welcome Remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

6:15 – 7:15 pm: Panel Discussion on “Trade Policy and Reforms for Trade Facilitation: An Unfinished Agenda”

Moderated by Dr. Aaditya Mattoo, Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank

Panelists:

Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

Dr. Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence, Italy

Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, Chairman, IKDHVAJ Advisers LLP and former Executive Director, Brookings India

Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Director, Geo-Economics and Strategy, International Institute Of Strategic Studies, London

 

7:15 - 7:25 pm: Comments from the Audience

 

7:25 - 7:30 pm: Vote of Thanks by Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER

 

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


The 15th 5-Institute Budget Seminar: The COVID-19 Budget: Unpacking the Union Budget 2021-22 | 2021

Seminar | 2021-02-08

The 15th 5-Institute Budget Seminar: The COVID-19 Budget: Unpacking the Union Budget 2021-22

Monday, February 8, 2021, 1800 hours IST

Panellists:

Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive, CPR

Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Nishant Chadha, Fellow and Head-Projects, IDF

Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER

Pinaki Chakraborty, Director, NIPFP

The session will be online via Zoom. It will be moderated by Yamini Aiyar.

The Union Budget 2021-22 was presented in Parliament on February 1, 2021 by the Minister of Finance, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman. All eyes were on this COVID-19 Budget as the race between the virus and the vaccine quickens against the backdrop of the worst economic downturn in independent India’s history and the worst the global economy has seen in a century.

The Government of India’s Economic Survey 2020-21, released on January 30, has already pointed to the need for continuing a big fiscal push to grow and sustain demand that could nudge the economy back to a strong, medium-term, growth trajectory. The Survey suggests that this could boost tax revenues and help India get back on to a sustainable fiscal path with debt/GDP declining. What fiscal impulses will the FM have provided in the Union Budget to help India catch up with its 2019-20 real GDP levels and simultaneously cut the headline deficit? How well will the Budget have provided for reviving jobs and incomes, particularly for those at the bottom of the income pyramid, in informal jobs, in high-contact services, and in MSMEs? What direction will the Budget set for the longer-term development prospects for India as it moves through its demographic transition and its society ages? Besides providing for vaccinating close to a billion Indians, what will the Budget point to for improving India’s health and education systems, building on the lessons learnt from the Coronavirus pandemic? How well will it spur the deeper structural reforms needed to overcome the scarring from the pandemic, to improve the investment climate and the ease of doing business, and to boost and sustain India’s medium- and long-term competitiveness in global trade?

The heads of the five institutes, the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the India Development Foundation (IDF), the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), will once again come together on February 8, 2021 in the Five-Institute Budget Seminar in these difficult Coronavirus times to provide a longer-term development and reform perspective on the 2021-22 Union Budget. Please join Yamini Aiyar at CPR, Nishant Chadha at IDF, Pinaki Chakraborty at NIPFP, Rajat Kathuria at ICRIER, and Shekhar Shah at NCAER for this landmark 15th Five-Institute Budget Seminar. Yamini Aiyar will moderate this Seminar, which each institution organises by rotation: this 15th Seminar is organised by CPR. The Five-Institute Budget Seminar series started in March 2007 under Shekhar Shah’s initiative and guidance.

Place: Online Event / CPR | Venue Zoom


Virtual Policy Dialogue on Galvanizing South and South-East Asia Transport Connectivity post-COVID19 | 2021

Panel Discussion | 2021-01-22

Virtual Policy Dialogue on "Galvanizing South and South-East Asia Transport Connectivity post-COVID19"

Friday, January 22, 2021 at 3pm (IST) onwards

Agenda

TIME: 15:00 - 16:30 IST

Moderator:
Dr Nagesh Kumar, Head, South and South-West Asia Office, UNESCAP

Welcome
Dr Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Presentation:
Mr Anil Kumar Gupta, Senior Consultant (Transport Connectivity), UNESCAP and former CMD, Container Corporation of India Ltd.

Panellists:
Mr Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India

Dr Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka

Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Programme, Gateway House, Mumbai

Dr Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia

Mr Md. Mosharaf Hossain, Director, Connectivity and Security Division, BIMSTEC Secretariat, Dhaka

Mr. Rabi Shanker Sainju, former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Nepal

Mr Constantino Xavier, Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, CSEP (Brookings India)

Mr Duncan Overfield, Deputy Development Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, British High Commission, New Delhi

Mr Sandeep Jain, Economic Affairs Officer, Transport Division, UNESCAP

Open discussion

organized jointly by The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and UNESCAP South and South-West Asia Office.

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Virtual Panel Discussion on Personal Data Protection Bill and its Implications | 2021

| 2021-01-16

Virtual Panel Discussion - Personal Data Protection Bill and its Implications

January 16, 2021 at 10:00 AM (IST) onwards

Agenda

10:00 – 10:05 am: Opening Remarks: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

10:05 – 10:10 am: Dr. Gulshan Rai, Former National Cyber Security Coordinator & Distinguished Fellow, SKOCH Foundation

10:10 – 10:15 am: Ms. Smita Purushottam, Founder and Chairperson, The Science, Indigenous Technology & Advanced Research Accelerator (SITARA)

10:15 – 10:20 am: Mr. Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change

10:20 – 10:25 am: Ms. Shivangi Nadkarni, Co-Founder & CEO, Arrka

10:25 – 10:30 am: Ms. Astha Kapoor, Co-Founder, Aapti Institute

10:30 – 10:55 am: Discussion and Live Voting

10:55 – 11:00 am: Closing Remarks of the Chair: Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Chairperson, Joint Parliamentary Committee on PDP Bill, 2019

https://summit.skoch.in/summits/2021/01/public-policy-forum/

Place: Online Event | Venue


Webinar on the launch of the book and discussion on the ‘Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy’ | 2021

Panel Discussion | 2021-01-15

Webinar on the launch of the book and discussion on the ‘Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy’

January 15, 2021 at 6.00 pm (IST)

Agenda

6:00 – 6:10 pm: Welcome and Introduction Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

6:10 – 6:20 pm: Introduction to the book: Mr. Tamal Bandyopadhyay, Business Journalist in India

6:20 – 7:25 pm: Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Panelist 1: Dr. Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER

Panelist 2: Mr. Jaspreet Bindra, Expert on Digital Transformation, Blockchain, Future of Work, and AI

Panelist 3: Mr. Ananth Narayan, Associate Professor, SPJIMR and Senior India Analyst, Observatory Group LLC

Panelist 4: Mr. Tamal Bandyopadhyay, Business Journalist in India

7:25 – 7:30 pm: Concluding Session and vote of thanks

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Stakeholder Discussion on Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 | 2021

Consultation | 2021-01-13

Stakeholder Discussion on Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2

Time: Jan 13, 2021 04:00 PM India

4:00 – 4:05 pm: Opening Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

4:05 – 4:15 pm: Brief Presentation by ICRIER
Isha Suri, ICRIER

4:15 – 4:20 pm: GAC Perspective
Jaideep Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary, MeitY, Government of India

4:20 – 4:25 pm: ALAC Perspective
Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), ALAC, ICANN

4:25 – 4:30 pm: Aspects related to Intellectual Property Law Pravin Anand, Managing Partner, Anand and Anand

4:30 – 4:35 pm: Issues vis-à-vis Law Enforcement Rakesh Maheshwari, Scientist G and Group Coordinator, MeitY, Government of India

4:35 – 4:40 pm: Registry-Registrar Perspective
Abhijit Relekar, Group Product Manager, Endurance

4:40 – 5:00 pm: Q&A and a freewheeling discussion with stakeholders

5:00 – 5:10 pm: Summary and Closing Remarks
Anil Jain, CEO, NIXI

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Webinar on Global Cooperation for Cyber Resilience in Financial Sector | 2020

Seminar | 2020-12-14

Webinar on Global Cooperation for Cyber Resilience in Financial Sector

December 14, 2020 at 7 pm IST

 

Agenda 

7:00 – 7:05 pm: Welcome Remarks 

7:05 – 7:15 pm: Session Overview by the Moderator
Deepak Maheshwari, Senior Visiting Fellow (ICRIER) 

7:15 – 7:35 pm: Presentation on the Report
Arthur Nelson, Research Analyst, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 

7:35 – 7:55 pm: Remarks by the Discussants (20 mins each) 
G. Narendra Nath, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat
Shivangi Nadkarni, co-Founder and CEO, Arrka
Brijesh Singh, Inspector General, Maharashtra Police 

7:55 – 8:10 pm: Moderated Q & A 

8:10 – 8:15 pm: Concluding Remarks
Deepak Maheshwari, Senior Visiting Fellow (ICRIER)

 

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICANN69 Readout | 2020

Conversation | 2020-12-11

ICANN69 Readout

December 11, 2020 at 4PM onwards

 

Agenda

 

4:00-4:05 PM : Welcome Remarks and Introductions
ICRIER

 

4:05-4:10 PM : ICANN69 Highlights
Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

 

4:10-4:20 PM : GAC Updates
T. Santhosh, Scientist (E), MEITY, Govt. of India

 

4:20- 4:30 PM : ccNSO Updates
Anil Jain, CEO, NIXI

 

4:30-4:35 PM : ALAC Updates
Amrita Choudhury, ALAC Representative to NomCom, President, Internet Society (Delhi Chapter)

 

4:35-4:40 PM : RSSAC & SSAC Updates
Abhishek Raj, ICRIER

 

4:40-4:45 PM : NCUC Updates
Mili Semlani, Founder, Youth4IG, and NCUC EC Rep for APAC

 

4:45-4:50 PM : Youth Perspectives
Tanishka Luhia, Representative, Youth4IG

 

4:50- 4:55 PM : GNSO Updates
Isha Suri, ICRIER

 

4:55-5:00 PM : Tech Day Updates
Abhishek Raj, ICRIER

 

5:00-5:10 PM : Stakeholder Discussions and Q & A

 

5:10-5:15 PM : Closing Remarks
ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Webinar on Beaten or Broken? Informality and COVID-19 in South Asia | 2020

Seminar | 2020-12-09

Webinar on Beaten or Broken? Informality and COVID-19 in South Asia

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (IST)

 

Agenda

 

19.00 – 19.05 Hrs (IST): Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

19.05 – 19.10 Hrs (IST): Opening Remarks by Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

19.10 – 19.40 Hrs (IST): Presentation on the Report: Beaten or Broken? Informality and COVID-19 in South Asia by:

Hans Timmer, Chief Economist – South Asia, The World Bank

Valerie-Mercer-Blackman, Senior Economist, World Bank’s Office of the Chief Economist of South Asia

Siddharth Sharma, Senior Economist, World Bank’s Office of the Chief Economist of South Asia

Camilla R. Holmemo, Practice Leader, Human Development, India

 

19.40 – 20.05 Hrs (IST): Q & A with the audience

 

20.05 – 20.15 Hrs (IST): Concluding Remarks by Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on G20: The Riyadh Summit, 2020 | 2020

Seminar | 2020-11-30

Webinar on G20: The Riyadh Summit, 2020

Monday, November 30 2020 at 3:30pm (IST)

Presentation by Shri V.Srinivas, Additional Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with additional charge of Director General National Centre for Good Governance.

Moderated by Dr. TCA Raghavan.

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Rise or Fall Together: The One.Shared World Events Series | 2020

Seminar | 2020-11-12

Rise or Fall Together: The One.Shared World Events Series

Thursday, November 12, 2020

 

Partnership with OneShared.World on their  event Water and Sanitation for All: The Fight Against Pandemics. The online event will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Other institutional partners include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, AFS Intercultural Programs, Asia Society, ANIE and NFBPWC. The summit will explore the essential role a deep appreciation of our mutual interdependence must play in resolving our greatest common challenges including pandemics, climate change, and systemic global poverty and inequality.

 

[Video]

Place: Online Event | Venue YouTube Live


Webinar on Sustainable Infrastructure for Recovery and Better Growth: An Agenda for the G20 | 2020

| 2020-10-28

Webinar on Sustainable Infrastructure for Recovery and Better Growth: An Agenda for the G20

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

at 6:30pm (IST)

Presentation by Prof. Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution [Download Presentation]

Moderated by Dr. Rakesh Mohan, President and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress, formerly Brookings India.

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


ICANN 69 Pre-Meeting Briefing for India | 2020

Seminar | 2020-10-12

ICANN 69 Pre-Meeting Briefing for India

October 12, 2020

Program

11:00 AM – 11:05 AM: Welcome and Introductions, ICRIER

11:05AM – 11:10AM: ICANN69: New Developments & What to Expect
Samiran Gupta, ICANN

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM: GAC Priorities at ICANN69
T.Santhosh, Scientist (E), MEITY, Govt. of India

11:20 AM – 11:30 AM: ALAC Perspective and Policy Sessions at ICANN69
Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), ALAC, ICANN

11:30 AM –11:40 AM: Next Steps on Universal Acceptance
Ajay Data, Chairman, Universal Acceptance Steering Group

11:40 AM – 11:50 AM: SSAC Updates and Sessions at ICANN69
Anupam Agarwal, Founder, India Internet Foundation

11:50 AM-11:55 AM: Youth Perspectives and NCUC updates
Mili Semlani, Founder, Youth4IG, and NCUC EC Rep for APAC

11:55 AM- 12:05 PM: Updates from new gTLD Subsequent Procedures
Isha Suri, ICRIER

12:05 PM – 12:25 PM: Stakeholder Discussions and Q & A

12:25PM – 12:30PM; Closing Remarks, ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Webinar talk on Reviving the Distressed Debt Market in India | 2020

Talk | 2020-09-30

Webinar talk on ‘Reviving the Distressed Debt Market in India’

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Time: 3:30 to 4:30 pm (15:30 IST).

Presentation by
Dr. Rohit Prasad, Professor of Economics at Management Development Institute (MDI) and
Mr. Yogesh B. Mathur, Chartered Accountant

Chaired by Prof. Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER.

Abstract:

In this paper we build a theoretical model to analyze the gains to trade in the transaction between banks and Asset Reconstruction Companies in the secondary market for NPAs. In particular we focus on three critical variables – the overall value of the deal, the proportion of cash and security receipts used in the transaction; and the relative returns of the default bankruptcy process and the distressed debt market ( which in turn depends on the capital infused in the distressed debt market).

We show that the insights generated from the unit economics can be used to understand trends in the overall market, as well as outcomes of individual transactions. The unit economics are also used to examine the efficacy of the Swiss Challenge auction format currently in use to sell the assets. Finally, we draw inferences for changes required for the market for stressed assets as a whole, not restricted to NPAs alone.

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Rise or Fall Together: The One.Shared World Virtual Interdependence Summit 2020 | 2020

Seminar | 2020-09-17

Rise or Fall Together: The One.Shared World Virtual Interdependence Summit 2020

Partnership with OneShared.World on their event RISE OR FALL TOGETHER: The OneShared.World Interdependence Summit 2020. This was an online event held on September 17, 2020. Mr. Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, ICRIER spoke at the event on the topic “role of business in interdependence” that brought together some of the world’s most inspiring people and included performances by opera superstar Renée Fleming and Australian Sikh rap star L-Fresh The LION, as well as talks by World Health Organization COVID-19 coordinator David Nabarro, National Geographic Explorer and leading environmentalist Enric Sala, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle A. Williams, ScD, climate change expert and Indian MP Jairam Ramesh, youth activist Kehkashan Basu, and many others.

Other institutional partners included the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, AFS Intercultural Programs, Asia Society, Internews, and Think Inc.

The summit explored the essential role a deep appreciation of our mutual interdependence must play in resolving our greatest common challenges including pandemics, climate change, and systemic global poverty and inequality.

[Video]

Place: Online Event | Venue YouTube Live


Release of the Report Implications of AI on the Indian Economy | 2020

Report Launch | 2020-07-24

Release of the Report Implications of AI on the Indian Economy

 Friday, July 24, 2020 | 6pm onwards

Agenda

 

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Welcome

Mansi Kedia, Fellow, ICRIER

 

6:05 - 6:15 PM: Presentation of Key Findings of the Report

Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

 

6:15 - 6:25 PM: AI for Social Good

Manish Gupta, Director, Google Research India

 

6:25 - 6:35 PM: Industry Perspectives

Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM

 

6:35 - 6:45 PM: Special Address

Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

 

6:45 - 6:55 PM Google’s Vision for AI in India

Sanjay Gupta, Country Manager, Google India

 

6:55 - 7:00 PM: Closing Remarks

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


Webinar on Managing Energy Transitions in developing countries | 2020

Seminar | 2020-07-14

Webinar on Managing Energy Transitions in developing countries

July 14, 2020

Agenda

4 pm – 4:05 pm: Welcome and Introduction 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

4.05 pm – 4:10 pm: Welcome and Introduction, 

 Dr. Fahad Alturki, Vice President (Research) KAPSARC

4.10 pm to 4.45 pm: Pathways to the transition in a ‘circular carbon economy’ framework

The overarching issue for the globe, irrespective whether in developing or developed countries, would be to identify the role of hydrocarbons in a net-zero carbon future. Managing this transition is crucial for global energy sustainability as is being assessed in the T20 Taskforce on Climate Change and Environment. How to design an energy pathway to achieve that? 

  • Two case studies: India, and Saudi Arabia 
  • Identify common elements that help achieve universal access to clean energy: market design, policy support, regulatory framework. 
  • Acknowledge the diversity in developing countries in governance structures, market conditions and energy resources. 

Speakers (2 speakers for 10 minutes each)

Noura Mansouri , Research Fellow, KAPSARC

Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

15 minutes Q &A

4.45 pm to 5.20 pm: Governance structures for promoting the transition

The T20 Taskforce on Sustainable Energy, Water and Food Systems seeks to offer recommendations on how to enhance international cooperation, infrastructure and institutions that help to ensure the stability of markets. What is the trans-national support that nation states would need to apply such a framework?  

  • Mechanisms via which lessons from successful transitions that could be transferred between member states. These could be also applied for co-learning processes where countries act jointly on policy issues. 
  • Frameworks for bilateral and group-level cooperation between civil society actors, and private players.
  • Focus on information transfer, capacity building, and financing options. 

Speakers (2 speakers for 10 minutes each)

Dr. Hossa Almutairi, Research Fellow, KAPSARC and Think20's (T20) Sherpa

Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

15 minutes Q &A

5.20 pm – 5.55 pm Pandemics and the new normal?

Is this pandemic a speed-breaker or an accelerator? • Does this pandemic mimic a peak fossil fuel demand scenario?  

  • Discuss the impact of the pandemic on energy in developing countries.
  • How can the policy response to the pandemic, health and economic, continue to support an energy transition to a net zero world? 

Speakers (2 speakers for 10 minutes each)

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, CCEW

Ms. Ulka Kelkar, Director-Climate, WRI India

15 minutes Q &A

5.55 pm to 6.00 pm: Summing up – by KAPSARC and ICRIER Concluding remarks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Zoom


Dissemination Webinar on Linking Tourism, Local Environment, Linking Tourism, Local Environment and Waste Generation in Indian Himalayan States Using CGE Model: Case-Study of Uttarakhand | 2020

Seminar | 2020-07-10

Dissemination Webinar on “Linking Tourism, Local Environment, Linking Tourism, Local Environment and Waste Generation in Indian Himalayan States Using CGE Model: Case-Study of Uttarakhand

 

July 10, 2020 at 3pm

 

Agenda

 

02:55 - 03:00 pm: Initialization and Participant Log-in

 

03:00 - 03:15 pm: Inaugural Session

 

Welcome Remarks 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

 

Key Note Address

Shri S. P. Subudhi, Member Secretary, Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board

 

03:15 - 03:45 pm: Presentation of Key Results of ICRIER Study

Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

03:45 - 04:25 pm Presentations of Discussants

 

1. Shri Mangesh Ghildiyal, District Magistrate, Tehri

2. Ms. Poonam Munjal, Senior Fellow, NCAER

3. Mr. Rohit Maskara, Programme Officer, UNDP

4. Mr. Himanshu Patwal, Co-founder, Zero Waste Inc.

 

04:25 - 04:55 pm: Discussion and Q&A

 

04:55 - 05:00 pm: Closing Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Airmeet


ICANN68 Readout | 2020

Seminar | 2020-07-10

ICANN68 Readout

10th July 2020 | 4PM Onwards

On Zoom

 

Agenda

4:00PM -4:05PM: Welcome remarks by ICRIER

 

4:05PM-4:10PM: ICANN68 Highlights

Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

 

4:10PM-4:15PM: GAC Updates

T Santhosh, Scientist E, MEITY, Govt. of India

 

4:15PM-4:35PM: Multistakeholder Perspectives on DNS Abuse

 

Discussants:

Amrita Choudhury, Director, CCAOI and Member, NomCom

Nitin Wali, Regional Director, Technical Services, Neustar

Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

T Santhosh, Scientist E, MEITY, Govt. of India

 

4:35PM-4:45PM: What Next? - New gTLD Subequent Procedures 

Gajendra Upadhyay, Regional Director, Afilias India Pvt. Ltd.

 

4:45PM-4:50PM: ALAC Updates

Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), ALAC, ICANN

 

4:50PM-4:55PM: SSAC updates 

Anupam Agarwal, Founder, India Internet Foundation

4:55PM-5:00PM: Youth Perspectives and NCUC updates 

Mili Semlani, Founder, Youth4IG, and NCUC EC Rep for APAC

 

5:00PM-5:10PM: Open Discussion and Q & A

 

5:10PM-5:15PM: Closing remarks by ICRIER

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom


Web discussion on Shaping India’s Platform Economy in the Wake of Covid-19 | 2020

Seminar | 2020-06-30

Web discussion on Shaping India’s Platform Economy in the Wake of Covid-19

June 30, 2020

Agenda

02:55 - 03:00 pm: Initialization and Participant Log-in

03:00 - 03:10 am: Welcome Remarks and Introduction by the Moderator

03:10 - 04:10 pm: Panel Discussion

04:10 - 04:25 pm: Questions and Answers

04:25 - 04:30 pm: Closing Remarks by the Moderator

 

Place: Online Event | Venue Zoom / YouTube Live


The Digital Dialogues on occasion of World Wi-Fi Day | 2020

Seminar | 2020-06-19

The Digital Dialogues on occasion of World Wi-Fi Day

Friday, 19th June 2020

Agenda (1730-1900 hrs, IST)


Chief Guest

Mr. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, USA

Session Chair

Dr. RS Sharma, Chairman TRAI

Special Guests of Honour

Shri Anshu Prakash, Chairman, DCC and Secretary, DoT

Ms. Dorothy Stanley, Chair of Wi-Fi Working Group, IEEE

Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur and former Chairman of TSDSI

*Event organised by Broadband India Forum and Bharat Exhibitions in association with ICRIER as Knowledge Partner, and IEEE and TSDSI as Event Partners

Place: Airmeet (Online Event) | Venue Webinar


ICANN68 Pre-Meeting Briefing | 2020

Seminar | 2020-06-16

ICANN68 Pre-Meeting Briefing

16th June 2020

4PM Onwards

Agenda

4:00PM – 4:05PM: Welcome and Introductions
ICRIER

4:05PM – 4:10PM: ICANN68: New Developments & What to Expect
Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

4:15PM – 4:25PM: GAC Priorities at ICANN68
T. Santosh, Scientist E, MEITY, Govt. of India

4:25PM – 4:35PM: ALAC Perspective and Policy Sessions at ICANN68
Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), ALAC, ICANN

4:35PM – 4:45PM: Next Steps on Universal Acceptance
Ajay Data, Chairman, Universal Acceptance Steering Group

4:45PM – 4:55PM: New Developments in the Root Server Space and Stakeholder Perspectives
Anupam Agarwal, Founder, India Internet Foundation

4:55PM – 5:05PM: NOMCOM Experience and Plan
Amrita Choudhury, Member, NOMCOM
Pankaj Chaturvedi, Member, NOMCOM

5:05PM – 5:15PM: Non-Commercial Users' Perspective
Mili Semlani, Founder, Youth4IG, and NCUC EC Rep for APAC

5:15PM – 5:35PM: Stakeholder Discussions and Q & A

5:35PM – 5:40PM: Closing Remarks
ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Zoom


“Samvaad” A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs | 2020

Seminar | 2020-06-11

“Samvaad” A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs

ICRIER and Ford Foundation

 

Dialogue 4: Preparing the Ground for Kharif Sowing: Challenges and the Way Forward

 

Moderated by: Mr. Siraj Hussain

 

Agenda

 

11:00 - 11:05 am: Initialization and Participant Log-in

 

11:05 - 11:10 am: Welcome Remarks: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

11:10 am - 12:20 pm: Discussion Moderated by Mr. Siraj Hussain, Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

12:20 - 12:30 pm: Observations by Srinivasan Iyer, Ford Foundation

 

12:20 - 12:30 pm: Closing Remarks by the Moderator

 

*In order to facilitate intensive discussions, the event will be a closed-door session

Place: ZOOM | Venue E-discussion


Webinar on Women’s Entrepreneurship in India: Overview of the Ecosystem, Challenges and Areas for Future Intervention | 2020

Seminar | 2020-06-08

Webinar on Women’s Entrepreneurship in India: Overview of the Ecosystem, Challenges and Areas for Future Intervention

Monday, June 8, 2020 at 3 pm (1500 IST)

 

Agenda

 

3:00 pm -3:10 pm: Opening Remarks

 

3:10pm -3:30pm: Presentation

 

3:30 pm -4:15 pm: Getting participant Inputs and ideas Discussion and Q & A

 

*Webinar hosted by ICRIER, Talentnomics and Ellenomics

 

Place: ZOOM/YouTube Live | Venue Webinar


"Samvaad" A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs | 2020

Seminar | 2020-05-29

"Samvaad" A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs

ICRIER and Ford Foundation

 

Dialogue 3: Crop Procurement and Prices in the Times of Pandemic: Challenges and the Way Forward

 

Moderated by: Dr. Ashok Gulati

 

29th May, 2020 (11:00 am onwards)

 

PROGRAMME

 

11:00 – 11:05 am : Initialization and Participant Log-in

 

11:05 – 11:10 am : Welcome Remarks 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

11:10 am to 12:10 pm : Discussion Moderated by 

Dr. Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

 

12:10 – 12:20 pm : Observations by Srinivasan Iyer, Ford Foundation

 

12:20 – 12:30 pm : Closing Remarks by the Moderator

*In order to facilitate intensive discussions, the event will be a closed-door session.

Place: ZOOM | Venue E-discussion


Webinar on COVID-19: Getting the macroeconomic policy right | 2020

Seminar | 2020-05-22

Webinar on ‘COVID-19: Getting the macroeconomic policy right'

on Friday, 22nd May 2020 at 5 pm

 

by Dr Gurbachan Singh, Visiting Faculty, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre 

Moderated by Prof Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER  

Opening remarks by Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

Place: ZOOM/YouTube Live | Venue Webinar


Webinar on A Manufacturing Strategy for India | 2020

Seminar | 2020-05-21

Webinar on A Manufacturing Strategy for India

 

May 21, 2020 at 3 pm

 

Discuss on the topic which is based on the book titled ‘Make in India’: The Components of a Manufacturing Strategy for India by Santosh Mehrotra.

 

Moderator:

Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Professor ICRIER, Former Member Planning Commission 2004-09, Former DDG World Trade Organisation 1994-99.

 

Panellists: 

Dr. Santosh Mehrotra, Professor of Econ, Centre for Labour, Jawaharlal Nehru University. 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. 

Mr. Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, Former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)

Place: ZOOM/YouTube Live | Venue Webinar


ICRIER G20 Series: Inaugural Webinar by Shri Suresh Prabhu |

Seminar | 2020-05-19

ICRIER G20 Series: Inaugural Webinar by Shri Suresh Prabhu

Are we staring at a Global Financial Crisis? Preparing for Ensuring International Financial Stability

 

Inaugural Webinar by Shri Suresh Prabhu

 

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 3.00 PM (1500 IST)

 

Agenda

 

15.00 – 15.05 Hrs: Welcome Remarks by Director & CE, ICRIER

 

15.05 – 15.35 Hrs: Inaugural Address by Shri Suresh Prabhu

 

15.35 – 15.55 Hrs: Q & A

 

15.55 – 16.00 Hrs: Vote of Thanks

 

Place: ZOOM/YouTube Live | Venue Webinar


ICRIER G20 Series: Inaugural Webinar by Shri Suresh Prabhu | 2020

Seminar | 2020-05-19

ICRIER G20 Series: Inaugural Webinar by Shri Suresh Prabhu

Are we staring at a Global Financial Crisis? Preparing for Ensuring International Financial Stability  

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 3.00 PM (1500 IST)

 

Agenda

15.00 – 15.05 Hrs: Welcome Remarks by Director & CE, ICRIER 

15.05 – 15.35 Hrs: Inaugural Address by Shri Suresh Prabhu 

15.35 – 15.55 Hrs: Q & A 

15.55 – 16.00 Hrs: Vote of Thanks

 

Place: ZOOM/YouTube Live | Venue Webinar


Webinar on Economic fallout of COVID-19 in India | 2020

Seminar | 2020-05-01

Webinar on Economic fallout of COVID-19 in India

May 1, 2020

 

Program

 

5.00-5.05 : Opening remarks by Rajat Kathuria 

5.05-5.15 : Ali Mehdi on public health [Download Presentation]

5.15-5.25 : Siraj Hussain on agriculture and food security 

5.25-5.35 : Radhicka Kapoor on employment scenario 

5.35-5.45 : Anirudh Shingal on impact on trade 

5.45-5.55 : Rajat Kathuria on role of digital technologies 

5.55-6.10 : Q&A 

6.10-6.15 : Closing remarks by panellists

Place: ZOOM/YouTube Live | Venue Webinar


ICANN67 India Readout | 2020

Seminar | 2020-04-07

ICANN67 Readout for India

7th April 2020 via Zoom, 4PM onwards

 

Programme

 

4:00PM – 4:10PM: Welcome and Introductions by ICRIER

 

4:10PM – 4:15PM: ICANN67 Highlights
Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

 

4:15PM – 4:25PM: Universal Acceptance Updates
Ajay Data, Chairman, Universal Acceptance Steering Group

 

4:25PM – 4:30PM: NOM COM Updates
Amrita Choudhury, Member, NOMCOM
Pankaj Chaturvedi, Member, NOMCOM

 

4:30PM – 4:40PM: GAC Updates
T. Santhosh, GAC Representative, Govt. of India

 

4:40PM – 4:50PM: ALAC Updates and Policy Sessions Takeaways
Satish Babu, Chair, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), ALAC, ICANN

 

4:50PM – 5:00PM: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures: Updates on PDP
Isha Suri, ICRIER

 

5:00PM – 5:25PM: Stakeholder Discussions and Q & A
Freewheeling discussion for stakeholders to share their experiences on the meeting, relevant topics of interest, and AOB.

 

5:25PM – 5:30PM: Closing Remarks by ICRIER

Place: ZOOM | Venue Webinar


International Pulmonologist Consensus on COVID 19 | 2020

Seminar | 2020-04-03

International Pulmonologist Consensus on COVID 19

 

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been spreading at a rapid rate across the world, which made the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it as pandemic disease. A lot is still unknown about this virus.

 

Because of this Pulmonologist’s from different nations, affected by this disease, joined hands to frame the consensus on prevention and treatment aspects of this disease.

 

AstraZeneca in partnership with ICRIER and Docplexus has organized a live webinar on 3rd April 2020 at 4 pm.

 

In this webinar, Dr. Tinku Joseph along with Dr. Shyam Sundar P. shall discuss ways to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Disclaimer: “Indian Council for Research on International Economic Matters” (ICRIER) partners with AstraZeneca for this webinar as being planned with Dr.Tinku Joseph.

 

[Watch Video]

 

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Webinar


ICANN67 Pre-Meeting Briefing | 2020

Seminar | 2020-03-06

ICANN67 Pre-Meeting Briefing

Conference Room, ICRIER, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

 

Programme

 

4:00PM – 4:30PM Tea and Registration

 

4:30PM – 4:35PM Welcome Remarks by ICRIER

 

4:35PM – 4:40PM ICANN67 Preliminary Highlights
Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

 

4:40PM – 4:50PM At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Updates & DNS Abuse and DoT and DoH
Satish Babu, Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), ALAC, ICANN

 

4:50PM – 5:00PM Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Updates & New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
T. Santhosh, GAC Representative, Govt. of India

 

5:00PM – 5:10PM Nominating Committee (NOMCOM) Updates
Amrita Choudhury, Member, NOMCOM

 

5:10PM – 5:20PM Universal Acceptance (UA) and Email Address Internationalization (EAI)
Harish Chowdhury, UA Ambassador, Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)

 

5:20PM – 5:30PM Q & A

 

5:30PM – 5:35PM Closing Remarks

 

5:35PM – 6:00PM Tea & Snacks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Regional Meetings on Broadband Readiness Index | 2020

Seminar | 2020-03-02

Regional Meetings on Broadband Readiness Index

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

The Lily Hotel, G.S. Road Opp. Directorate of Agriculture Office Khanapara, Six Mile, Guwahati, Assam 781022

 

10:00 am - 10:30 am: Registration, Tea & Coffee

 

10:30 am - 10:35 am: Welcome Remarks by Senior DDG, NE LSA, Department of Telecom (DoT)
Shri A.K. Sahu

 

10:35 am - 10:45 am: Address by Additional Chief secretary (IT), Assam State Government
Shri Syedain Abbasi

 

10:45 am - 11:05 am: Address and Presentation by JS(Telecom), DoT
Shri Hari Ranjan Rao 

[Download Presentation]

 

11:05 am - 11:35 am: Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) Presentation by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

[Download Presentation]

 

11:35 pm - 11:55 am: Right of Way (RoW) Policy -BRI perspective 

Presentation by Director General T.R. Dua, Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA)

[Download Presentation]

 

11:55 am - 12:15 pm: Electro Magnetic Frequency (EMF) and other issues

Presentation by Cmde Dr. Jadumani Jena, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)

[Download Presentation]

 

12:15 pm - 01:10 pm: Q and A / One on One discussion with Nodal Officers of each of the States

 

01:10 pm - 01:15 pm: Vote of Thanks by CEO & Director, ICRIER

 

01:15 pm onwards Lunch

Place: Assam | Venue The Lily Hotel, G.S. Road Opp. Directorate of Agriculture Office Khanapara, Six Mile, Guwahati


U.S.-India Economic Partnership: AMCHAM-ICRIER Interaction | 2020

Brainstorming Session | 2020-02-25

U.S.-India Economic Partnership: AMCHAM-ICRIER Interaction

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre

 

Program

 

11:00-11:35 am: Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

11:35-12:45 pm: Panel Discussion

Mr. Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce 

Mr. Atul Dhawan, Honorary Secretary & Treasurer, AMCHAM and Partner, Deloitte

Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER's Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor of ICRIER

Ms. Ranjana Khanna, Director General CEO, AMCHAM

 

1:00 pm: Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Launch of the Book 'BACKSTAGE: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years' | 2020

Panel Discussion | 2020-02-19

Launch of the Book 'BACKSTAGE: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years'

February 19, 2019

 

DIWAN-I-AM, THE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL, 1, Mansingh Road, Delhi

 

Programme

 

6:00 pm: Arrival of guests/ High tea at Taj poolside lawns

 

6.30 pm: Welcome by Mr Kapish Mehra, Managing Director, Rupa Publications India

 

6.35 pm: Remarks by Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

6.40 pm: Introduction of author by Mr Sarwar Lateef

 

6.45 pm: Book release and remarks by Dr Manmohan Singh

 

7.00 pm: Mr Mantek Singh Ahluwalia introduces the book

 

7.05 pm: Panel discussion begins, moderated by Mr Rajdeep Sardesai

 

7.55 pm: Vote of thanks

Place: New Delhi | Venue DIWAN-I-AM, THE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL, 1, Mansingh Road


The Union Budget 2020-21: Reforms and Development Perspectives | 2020

Seminar | 2020-02-08

The Union Budget 2020-21 will be presented by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Ms. Nirmala Seetharaman on Feb 1 2020. This Union Budget is particularly important since it will be presented at a time when India's growth has slowed to a decadal low and all eyes will be on the FM when she presents her proposals. The Government has in the last few weeks shown intent by convening several diverse groups of stakeholders to gather ideas on the admittedly hard task to nurse the economy back to health. Some ideas will be reflected in the Union Budget, while some might be kept in abeyance until the time is ripe for implementation while others will simply be discarded. To critically examine what is in the Union Budget and what is not, the heads of five leading think tanks in the NCR will come together to share their reflective view and the longer-term implications for the Indian economy.

 

As you perhaps already know, the heads of the 5 institutes (CPR, ICRIER, IDF, NCAER, and NIPFP) first came together in March 2007 to present a reform and development perspective of the Union Budget. And as we have done for the past 13 years, the five institutions will once again gather to present a deeper assessment of the Union Budget 2020-21. 



Session details, presentations are available in downloadable format:

Dr. Yamini Aiyar, President & Chief Executive 
Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi
Dr. Rajat KathuriaDirector & CE
ICRIER, New Delhi
[Download Presentations]

Dr. Nishant Chadha
, Fellow and Head - Projects 
IDF, Gurgaon, Haryana
[Download Presentations]

Dr. Shekhar Shah
, Director General
NCAER, New Delhi
[Download Presentations]
Dr. Rathin Roy, Director
National Institute for Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi
[Download Presentations]

Ms. Shereen BhanManaging Editor, CNBC-TV18, had moderated the session.
[Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, Lodi Estate


Release of the Book and Book Discussion Act East to Act Indo-Pacific: India's Expanding Neighbourhood | 2020

Seminar | 2020-01-29

Release of the Book and Book Discussion 'Act East to Act Indo-Pacific: India's Expanding Neighbourhood'

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, 4th Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

02:30 – 03:00 pm : Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

03:00 – 04:00 pm : Inaugural Session

Welcome Address by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Special Address by H.E. Mr. Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Ambassador of Thailand to India, New Delhi

Special Address by Mr. Vikram K. Doraiswami, Additional Secretary (BM&IP), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India

 

04:00 – 04:10 pm : Release of the Book
“Act East to Act Indo-Pacific: India’s Expanding Neighbourhood”

Presentation on the Book by Dr. Prabir De, Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

 

04:10 – 05:25 pm : Book Discussion

 

Chair:

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

 

Panelists:

Mr. Keiichi Onozawa, Representative of METI for South Asia, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

Dr. Constantino Xavier, Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings India

Mr. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, Consulting Editor,Business Standard

Mr. Sanjay Pulipaka, Senior Fellow, The Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML) & Advisor, East Asia Research Programme Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Mr. Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Sr. Assistant Editor (Foreign & Strategic Affairs), The Economic Times

 

05:25 – 05:30 pm : Closing Remarks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, 4th Floor, Lodhi Road


Panel Discussion on Data Governance at Crossroads | 2020

Panel Discussion | 2020-01-11

Panel Discussion Data Governance at Crossroads

Saturday, January 11, 2020 12:00 pm to 13:00 pm

at Stein Auditorium India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

12:00 PM – 12:05 PM: Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

12:05 PM – 12:10 PM: Mr. Apar Gupta, Executive Director, Internet Freedom Foundation

12:10 PM – 12:15 PM: Ms. Pratibha Jain, Partner, Nishith Desai Associates

12:15 PM – 12:20 PM: Ms. Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, IT for Change

12:20 PM – 12:25 PM: Dr. Gulshan Rai, Chief Information Security Officer, PMO, Government of India

12:25 PM – 12:30 PM: Dr. Mudit Kapoor, Associate Professor of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute

12:30 PM – 12:35 PM: Mr. Udbhav Tiwari, Public Policy Advisor, Mozilla

 

12:35 PM – 13:00 PM: Discussion and Q&A

 

13:00 PM: onwards Lunch

 

Organized by Skoch Group

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Stein Auditorium India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Regional Meetings on Broadband Readiness Index | 2019

Seminar | 2019-12-24

Regional Meetings on Broadband Readiness Index

Tuesday, December 24th, 2019, Hometel Chandigarh, A Sarovar Hotel

Plot No 147-148, Industrial Area Phase 1, Chandigarh -160002

 

Programme

 

10:30 am - 11:00 am: Registration, Tea & Coffee

 

11:00 am - 11:05 am: Welcome by ICRIER

 

11:05 am - 11:10 am: Special Address - 1

 Sh. Rajiv Monga, AGM (C&C), Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation (HARTRON)

 

11:10 am - 11:15 am: Special Address - 2

Sh. Naresh Sharma, Sr. DDG, Punjab LSA, DoT

 

11:15 am - 11:20 am: Broadband Readiness Index – NDCP Perspective

Sh. Neeraj Mehrotra, Director (Policy), DoT

 

11:20 am - 11:40 am: Right of Way (RoW) Policy
Presentation by Mr. Kapil Bhateja, TAIPA

 

11:40 am - 12:00pm: Electro Magnetic Frequency (EMF)
Presentation by Sh. J. Jena, COAI

 

12:00pm - 12:20 pm Broadband Readiness Index
Presentation by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, ICRIER

 

12:20 pm - 01:00 pm: Q and A / One on One discussion with Nodal Officers of each of the states

 

01:00 pm onwards: Lunch

It being hosted by  ICRIER and supported by Department of Telecommunications

Place: Chandigarh | Venue Hometel Chandigarh, A Sarovar Hotel, Plot No 147-148, Industrial Area Phase 1


IHC – ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Air Emergency: What is the Way Ahead? | 2019

Conversation | 2019-12-12

Subject : Air Emergency: What is the Way Ahead?

Speaker : Dr. Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment

Moderator : Dr. Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Panel Discussion on Values in Foreign Policy | 2019

Seminar | 2019-12-11

Panel Discussion on Values in Foreign Policy

 

December 11, 2019

 

Programme Schedule

 

10:30 – 11:00: Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

11:00 – 11:10: Welcome remarks

 

11:10 – 11:15: Release of the Book “Values in Foreign Policy: Investigating Ideals and Interests”

 

11:15 – 12:30: Panel Discussion

 

12:30 – 12:55: Q & A

 

12:55 – 13:00: Vote of Thanks

 

13:00: onwards Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face | 2019

Seminar | 2019-12-03

Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face

 

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Registration, Tea & Coffee

 

3:00 pm - 3:10 pm Welcome Remarks
Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

 

3:10 pm - 3:25 pm Keynote Address 1
B. K. Murthy, Senior Director (Scientist G) and Group Coordinator (R&D in IT), MeitY

 

3:25 pm - 3:40 pm Keynote Address 2
Arnab Kumar, Program Director, Niti Aayog

 

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm Presentation on Research Findings by ICRIER
[Download Presentation]

 

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Q & A

 

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Panel Discussion

 

Moderator:

Gangesh Sreekumar Varma, Consultant, ICRIER

 

Panelists:

Ashish Aggarwal, Senior Director and Head, Public Policy, NASSCOM

Varun Aggarwal, Co-Founder, Aspiring Minds

Deepak Garg, Director, Leadingindia.ai

Mukesh Mohania, Professor, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (III-T), Delhi

 

5:15 pm onwards High Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Stakeholder Consultation on India's Domain Name Market and ICANN66 Readout | 2019

Consultation | 2019-12-02

Stakeholder Consultation on India's Domain Name Market and ICANN66 Readout

 

1:00PM – 2:00PM: Lunch

 

2:00PM – 3:00PM: Stakeholder Consultation Domain Name Industry in India

 

3:00PM – 3:30PM: Tea-Break

 

3:30PM – 5:10PM: ICANN66 Readout

 

5:10PM: onwards High Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


G20 Stakeholder Consultation on Traditional and Complementary Systems of Medicine in the context of SDGs, UHC and PHC | 2019

Consultation | 2019-11-29

G20 Stakeholder Consultation on Traditional and Complementary Systems of Medicine in the context of SDGs, UHC and PHC

29 November 2019 (Friday), ICRIER Conference Room

India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, 4th Floor, New Delhi 110003

 

10:00 – 10:30 am : Registration

 

10:30 – 10:45: Welcome and quick round of introduction

 

10:45 – 11:30: Discussion on Theme 1

 

11:30 – 12:15 pm: Discussion on Theme 2

 

12:15 – 1:00: Discussion on Theme 3

 

1 pm Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Report Release Economic Implications of Cross-Border Data Flows | 2019

Report Launch | 2019-11-25

Report Release Economic Implications of Cross-Border Data Flows

 

Monday, November 25, 2019, 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm

at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Programme

 

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Registration

 

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM: Opening Remarks

Bhanupreet Singh, Associate Vice President, IAMAI

 

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM: Inaugural Address

G. Narendra Nath, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat

 

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM: Release of the Report Economic Implications of Cross-Border Data Flows

 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Presentation on Research Findings

Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Mansi Kedia, Fellow, ICRIER

 

Panelists:

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Research Director, IDF

Sandip Beri,  Senior Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Prasanto Kumar Roy, Senior Director, FTI Consulting

 

5:00 PM – 5:05 PM:  Vote of Thanks ICRIER

 

5:05 PM: onwards High Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Book launch and panel discussion on Global Value Chains and the Missing Links: Cases from Indian Industry | 2019

Seminar | 2019-11-22

Book launch and panel discussion on Global Value Chains and the Missing Links: Cases from Indian Industry

 

November 22, 2019, Seminar Hall No. 2 & 3, Kamla Devi Complex, India International Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

2.30 – 3:00 pm : Registration

 

3:00 – 3:10 pm : Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

3:10 – 3:20 pm : Release of the book

 

3:20 – 3:30 pm : Brief Presentation of the book

 

3:30 – 5:00 pm : Panel Discussion on the book moderated by Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

Panelists:

Prof. Dev Nathan, Professor, Institute for Human Development and GenDev Centre

Dr. Bornali Bhandari, Senior Fellow, NCAER

Prof. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER

Mr. Avinash Ramachandra, Former Director for Public Policy, Amazon

 

5:00 – 5:05 pm : Summing up and vote of thanks

 

5:05 – 5:45 pm : High Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Seminar Hall No. 2 & 3, Kamla Devi Complex, India International Centre, Lodi Road


The future of Asia - Asian flows and networks are defining the next phase of globalization | 2019

Talk | 2019-11-20

Talk on The future of Asia - Asian flows and networks are defining the next phase of globalization

by Mr. Oliver Tonby, Chairman, Asia, McKinsey & Company

Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria

 

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Time 11.00 am

Conference Hall, ICRIER, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003

 

Programme

 

11.00 - 11.30 am Registration

 

11.30 - 11.35 am: Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

 

11.35 - 11.40 am: Introductory remarks by Ms. Anu Madgavkar, Partner, Mckinsey Global Institute

 

11.40 - 12.25 pm: Presentation by Mr. Oliver Tonby, Chairman, Asia, McKinsey & Company

 

Implications and opportunities for India by Mr. Rajat Dhawan, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

 

12.25 - 12.55 pm: Question and Answer Session

 

12.55 - 1:00 pm: Closing remarks by Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER’s Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

 

1:00 pm onwards: Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Dissemination Event on exploring cost reduction strategies for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries | 2019

Seminar | 2019-11-14

Dissemination Event on “Exploring cost-reduction strategies for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries”

Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 9:30 AM

Juniper Hall @ India Habitat Center

 

Programme

 

09:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Welcome Address

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

Mr. Vivek Chandran, Program Manager (Transport), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

 

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Chief Guest Address

Shri C. K. Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

 

Inaugural Address

Shri Anil Srivastava, Principal Consultant & Mission Director (Mobility), NITI Aayog

 

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Presentation of Key Results

Mr. Himanshu Shekhar, Consultant, ICRIER

[Download Summary of Report]

 

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Tea/Coffee Break

 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Panel Discussion

 

Panelists:

Mr. Karthik Ganesan, Research Fellow, CEEW

Dr. Kuldeep Singh Kakran, Scientist, CSIR-CECRI

Mr. Sajid Mubashir, Scientist G, Ministry of Science & Technology

 

Moderator:

Dr. Amrita Goldar, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Closing Remarks

Dr. Amrita Goldar

 

12:45 PM Onwards Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


ICANN66 Pre-Meeting Briefing | 2019

Seminar | 2019-10-18

ICANN66 Pre-Meeting Briefing

18th October 2019

Conference Room, ICRIER, Plot 16 & 17, Sector 6, Pushp Vihar Institutional Area, Saket, New Delhi – 110 017

 

Agenda and Speakers

 

4:30 PM – 4:35 PM: Welcome Remarks and Introduction

Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

 

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Block – I: Policy Developments and Looking Ahead

 

EPDP Phase 2: Unified Access Model for Non-Public gTLD Registration Data

Rahul Gosain, Director,Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India

 

Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) and Universal Acceptance (UA)

Dr Ajay Data, Founder and CEO, XGen Plus & Chair, Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), ICANN

 

ccPDP on retirement of ccTLDs

Shubham Saran, General Manager, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

 

5:05 PM – 5:25 PM: Block – II: Policy Developments and Looking Ahead

 

New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures, Work Track 5

Isha Suri, ICRIER

 

DNS Abuse

Aman Masjide, Consulting Program Manager, Radix

 

Evolving the Governance of the Root Server System

Anupam Agrawal, Member, RSSAC Caucus, ICANN

 

Human Rights Working Group

Ujjwal Krishna, ICRIER

 

5:25 PM – 5:35 PM: Q&A

 

5:35 PM – 5:40 PM: Closing Remarks ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Plot 16 & 17, Sector 6, Pushp Vihar Institutional Area, Saket


Dissemination of the India-LDCs Trade and Investment Study | 2019

Seminar | 2019-10-14

Dissemination of the Report Exploring Trade and Investment Opportunities Between India and Select African and Asian Economies

 

on

Monday, October 14, 2019

at

Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

10:00 am – 10:30 am : Registration

10:30 am – 10:45 am : Introductory Session

Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

 

Chair by Dr. Jayant Dasgupta, IAS (Retd.) Former Ambassador of India to the WTO

 

10:45 am – 11:15 am : Presentation by Dr. Anirudh Shingal, Sr. Fellow, ICRIER
[Download Presentation] [Download Report]

 

11:15 am – 11:30 am : Tea/Coffee break

 

11:30 am – 12:40 pm : Panel discussion and Q&A Session

Chair by Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER

 

Panelists:

Dr. Biswajit Nag, Professor, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)

Dr. Prabir De, Professor - ASEAN India Center, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Mr. Pranav Kumar, Director & Head - International Policy & Trade, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

 

12:40 pm – 12:45 pm : Summing up and vote of thanks

 

12:45 pm onwards : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Book Launch & Panel Discussion on Low Carbon Pathways for Growth in India | 2019

Presentation | 2019-09-30

Book launch and panel discussion on 'Low Carbon pathways for Growth in India'

 

Monday, September 30, 2019, Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

2.30 – 3:00 pm : Registration

 

3:00 – 3:10 pm : Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

3:10 – 3:20 pm : Release of the book

 

3:20 – 3:30 pm : Brief Presentation of the book

 

3:30 – 5: 00 pm : Panel Discussion on the book

 

5:00 – 5:05 pm : Summing up and vote of thanks

 

5:05 – 5:45 pm : High Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholders' Consultation on Financing Resilience against Natural Disasters | 2019

Consultation | 2019-09-30

Stakeholders’ Consultation on ‘Financing Resilience against Natural Disasters’

 

Monday, September 30, 2019, Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

09:45 – 10:00 am : Registration

 

10:00 – 10:10 am : Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

10:10 – 10:20 am : Releasing of the report

 

10:20 – 10:45 am : Presentation of project overview by Dr. Saon Ray and team

 

10:45 – 11:00 am : Tea/Coffee Break

 

11:00 – 12: 30 pm : Panel Discussion on the Project

 

12:30 – 12:35 pm : Summing up and vote of thanks

 

12:35 – 1:30 pm : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Talk on Does choice of contract matter for cost and quality of highways? Empirical analysis of PPPs vs. Traditional contracts | 2019

Seminar | 2019-09-20

Talk by Dr. Ram Singh
Professor – Economics, Delhi School of Economic

 

“Does choice of contract matter for cost and quality of highways Empirical analysis of PPPs vs. Traditional contracts”

 

Friday, September 20, 2019 from 3:30 pm onwards at ICRIER Conference Room

Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

 

Programme

 

3 pm : Registration

 

3:30 pm : Talk by Dr. Ram Singh, Professor – Economics, Delhi School of Economics

Chair: Dr. Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER

 

4:15 pm : Question and Answer Session

 

4:45 pm : Closing remarks by Dr. Alok Sheel

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholder Consultation on the Domain Name Market in India | 2019

Consultation | 2019-09-17

Stakeholder Consultation on the Domain Name Market in India

 

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

 

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Gulmohar Cross Rd, 9, Near Reliance Digital and Sujoy Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049

 

Agenda

 

10:30 am – 11:00 am Registration

 

11:00 am – 11:10 am Welcome remarks by ICRIER

 

11:10 am – 11:20 am Special Address by Mr. Sasikumar, Senior Director at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mumbai

11:20 am – 11:35 am Keynote Address by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

 

11:35 am – 11:55 am Presentation by ICRIER

 

11:55 am – 12:00pm Tea Break

 

12:00 pm – 01:15 pm Stakeholder Discussion

Domain Name Market in India: Evolving Trends

Competition Issues and Challenges in the Industry

Discussion on Charting the Way Forward and Policy Recommendation

 

1:15 pm – 1:30pm Concluding Remarks by Mr. Samiran Gupta, Head of India for ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

 

1:30 pm onwards Lunch

 

Place: Mumbai | Venue Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Gulmohar Cross Rd, 9, Near Reliance Digital and Sujoy Hospital, Juhu


IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Solutions to India's Water Crises | 2019

Conversation | 2019-09-04

Subject :Solutions to India's Water Crises

Speaker : Dr. Mihir Shah, former Member, Planning Commission

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholder Consultation on The Role of Standards in Diffusion of Emerging Technologies: Internet of Things (IoT) | 2019

Consultation | 2019-09-03

Stakeholders' consultation on ‘The Role of Standards in Diffusion of Emerging Technologies: Internet of Things (IoT)

 

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

 

Agenda

 

10:30 am – 11:00 am Registration

 

11:00 am – 11:10 am Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

:15 am – 11:30 am Short Presentation by ICRIER on the Scope of the Discussion

 

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Discussion on the IoT ecosystem in India and the role of Standardisation and Standard Setting Organisation

 

12:00 pm – 12:10 pm Tea Break

 

12:10 pm – 12:40 pm Discussion on Challenges Related to the Adoption and Implementation of Standards in India

 

12:40 pm – 1:00 pm Discussion on Charting the Way Forward and Policy Recommendation

 

1:00 pm onwards Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Plot No. 16-17, Pushp Vihar, Institutional Area, Sector 6


Stakeholders' Consultation Workshop on cost reduction strategies for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries | 2019

Consultation | 2019-09-03

Workshop on “Exploring cost-reduction strategies for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries”

 

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 09:30 AM

Classroom M-24 @ IIMB

 

Programme

 

09:45 AM – 10:00 AM Registration and Tea/Coffee & Cookies

 

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Welcome Address: Prof. Haritha Saranga, Professor, Production & Operations Management and Chair, Fellow Programme in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

 

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM Ranking Exercise – Strategies and Chemistries Identified in the current study by ICRIER Team

 

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Tea/Coffee break

 

11:45 AM – 01:00 PM Stakeholders’ Consultation on “Assessment of Industry Readiness for Manufacturing of Battery Electric Vehicles”

 

01:00 PM – 01:15 PM Closing Remarks by Dr. Amrita Goldar, Fellow, ICRIER

 

01:15 PM Onwards Lunch

for more details click here: https://www.iimb.ac.in/cost-reduction-strategies-ev-batteries

Place: Bangalore | Venue Classroom M-24 @ IIMB, Bannerghatta Road


“Samvaad” A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs | 2019

Seminar | 2019-08-28

“Samvaad”
A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs
ICRIER and Ford Foundation

 

Dialogue 2: Discussion on Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey’s Book

“The Technology Trap: Capital, Labour and Power in the Age of Automation”

(published by Princeton University Press, 2019)

 

August 28, 2019 (1630hrs onwards)

at

Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

4:30 – 5:00 PM : High Tea

 

5:00 – 5:10 PM : Welcome Remarks

 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

5:10 – 6:10 PM : Presentation of Key Findings of the Book
by Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey, Co-Director, Programme on Technology & Employment, Oxford Martin Citi Fellow, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

 

6:10 – 6:25 PM : Discussion by Prof. Imraan Valodia, Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Law & Management, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

 

6:25 – 6:40 PM : Discussion by an Indian Expert

 

6:40 – 7:40 PM : Open Floor Discussion Moderated by Mr. Srinivasan Iyer

 

7:40 PM onwards : Cocktails and Dinner

 

*In order to facilitate intensive discussions, the event will be a closed-door session.

Place: New Delhi | Venue Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Talk on Corruption - Growth Relationship: Do Institutions Matter? | 2019

| 2019-07-24

Talk on Corruption - Growth Relationship:  Do Institutions Matter? 

  

3 pm – Registration

  

3:30 pm – Talk by Dr. Shrabani Saha, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) – Economics, University of Lincoln

Chair: Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

  

4:15 pm – Question and Answer Session

  

4:45 pm – Closing remarks by Dr. Saon Ray

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Plot No. 16-17, Pushp Vihar, Institutional Area, Sector 6


The Union Budget 2019-20: Reforms and Development Perspectives | 2019

Seminar | 2019-07-22

Place: | Venue

The Union Budget 2019-20: Reform and Development Perspectives
 
July 22, 2019
The Imperial, Janpath, Connaught Place, New Delhi
 
The Union Budget in India remains the bellwether of where the government is headed with its economic policies. The 2019-20 Union Budget is particularly important since it suggests how the new government is looking at the next five years. But much of the immediate commentary and eager dialogue on TV and the newspapers takes a narrow, short-term view.

 

As a counter, the executive directors of five of India’s leading economic policy research institutes came together in March 2007 for the first time to present their assessment of the longer term reform and development implications of the Budget.  As we have done for the past 12 years, these five institutions will again come together in 2019 to present their more reflective assessment of the Union Budget 2019-20.

 

Against this backdrop, the heads of the five institutes will share a reflective view of the Union Budget and its longer-term implications for the Indian economy under the leadership of the Modi-led NDA Government, now decisively in its second term. 


Session details, presentations are available in downloadable format.

Dr. Yamini Aiyar, President & Chief Executive 
Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi
Dr. Rajat KathuriaDirector & CE
ICRIER, New Delhi
[Download Presentations]

Dr. Nishant Chadha
, Fellow and Head - Projects 
IDF, Gurgaon, Haryana
[Download Presentations]

Dr. Shekhar Shah
, Director General
NCAER, New Delhi
[Download Presentations]
Dr. Rathin Roy, Director
National Institute for Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi
[Download Presentations]

Ms. Puja MehraIndependent Economist, had moderated the session.
[Videos]


ICANN65 Readout | 2019

Seminar | 2019-07-16

ICANN65 Readout

16th July 2019

4:15PM – 4:30PM: Registration and Tea

4:30PM – 5:20PM: Opening Remarks & Discussion with Zoom Participants

5:20PM – 5:25PM:  Q & A

5:25PM – 5:30PM: Closing Remarks
Gangesh Varma, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Plot No. 16-17, Pushp Vihar, Institutional Area, Sector 6


IHC – ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Issues Relating to Water Availability | 2019

Conversation | 2019-07-09

Subject : Issues Relating to Water Availability

Speaker : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Member, Water Advisory Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Chairperson, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


India Pre-Meeting Briefing for ICANN65 | 2019

Seminar | 2019-06-21

India Pre-Meeting Briefing for ICANN65

21st June 2019

“ICANN’s Evolving Multistakeholder Model”

4:15PM – 4:30PM: Registration and Tea

4:30PM – 4:35PM: Opening Remarks
Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

4:35PM – 4:45PM:  UASG Updates
Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of Universal Acceptance Steering Group

4:45PM – 4:55PM: ALAC Updates and Perspectives on the Evolution of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model
Satish Babu, Chair, APRALO, ICANN

4:55PM – 5:00PM: New Proposal for Evolving the Governance of the Root Server System
Gangesh Varma, ICRIER

5:00PM – 5:10PM: Role of the GAC and GAC updates for the Meeting
Ujjwal Krishna, ICRIER

5:10PM – 5:20PM: Challenges and Opportunities Participating in ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model for Stakeholders from India
Amrita Choudhury, President, ISOC Delhi, and Director, CCAOI

5:20PM – 5:25PM:  Q & A

5:25PM – 5:30PM: Closing Remarks
Gangesh Varma, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


India Launch of the book titled: THE GLOBOTICS UPHEAVAL | 2019

Seminar | 2019-05-31

India Launch of THE GLOBOTICS UPHEAVAL: Globalisation, Robotics and the Future of Work

by RICHARD BALDWIN, Professor of International Economics, The Graduate Institute, Geneva

 

May 31, 2019, Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre

 

PROGRAMME

 

19.00 – 19.30 Hrs: Registration and Tea

 

19.30 – 20.00 Hrs: Opening Remarks: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

20.00 – 20.45 Hrs: Public Talk: Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics, The Graduate Institute, Geneva

 

20.45 – 21.00 Hrs Q and A

 

21.00 Hrs onwards Dinner

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Presentation on Facilitating Trade through Promoting Ease of Doing Business in India’s Food Sector – Streamlining Imports and Reducing Compliance Burden | 2019

Seminar | 2019-05-29

Presentation on Facilitating Trade through Promoting Ease of Doing Business in India’s Food Sector – Streamlining Imports and Reducing Compliance Burden

on

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at ICRIER Conference Room, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

10:00 – 10:30 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

10:30 – 10:40 am : Welcome Address

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

 

10:40 – 11:00 am : Introductory Remarks by

Ms. Suneeti Toteja, Director (FFRC / Import), FSSAI

Ms. Natalie Toms, Economic Counsellor, British High Commission, New Delhi, India

 

11:00 – 12:15 pm : Presentation of Reports Streamlining Food Imports for Trade Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business in India

Arpita Mukherjee, Divya Satija, Angana Parashar Sarma and Soham Sinha

 

Streamlining Food Safety Compliance Ecosystem in India

Ali Mehdi, Pallavi Joshi, Divya Chaudhry and Priyanka Tomar

 

IT Manual: Facilitating Trade through Promoting Ease of Doing Business in India’s Food Sector: Streamlining Imports in India

Arpita Mukherjee, Divya Satija, Brahma Chauhan and Raj Kumar Shahi

 

IT Manual: Facilitating Ease of Doing Business and Streamlining Food Safety Compliance Ecosystem: India

Arpita Mukherjee, Brahma Chauhan and Raj Kumar Shahi

 

12:15 – 12:55 pm : Question and Answer / Interactions

 

12:55 – 1:00 pm : Vote of Thanks

 

1:00 pm onwards : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


IHC – ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Challenges of Mobility in Delhi | 2019

Conversation | 2019-05-14

Subject : Challenges of Mobility in Delhi

Speaker : Prof. Geetam Tiwari, MoUD Chair Professor for Transport Planning at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


G20 Stakeholder Consultation on Universal Health Coverage | 2019

Consultation | 2019-05-10

G20 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

May 10, 2019 (Friday), ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

 

2:45 – 3:00 pm : Registration and tea

 

3:00 – 3:30 pm : Welcome remarks Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

Presentation Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Fellow and Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER

 

3:30 – 5:00 pm : Open discussion

 

5:00 – 5:30 pm : High tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholders' Consultation on Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face | 2019

Consultation | 2019-05-10

Stakeholders’ consultation on 'Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face'

Friday, May 10th, 2019, ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

10:30 am– 11:00: am Registration

 

11:00 am – 11:10 am: Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

11:15 am – 11:30 am: Short Presentation by ICRIER on the Scope of the Discussion

 

11.30 am – 12 noon: Discussion on the AI ecosystem in India and the role of AI in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

 

12 noon – 12:10 pm: Tea Break

 

12:10 pm – 12:40 pm:  Discussion on Challenges Related to the Adoption and Implementation of AI

 

12:40 pm – 1:00 pm: Discussion on Charting the Way Forward and Collaboration Among G20 Countries

 

1.00 pm: onwards Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Roundtable discussion on Current Trade Issues for Developing Countries | 2019

Seminar | 2019-05-09

Roundtable discussion on the topic, “Current Trade Issues for Developing Countries

 

Thursday, May 9, 2019 at ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

10:00 - 10:30 am : Registration and Tea & Coffee

 

10:30 - 10:40 am : Opening Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

10:40 - 11:10 am : Presentation on "Current Trade Issues for Developing Countries"

Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER’s Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

 

11:10 am - 12:10 pm : Open Discussion

 

12:10 - 12:15 pm : Vote of Thanks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholders' consultation on Financing Resilience against Natural Disasters | 2019

Consultation | 2019-05-03

Stakeholders’ consultation on Financing Resilience against Natural Disasters 

Friday, May 3, 2019, ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

1:00 – 2:00 pm : Registration

 

1:00 – 2:00 pm : Lunch

 

2:00 – 2:10 pm : Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

2:10 – 2:20 pm : Presentation of project overview by Dr. Saon Ray and team

 

2:20 – 2:30 pm : Presentation by Mr. Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA

 

2:30 – 2:40 pm : Presentation by Mr. Siraj Hussain, former Agriculture Secretary, Government of India

 

2:40 – 3:30 pm : Discussion on Financing Resilience against Natural Disasters in India

 

3:30 – 4:00 pm : Discussion on G20 countries experience

 

4:00 – 4:10 pm : Summing up and vote of thanks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Talk on the Strategic Initiatives Shaping US-China Relations | 2019

Talk | 2019-04-02

Talk on the “Strategic Initiatives Shaping US-China Relations

by Dr. Rafiq Dossani, Director, RAND Centre for Asia Pacific Policy; Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School.

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Climate Change, Demographic Pressures and Global Sustainability | 2019

Seminar | 2019-04-01

Seminar on Climate Change, Demographic Pressures and Global Sustainability

by Dr. Alok Bhargava, Professor, University of Maryland

Chair: Dr. Amrita Goldar

 

Monday, April 1, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Conference Hall, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Programme

 

03:15 PM – 03:30 PM: Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

03:30 PM – 03:35 PM: Welcome Address: Dr. Amrita Goldar, Fellow, ICRIER

 

03:35 PM – 04:05 PM : Presentation of the paper by Dr. Alok Bhargava, Professor, University of Maryland

 

04:05 PM – 04:35 PM : Open Discussion

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Launch of Oxford University Press book 'Indian Fiscal Federalism' | 2019

Seminar | 2019-03-28

Launch of Oxford University Press book
Indian Fiscal Federalism

 

Date: March 28, 2019 Time: 06:00 p.m.

 

Venue: Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003

 

Programme

 

06:00 pm: Registration & High Tea

 

06:30 pm: Welcome Address

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER, New Delhi

 

06:40 pm: Introduction of the Publication by Author

“Indian Fiscal Federalism”

Dr. Y. V. Reddy, Former RBI governor

Dr. G. R. Reddy, Adviser (Finance) to the Government of Telangana

 

7:00 pm: Launch of the book by Chief Guest, Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission

 

7:05 pm: Address by Chief Guest

 

07:25 pm: Panel Discussion followed by Q and A

 

Chair: Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

 

Panelists:

Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of India

Dr. Lekha Chakraborty, Associate Professor, NIPFP

Dr. Haseeb Drabu, Former Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

 

08:25 pm: Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Mr. Naveen Choudhary, Head of Marketing, Academic India, Oxford University Press

Place: New Delhi | Venue Multipurpose Hall, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg


IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Engaging Communities for Improving Our Cities | 2019

Conversation | 2019-03-19

Subject : Engaging Communities for Improving Our Cities

Speaker : Mr. Atul Goyal, Founder Member and President, United Residents Joint Action (URJA)

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : March 19, 2019, 7:00 pm

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Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of the Report An Analysis of Competition and Regulatory Intervention in India's Television Distribution and Broadcasting Services | 2019

Report Launch | 2019-03-18

Release of the Report An Analysis of Competition and Regulatory Intervention in India's Television Distribution and Broadcasting Services

Monday, March 18, 2019

at

Seminar Hall I & II, India International Centre, Kamla Devi Complex, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

10:30 am – 11:00 am : Registration

 

11:00 am – 11:05 am : Welcome remarks

Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

11:05 am – 11:20 am : Keynote Speaker

Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay Research Director, India Development Foundation

 

11:20 am – 11:40 am : Presentation of the Report

ICRIER Telecom Team [Download Presentation]

 

11:40 am – 11:45 am : Release of the Report

 

11.45 am – 12:00 pm : Tea break

 

12:00 pm – 01:15 pm : Panel Discussion

 

Moderator

Ms. Mansi Kedia, Consultant, ICRIER

Dr. Geeta Gouri, Former Member - Competition Commission of India

Mr. Anit Gupta, Head of strategy and Insights, Clear Insights Consulting and Former Vice President Strategic Initiatives at Essel Group

Mrs. Roop Sharma, President, Cable Operator Federation of India

Mr. Rohan Arora, Principal Consultant, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

 

01:15 pm – 01:20 pm : Vote of Thanks

 

01.20 pm onwards : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Seminar Hall I & II, India International Centre, Kamla Devi Complex, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate


International seminar on India-Japan Partnership for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | 2019

Seminar | 2019-03-15

International seminar on India-Japan Partnership for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

15 March 2019 (Friday), The Viceregal, Hotel Claridges, 12 Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi

 

9:15 am Registration

 

9:30 – 10:00 INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome remarks

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

Opening remarks

His Excellency Mr Kenji Hiramatsu , Ambassador of Japan to India

 

Inaugural address

Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Government of India

 

10:00 – 10:15 Tea break

 

10:15 – 11:30 THEMATIC SESSION 1 – HEALTH (SDG 3)

 

Session chair

Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Fellow and Project Lead, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

 

Distinguished speakers

Mr Alok Kumar, Adviser (Health), NITI Aayog, Government of India 

Professor Randeep Guleria Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi [Download Presentation

Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India

Mr Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) [Download Presentation]

Ms Miki Nagashima, Board Member, Malaria No More Japan [Download Presentation]

 

11:30 – 11:45 pm Tea break

 

11:45 – 13:00 THEMATIC SESSION 2 – SANITATION AND HYGIENE (SDG 6)

 

Session chair

Mr Nicolas Osbert, Chief – Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), UNICEF India

 

Distinguished speakers

Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India 

Dr Lalit Kumar, Adviser, Sulabh International Social Service Organisation [Download Presentation]

Mr Kotaro Katsuki, Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan [Download Presentation]

Mr Mohit Jain, Director – Technical Support, LIXIL India Private Limited [Download Presentation]

 

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

 

14:00 – 15:15 THEMATIC SESSION 3 – ENVIRONMENT (SDGs 11, 12, 13)

 

Session chair

Dr Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

 

Distinguished speakers

Professor Meeta Keswani Mehra Chairperson and Professor of Economics, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University [Download Presentation]

Dr Kaushik Deb, Research Fellow, Markets and Industrial Development, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Riyadh  [Download Presentation]

Mr Mamoru Kondo, Deputy General Manager, Business and Product Developing Center, Environment Business Headquarters, Hitachi Zosen Corporation [Download Presentation]

Mr Toshizo Maeda, Principal Researcher and Deputy Director, Kansai Research Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) [Download Presentation]

 

15:15 Vote of thanks

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

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More details can be accessed at Embassy of Japan website: [Embassy of Japan in India]

India-Japan

Place: New Delhi | Venue The Viceregal, Hotel Claridges, 12 Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Road


ICANN64 Pre-Meeting Briefing | 2019

Seminar | 2019-03-05

ICANN64 Pre-Meeting Briefing

5th March, 2019

 

Conference Room, ICRIER, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

4:30PM-4:35PM:  Welcome Remarks and Introduction Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN

 

4:35PM-4:40PM:  Highlights for ICANN64
Gangesh Varma, ICRIER

 

4:40PM-5:00PM: Stakeholder Group Updates and Policy Developments - I
• IDNs and UASG – Ashish Modi, Xgen Technologies & UASG Amabassador
• At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – Satish Babu, Chair, APRALO
• NomCom and ASO - Brajesh Jain, Member, Address Council, ASO, ICANN

 

5:00PM – 5:20PM: Stakeholder Group Updates and Policy Develpments - II
• New gTLD subsequent Procedures –Manmeet Pal Singh, Vice President, ISOC Delhi & ICANN Fellowship Alumni
• NCSG and Human Right Working Group – Akriti Bopanna,Policy Office, CIS-India
• ccNSO– Rajiv Kumar, Systems Analyst, NIXI
• ICANN64 Fellow Update – Anna Liz Thomas, ICANN64 Fellow

 

5:20PM-5:25PM: General Q & A

 

5:25PM-5:30PM: Closing Remarks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of the Report on Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in South Asia | 2019

Report Launch | 2019-02-28

Release of the Report on Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in South Asia

 

Thursday, February 28, 2019

 

at Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

09:30 – 10:00 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

10:00 – 11:30 am : Welcome Address
Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

 

Special Address
Mr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

 

Opening Address
Dr. Rinku Murgai, Lead Economist, World Bank
Ms. Dagmar Walter, Director, DWT for South Asia and Country Office for India, International Labour Organization (ILO)

 

Release of the Report
Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in South Asia (World Bank Group and International Labor Organization (ILO))

 

Presentation of the Report
By Ms Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Lead Economist- South Asia, World Bank and Mr. Daniel Samaan, Senior Economist, International Labour Organization (ILO)

 

11:30 – 11:45 am : Tea/Coffee Break

 

11:45 – 01:00 pm : Panel Discussion on How to Reinvigorate the Labor Market through Greater Export Growth

 

Chair:
Dr. Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

 

Panelists:
Mr. Srinivasan Iyer, Program Officer, The Ford Foundation

Ms. Sabina Dewan, President and Executive Director, Just Jobs Network & Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Dr. Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Dr. Ajit Ghose, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development

 

01:00 – 01:30 pm : Question and Answer

 

01:30 – 01:35 pm : Vote of Thanks

Mr. Martin Rama, Senior Advisor, World Bank

 

01:35 pm onwards : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre


Seminar on Asia 2025: Exploring Implications for China, India and Japan | 2019

Seminar | 2019-02-13

Seminar on 'Asia 2025: Exploring Implications for China, India and Japan'

 

13th February 2019 (Wednesday)

at Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

02:45 pm – 03:00 pm : Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

03:00 pm – 04:30 pm : Welcome Address: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER 

Talk and Presentation on “Asia 2025: Exploring Implications for China, India and Japan” 

Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Executive Director, Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI), Sri Lanka, and Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London

 

Discussants: 

Mr. Rajeev Kher, Former Commerce Secretary, India and Distinguished Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


IHC – ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Civil Society Challenges: The Road Ahead | 2019

Conversation | 2019-01-21

Subject :Civil Society Challenges: The Road Ahead

Speaker : Dr. Reena Ramachandran, Member ‘Foundation for Restoration of National Values’ and ‘IC Centre for Governance’. She is also former CMD, Hindustan Organic Chemicals and currently Independent Director in the Board of UPL Ltd. and Indian Additives Ltd.

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : January 21, 2019, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Economic Resilience in a Changing Climate: Tales of Adaptation from Four Indian Cities | 2019

Seminar | 2019-01-04

Economic Resilience in a Changing Climate: Tales of Adaptation from Four Indian Cities

Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Friday, January 4, 2019

 

Climate change has emerged as a defining issue of our time. Cities, with their dense urban and economic agglomerations and concentrations of human life are especially vulnerable to the pressures of a changing climate. The devastating effects of many recent extreme events from intensive precipitation, to coastal flooding to rising temperatures have vividly underlined these risks. Learning lessons from experiences on the ground, and from history, about possible paths toward more economic and climate resilient cities has never been more urgent.

 

The Seminar marks the culmination of our Rockefeller (ACCCRN) funded project the economic competitiveness of cities in an era of climate change. This project focused on two pressing challenges of the 21st century city: coping with the growing pace of urbanization in countries like India, and the need for existing and emergent cities to adapt to the risks of climate change. Through case studies of four cities, the project traced the complex overlaps between a city’s development and adaptation goals. It explored how everyday development decisions, if made in more climate aware and innovative ways, can foster both climate resilience and inclusive urban economic growth. This seminar is aimed at disseminating our findings and initiating discussions to help inform policy design in this arena.

 

Working Papers / Reports

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia, India Habitat Centre


Launch of World Bank Regional Report on In the Dark: How Much Do Power Sector Distortions Cost South Asia | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-12-19

launch of World Bank Regional Report on In the Dark: How Much Do Power Sector Distortions Cost South Asia?

Date: December 19, 2018

Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

10:00 am : Registration / Tea, Coffee

 

10:20 am : Welcome Address
Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER

 

10:50 am : Presentation of the Report
Prof. Fan Zhang, Senior Economist, World Bank

 

11:15 am : Tea Break

 

11:35 am : Panel Discussion followed by Q and A

 

Moderator:

Dr. Amrita Goldar, Fellow, ICRIER

 

Panelists:

Mr. R.V. Shahi, Chairman, Energy Infratech Private Limited

Dr. Ritu Mathur, Director, Integrated Assessments and Modelling, TERI

Mr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Research Fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

 

12:35 pm : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


ICANN63 Readout | 2018

Seminar | 2018-12-13

ICANN63 Readout

13 December 2018 

4PM onwards

Join us for an update on discussions at ICANN63 : WHOIS and Privacy Legislations, New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures, Indic Scripts, Universal Acceptance, and more about participation at ICANN

Remote Participation participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Challenges of National Capital Region | 2018

Conversation | 2018-11-19

Subject :Challenges of National Capital Region

Speaker : Dr. Bhure Lal, Chairman of Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for the National Capital Region

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Monday, November 19, 2018, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Rising Income Inequality: Its Implications for World Security | 2018

Seminar | 2018-11-15

Rising Income Inequality: Its Implications for World Security

Agenda

3:45 pm: Registration

4 pm: Welcome Remarks - PHD President/Convenor, AEF

4:05 pm: Introduction and Opening Remarks: Dr Rajat Kathuria

4:15 pm: Presentation on "Rising income inequality: Its Implications for World Security" by Augusto Lopez Carlos

4:50 pm: Question & Answer Session

5:10 pm: Closing Remarks – Dr. Surjit Bhalla

5:25 pm: High Tea

 

Seminar Collaboration with the PHD Ambassadors' Economic Forum

Place: New Delhi | Venue Annexe Lecture Room I (Ground Floor), India International Centre, Lodi Estate


India's Multilingual Internet & the Road to ICANN63 | 2018

Seminar | 2018-10-10

India's Multilingual Internet & the Road to ICANN63

 

October 10, 2018

 

Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

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PROGRAMME

1:30 pm

:

Networking Lunch & Registration

2:30 pm

:

Welcome Remarks

2:40 pm

:

Setting the Context

3 pm

:

Panel Discussion:

 

 

Challenges and Opportunities in Building India’s Multilingual Internet

 

Moderator:

Samiran Gupta, Head of India ICANN

 

Panelists:

Sarika Gulyani, Director & Head-ICT, Digital Economy & FICCI-ILIA Division

Mithun Das, Vice President Sales, Reverie Technologies

Ashish Modi, Country Head - Corporate Affairs, Data Xgen Technologies

Ritu Srivastava, General Manager Research, Digital Empowerment Foundation

 

4 pm

:

Panel Discussion:

 

 

ICANN63 Pre-Meeting Briefing Session

 

Moderator:

Dr. Govind, Chair, ISOC- Delhi

 

Panelists:

Rahul Gosain, Director, MEITY, Govt. of India

Amrita Choudhury, Director, CCAOI

Jay Paudyal, Consultant, ICANN NBG Panel

 

5 pm

:

Closing Remarks

5:10 pm

:

Tea/Coffee

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Release of the book Supporting Indian Farms the Smart Way | 2018

Seminar | 2018-09-18

FM


10:30 am – 11:00 am

:

Registration / Tea, Coffee

11:00 am – 11:05 am

:

Welcome Remarks:

Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

11:05 am – 11.15 am

:

Brief presentation on the book

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

Marco Ferroni, Former Chief Executive, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

11.15 am – 11.45 am

:

Release of the book and special addressby Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance, Government of India

11.45 am – 12.05 pm

:

Discussants

Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research & Education and Director General, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India

Sunil Jain, Managing Editor, The Financial Express

12:05 pm – 12:20 pm

:

Remarks by the Editors

12:20 pm – 12:50 pm

:

Open Discussion / Q&A

12:50 pm – 01.00 pm

:

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

Prakash Apte, Chairman, Syngenta Foundation India

Rituraj Kapila, Director, Academic Foundation

01:00 pm

:

Lunch

 


Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


IHC – ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Solutions to save Delhi from getting flooded even with little rain | 2018

Conversation | 2018-09-17

Subject :Solutions to save Delhi from getting flooded even with little rain

Speaker : Dr. A. K. Gosain, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Monday, September 17, 2018, 7:00 pm



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[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholder Consultation on the 'Future of Work' | 2018

Consultation | 2018-09-04

Stakeholder Consultation on the 'Future of Work'

Tuesday, September 04, 2018,

ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Agenda

 

 

10.00 am

:

Registration

10.15 am

:

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

10.25 am

:

Presentation on the 'Future of Work':

Dr. Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

11 am

:

Discussants’ Remarks

11:45 am

:

Question and Answer Session

12.45 pm

:

Lunch

 


Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Stakeholder Consultation for the study on Infrastructure for Development | 2018

Seminar | 2018-08-31

Stakeholder Consultation for the study on Infrastructure for Development

Friday, August 31, 2018,

ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Agenda


3 pm

:

Registration

3:15 pm

:

Welcome Remarks:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

3:25 pm

:

Introduction of the study by the Chair

3:35 pm

:

Presentation of research paper:

Dr. Debarpita Roy and team

3:50 pm

:

Tea & Coffee Break

4 pm

:

Discussion on the challenges and solutions for Infrastructure finance in India

4:30 pm

:

Discussion on leveraging G20 forum for mobilizing international and private resources for Indian Infrastructure  

5 pm

:

High Tea


Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Seminar on Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment | 2018

Seminar | 2018-08-24

Seminar on Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment

Programme

6.00 – 6.15 pm

:

Registration / Tea & Coffee

6.15 – 6.20 pm

:

Welcome Remarks

6.20 – 6.40 pm

:

Opening Address

Dr. Usha Ramanathan, Independent Law Researcher

 

 

 

6.40 – 7.30 pm

:

Data Protection for a Free and Fair Digital Economy

The recently released draft data protection framework recognises the need to balance privacy and a free and fair digital economy. It articulates some of the benefits of big data and encourages its growth. However, it has been argued that compliance with such a framework will require the current business models to change. Additionally, stringent provisions mandating the jurisdiction for processing of personal data, and wide discretion given to the central government, and regulatory authority raise questions of its impact on the second largest online market in the world, home to nearly 500 million active Internet users and business located in it. 

Moderated by: Mansi Kedia, Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Malavika Raghavan, Project Head - Future of Finance Initiative, Dvara Research

Nehaa Chaudhari, Public Policy Lead, TRA Law

Smriti Parsheera, Technology Policy Researcher, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

Madhulika Srikumar,Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

7.30 – 8.20 pm

:

Legacy of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment

A look at the privacy judgment and whether judicial and legislative developments in India over the past year have upheld the principles enumerated in it. This includes the proposed data protection framework, and ongoing hearings on the right to be forgotten, Aadhaar and Section 377 and adultery, among others.

Moderated by: Apurva Vishwanath,Special Correspondent, ThePrint

Kritika Bhardwaj, Lawyer, Supreme Court of India

Shweta Mohandas, Policy Officer, Centre for Internet & Society

Smitha K. Prasad, Civil Liberties Lead, Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi

Ujwala Uppaluri, Lawyer, Supreme Court of India

8.20 pm onwards

:

Dinner

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Hall – 2, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg


Report Launch on Effects of Consumer Finance on Financial Inclusion in India | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-08-10

Effect of Consumer Finance on Financial Inclusion in India

August 10, 2018 at 10 am at Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

 

Programme

 

10.00 – 10.30 am: Registration

 

10.30 – 10.35 am: Welcome Remarks: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

 

10.35 – 10.40 am: Report Launch
Effects of Consumer Finance on Financial Inclusion in India

 

10.40 – 11.10 am: Presentation of main results of the Report:
Dr. Saon Ray, Ms. Smita Miglani and Mr. Sandeep Paul

 

11.10 – 11.30 am: Tea/Coffee Break

 

11.30 – 12.30 pm: Panel Discussion: Credit and Financial Inclusion

Mr. Tamal Bandyopadhyay (Adviser, Strategy at Bandhan Bank Ltd., & Consulting Editor, Mint)

Mr. Raman Aggarwal (FIDC)

Dr. Saibal Paul (Sa-Dhan)

Prof. Alok Pandey (LBSIM)

 

12.30 – 12.50 pm: Q & A Session

 

12.50 pm: Vote of Thanks: Mr. Sandeep Paul

 

1.00 pm: Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Address on ‘The future of the Australia – India economic relationship’ - Marking the Release of An India Economic Strategy to 2035 | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-08-08

‘The future of the Australia-India Economic Relationship’

An address by the Australian High Commissioner, H.E. Harinder Sidhu to mark the release of

“An India Economic Strategy to 2035: Navigating from Potential to Delivery”

 

August 08, 2018 at the Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-110003

 

Programme

 

1:45 pm: Registration and Tea/Coffee

2:30 pm: Welcome
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

2:35 pm: Speech on ‘The future of the Australia - India Economic Relationship’ H.E. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner

3:05 pm: Remarks
Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII

3:10 pm: Questions & Answers

3:30 pm: High Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre


ICANN62 Readout | 2018

Seminar | 2018-08-03

ICANN62 Readout | August 3, 2018

16.15 – 16.30: Tea & Registration

16.30 – 16.40: Introductions and ICANN 62 Recap

16.40 – 16.55: GAC Updates
- Rahul Gosain, Director, Internet Governance, MeitY

16.55– 17.05: NomCom and ASO Updates
- Brajesh Jain, Executive Council Member ISPAI

17.05– 17.15: ALAC Updates
- Satish Babu, Chair APRALO

17.15 – 17.25: - GNSO and Fellowship Updates
-Jay Paudyal, Consultant and Fellow at ICANN

17.25 – 17.30: NGBP Updates
- Ajay Data, Chair, Neo Bhrami Genration Panel, ICANN

17.30 – 17.35: UASG Updates
-Chitrita Chatterjee, Associate Vice President, IAM AI

17.35 – 17.40: Indian School of Internet Governance
- Govind, Chair, ISOC Delhi

17.40 – 17.45: Looking Ahead to ICANN63

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


IHC – ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Conserving our Natural Heritage in Urban Centres | 2018

Conversation | 2018-07-25

Subject :Conserving our Natural Heritage in Urban Centres

Speaker : Dr. C. R. Babu, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Wednesday, July 25, 2018, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Stakeholders’ Consultation on Taxing the Digital Economy: Challenges for India and G20 | 2018

Consultation | 2018-07-16

Stakeholder Consultation

Taxing the Digital Economy: Challenges for India and G20

Monday, July 16, 2018,

ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Agenda

10:30 am– 11:00 am

Registration

11:00 am – 11:05 am

Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

11:05 am – 11:20 am

Presentation of Preliminary Findings

11.25 am – 11.30 am

Tea break

11.30 am – 1:00 pm

Stakeholder Discussion

1.00 pm onwards

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Seminar on Emerging Challenges for Emerging Countries | 2018

Seminar | 2018-07-13

Seminar on Emerging Challenges for Emerging Countries

by Dr. Poonam Gupta, Lead Economist, World Bank

Chaired by Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Stakeholders’ Consultation on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance | 2018

Consultation | 2018-07-06

Stakeholders’ Consultation on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

July 6, 2018 (Friday), ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

14:45 - 15:00 Registration

15:00 - 15:30 Presentation Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Fellow and Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER

15:30 - 17:00 Discussion of research findings

17:00 High tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Release of Report Agricultural Policies in India | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-07-05

Release of Report Agricultural Policies in India

on

July 5, 2018, Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

SCHEDULE

Chief Guest: Rita Teaotia, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India

 

09.30 am

Registration / Tea, Coffee

10.00 am – 10.10 am

Welcome by Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

Opening Address by  Ken Ash, Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

10.10 am – 10.35 am

Brief presentation on the report

Carmel Cahill, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor for Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER

10.35 am – 10.55 am

Release of the report and address by Rita Teaotia, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India

10.55 am – 11.15 am

Discussants

Jalaj Shrivastava, Additional Secretary,Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India  

 

Anup Wadhawan, Secretary Designate, Department of Commerce, Government of India

11.15 am - 11.30 am

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Ken Ash, Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

11.30 am

Tea & Refreshments

Place: New Delhi | Venue Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Launch of World Bank Regional Flagship Report South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-07-02

Launch of World Bank Regional Flagship Report

South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards

Date: July 2, 2018

Time: 10:15 a.m.

Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

10:15: 10:45 am

Registration/Coffee

 

 

10:45 am

Welcome Address

Rajat Kathuria

Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

 

10:55 am

Opening Remarks

Martin Rama

Chief Economist, World Bank

 

 

11:00 am

Keynote Speaker

Arvind Subramanian

Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India

 

 

11:30 am

Presentation of the Report

Muthukumara Mani

Lead Economist, World Bank

 

 

11:50 am

Panel Discussion followed by Q and A

 

Moderator: 

 

Purnamita Dasgupta

Chair in Environmental Economics and Head, Environmental and Resource Economics Unit. Institute of Economic Growth

 

Vidya Soundarajan, India Programme Manager, ACT on Climate Today

 

Arivudai Nambi Appadurai

India Adaptation Strategy Head, World Resources Institute

12:30 pm

Lunch

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Designing for Sustainability in Human Settlements: methods and perspectives | 2018

Seminar | 2018-06-28

Seminar on Designing for Sustainability in Human Settlements: methods and perspectives

Presentation by Ms. Seema Sharma and Mr. Arnab Bose, Delhi University

Chaired by Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Release of White Paper on India as an Innovation Economy – The Role of IP and ICT | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-06-26

Release of White Paper on

 “India as an Innovation Economy – The Role of IP and ICT”

 

Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2018,

Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre 

 

Programme

 

10:00 – 10:30

Registration

10:30 – 10:45

Inaugural Session

Welcoming Address by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Introductory Address by Mr. Poul V. Jensen, Director, European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)

10:45 – 11:15

Release of White Paper “India as an Innovation Economy – The Role of IP and ICT” 

  • Address by Mrs. Tania Friederichs, Minister Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to India
  • Special Address by Dr. Hunumanthu Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director, National Research Development Corporation, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

11:15 – 11:35

Presentation on the White Paper by co-authors, Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER and Dr. Alka Chawla, Delhi University, National Expert Europe India IP Facilitation Forum, EBTC

11:35 – 11:40

Vote of Thanks by Mr. Sachin Arora, IPR Head, EBTC

11:40 – 11:55

Tea Break

11:55 – 12:40

Panel Discussion on “Strengthening India-EU Collaboration in ICT and IP”

Moderator: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER.

Panelists:

  • Mr. Vivek Sonny Abraham, Senior Assistant Vice President, Invest India
  • Mr. Christophe De Vroey, First Counsellor, Trade and Economic Affairs, Delegation of the European Union  
  • Mr. Gerard Owens, International Cooperation, European Patent Office
  • Dr. Deepa K. Tiku, Partner, K&S Partners
  • Dr. Suryanil Ghosh, Chairman, TotalStart Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Developers

12:40 – 13:00

Open Discussion (Q&A)

13:00 onwards

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre


Stakeholders’ consultation on ‘Application of Innovative Technologies for Promoting Financial Inclusion in India | 2018

Consultation | 2018-06-15

Stakeholders’ consultation on ‘Application of Innovative Technologies for Promoting Financial Inclusion in India’

Friday, June 15, 2018,

ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Registration

11:15 am – 11:20 am

Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

11:20 am – 11:40 am

Presentation of research paper by Dr. Saon Ray and team

11.40 am – 12:00 noon

Tea break

12:00 noon – 12:30 pm

Discussion on the current Fintech situation in India

12:30 pm -1:00 pm

Discussion on G20 countries experience  

1:00 pm onwards

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Stakeholders’ Consultation On Promoting Transfer of Technology to Enhance Resilience to Climate Change | 2018

Consultation | 2018-06-12

Stakeholders’ Consultation on Promoting Transfer of Technology to Enhance Resilience to Climate Change

 

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

 

ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Registration 

11:15 am – 11:25 am

Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

11:25 am – 11:45 am

Presentation by Mr. Shubham Sharma and team 

11.45 am – 12:00 noon

Tea break 

12:00 noon – 12:30 pm

Discussion on India's technology needs 

12:30 pm -1:00 pm

Discussion on enhancing international technology transfer 

1:00 pm

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Stakeholders’ Consultation to discuss the Agenda for Inclusive Growth under G20 | 2018

Consultation | 2018-05-29

Stakeholders’ consultation on

‘Agenda for Inclusive Growth under G20’

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

 

11:00 – 11:15

:

Registration

11:15 – 11:20

:

Welcome Remarks by Prof. Jaimini Bhagwati, Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER

11:20 – 11:50

:

Presentation of the Research paper by

Prof. Suresh Aggarwal,External Consultant, ICRIER and team

11:50 – 12:05

:

Tea Break

12:05 – 12:45

:

Discussion of the Research paper

12:45 onwards

:

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Deconstructing Development Assistance: India and Nepal | 2018

Presentation | 2018-05-29


Deconstructing Development Assistance: India and Nepal

Presentation of the Key Findings

Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Venue: Ambassador Hotel, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal

Programme

10:30 – 11:00

:

Registration

11:00 – 11:10

:

Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

11:10 –11:20

:

Opening Remarks by Diya Dutta, Manager-Research, Policy Research and Campaigns, Oxfam India

11:20 – 11:40

:

Inaugural Address by H. E. Manjeev Singh Puri, Ambassador of India to Nepal

11:40 – 12:10

:

Presentation of Key Findings

Sanjay Pulipaka, Senior Fellow, NMML and Advisor, ICRIER

Tanu M. Goyal, Consultant, ICRIER

12:10 – 12:30

:

Tea Break

12:30 – 13:20

:

Panel Discussion on

“Deconstructing Development Assistance from India to Nepal: Reflections on the Social and Economic Impact”

Moderator: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

Panelists:

·    Govind Raj Pokharel, former Vice-Chairman of Nepal's Planning Commission and former Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority of Nepal

·    Nischal Nath Pandey, Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, Kathmandu

·    Tri Ratna Bajracharya, Dean, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University

·    Purushottam Ojha, Former Secretary for Commerce, Nepal

13:20 – 13:30

:

Open Discussion

13:30 – 13:35

:

Vote of Thanks by Sanjay Pulipaka, Senior Fellow, NMML and Advisor, ICRIER

13:35 onwards

:

Lunch

Place: Kathmandu, Nepal | Venue Ambassador Hotel, Lazimpat


Stakeholders' Consultation on Women Empowerment through Digitized Means of Financial Inclusion | 2018

Consultation | 2018-05-22

Stakeholders' Consultation on Women Empowerment through Digitized Means of Financial Inclusion

22 nd May, 2018

At Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre 11:00-13:15 Hrs

 

Agenda

11:00 – 11:15: Registration

11:15 – 11:20: Introductory Remarks

11:20 – 11:40: Presentation

11:40 – 12:10: Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment – General Issues

12:10 – 12:40: Digital Potential for Women Empowerment through Financial Inclusion

12:40 – 13:10: International Comparisons and Cooperative Measures

13:10 – 13:15: Closing Remarks

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre


Launch of UN Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018 | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-05-08

PROGRAMME

10.00 a.m.

Arrival of guests and registration (Tea and Coffee)


10.30 a.m.

Welcome remarksRepresentative of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) for India and Bhutan

10:35 a.m. Unveiling of the Survey by the Chief Guest, Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER

10:40 a.m. Presentation of key findings from the Survey 2018, by Dr. Rupa Chanda, Head, ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office

11:00 a.m. Remarks by Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER

11.20 a.m. Q&A with representatives from the media/open discussion

12.00 noon Closing of the event

Place: New Delhi | Venue Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Report Launch on The Anatomy of an Internet Blackout: Measuring the Economic Impact of Internet Shutdowns in India | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-04-25

Report Launch on The Anatomy of an Internet Blackout: Measuring the Economic Impact of Internet Shutdowns in India

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

Agenda

10:45 – 11:15

:

Registration

11:15 – 11:20

:

Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

11:20 – 11:50

:

 

Presentation of the Report 

Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER and team [Download Presentation]

11:50 – 12:00

:

Release of the Report “The Anatomy of an Internet Blackout: Measuring the Economic Impact of Internet Shutdowns in India”

12:00 – 12:50

:

Panel Discussion

-

-

 

Moderator:

Mansi Kedia, Consultant, ICRIER

 

Panelists:

Rai Mahimapat Ray, District Magistrate, Collector & Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Government of India

Rajan S. Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operations Association of India

Raman Jit Singh Chima, Policy Director, Access Now

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge

12:50 – 13:10

:

Questions and Answers

13:10 – 13:15

:

Vote of Thanks:

ICRIER

13:15 onwards

:

Lunch


Place: Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road | Venue New Delhi


Launch of World Bank report on The Innovation Paradox | 2018

Report Launch | 2018-04-03

Dissemination 

  World Bank Group’s Report “The Innovation Paradox: Developing-Countries, Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological Catch-up”

Date: (Tuesday) April 3, 2018

Venue: The Viceregal (Second Floor), The Claridges Hotel, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi

AGENDA

 

10:30-11:00 am

:

Registration and Tea/Coffee

11:00-11:15 am

:

Welcome Address

Dr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

11:25-11:50am

:

Presentation of the Report: The Innovation Paradox:
Developing-Countries, Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological Catch-up

Dr. William F. Maloney, Chief Economist for Equitable Growth,
Finance and Institutions in the World Bank Group. 

12:00-01:00 pm

:

Panel Discussion

Chair: Dr. S. K. Brahmachari, Scientist and Founder Director, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology

 

Panelists:

Ms. Debjani Ghosh, President-Designate, NASSCOM

Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Research Director, India Development Foundation(IDF)

Dr. Chirantan Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business (ISB)

 

Questions and Answers

01:00-01:15 pm

:

Concluding Remarks

01:15 pm onwards

:

Lunch

.............................................

*Jointly organized by ICRIER and World Bank.

Place: New Delhi | Venue The Viceregal (Second Floor), The Claridges Hotel, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road


Seminar on Solid Waste Management in India: An Assessment of Resource Recovery and Environmental Impact | 2018

Seminar | 2018-03-14

Solid Waste Management in India:  An Assessment of Resource Recovery and Environmental Impact 


Presentation by Isher Judge Ahluwalia and Utkarsh Patel

Principal Discussant:  Almitra Patel, An Icon in the field of Solid Waste Management

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER conference room, IHC, Lodhi Road


IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Talking about Frothing Yamuna and Bellandur Lake | 2018

Conversation | 2018-03-13

Subject :Talking about Frothing Yamuna and Bellandur Lake

Speaker : Almitra Patel, An Icon in the field of Solid Waste Management

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Principle and Practice in International Relations | 2018

Seminar | 2018-03-09

Public Seminar on “Principle and Practice in International Relations”

Friday, March 9, 2018, Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Programme

6.30 – 7.00 pm

Registration and Tea/Coffee

7.00 – 7.10 pm

Introductory Remarks by the

Chair:

James Mayall

7.10 – 8.00 pm

Speakers:

*Tadashi Anno

*Fredrik Erixon

*Ravi Velloor

8.00 – 8.30 pm

Q & A

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Seminar on Helping the IMF adapt to new realities: the role of independent evaluation | 2018

Seminar | 2018-02-23

Seminar on “Helping the IMF adapt to new realities: the role of independent evaluation” By Charles Collyns, Director at the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF 

Friday, February 23, 2018, 11:00 am, 

Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

AGENDA


11:00 am  Registration

11:15 am

Presentation on “Helping the IMF adapt to new realities: the role of independent evaluation” by Charles Collyns
[Download Presentation]

Welcome and Opening Remarks: Nitin Desai, Member Board of Governors, ICRIER

Chair: N. K. Singh, Chairman 15th Finance Commission

Discussants: 

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Shaktikanta Das

12:15 pm  Question and Answer Session

12:30 pm  Closing remarks by N. K. Singh

12:45 pm  Lunch

Place: Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road | Venue New Delhi


Close door roundtable on Jobs in India: Are we on the right Track? | 2018

Seminar | 2018-02-15

Close door roundtable on Jobs in India: Are we on the right Track?

by Mr. Mahesh Vyas, Managing Director & CEO, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER conference room, IHC, Lodhi Road


The Union Budget 2018-19: Reforms and Development Perspectives | 2018

Seminar | 2018-02-10

The Union Budget in India remains the bellwether of where the government is headed with its economic policies. But much of the immediate commentary and excited dialogue on TV and the newspapers takes a narrow, short-term view. As a counter, the executive directors of five of India’s leading economic policy research institutes came together in March 2007 for the first time to present their assessment of the longer term reform and development implications of the Budget. As we have done for the past 11 years, these five institutions will again come together in 2018 to present their more reflective assessment of the Union Budget 2018-19.

Place: New Delhi | Venue Grand Ballroom, The Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri


Seminar on Green Growth and the Right to Energy in India | 2018

Seminar | 2018-02-06

Seminar on Green Growth and the Right to Energy in India

by Dr. Rohit Azad, Assistant Professor, JNU

Chair: Dr. Saon Ray

Discussant: Ms. Amrita Goldar

February 6, 2018 at 3:30 PM

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Hall, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi


IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Water: Rethinking Service Delivery in India | 2018

Conversation | 2018-01-29

Subject :Water: Rethinking Service Delivery in India

Speaker : Mr. Junaid Ahmad, Country Director for India, World Bank

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : January 29, 2018, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Research Dissemination on Online Freelancing: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact in India | 2017

Seminar | 2017-12-27

  

ICRIER

Online Freelancing: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact in India

Wednesday, December 27, 2017, Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 Agenda

 

10.00 10.30 am

Registration

10.30 10.35 am

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

10.35 10.45 am

Opening Remarks by Ms. Helani Galpaya, Chief Executive Officer,  LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka

10.45 11.05 am

Keynote Address: Dr. K. P. Krishnan,Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India

11.05 11.15 am

Tea Break

 

Interactive Session: Dissemination of Research Findings

11.15 12 noon

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
[Download Presentation]

Ms. Helani Galpaya, Chief Executive Officer, LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka
(along with the research team)
[Download Presentation

12 noon 01.00 pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator:Mr. R. Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM

 

Panelists:

Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge

Dr. Manish Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, Executive Director, Brookings India

01.00 01.25 pm

Questions and Answers

01.25 01.30 pm

Vote of Thanks:

ICRIER

01.30 pm onwards

Lunch

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Launch of the World Inequality Report 2018 | 2017

Report Launch | 2017-12-20

Launch of the World Inequality Report 2018

December 20, 2017, Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

AGENDA

10:45-11:00 am

:

Registration and Tea/Coffee

11:00 - 11:10 am

:

Welcome Address:

Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

11:10 - 12:00 pm

:

Presentation: World Inequality Report 2018

Lucas Chancel, Co-Director, World Inequality Lab & World Wealth and Income Database, Paris School of Economics

 

Questions and Answers

 

 

 

12:00 - 12:10 pm

:

Tea/Coffee

 

 

 

12:10 - 01:00 pm

:

Panel Discussion

Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

 

Panelists

Pronab Sen, Country Director, International Growth Centre, India

Himanshu, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Sandeep Chachra,Executive Director, Action Aid

 

Questions and Answers

01:00 - 01:15 pm

:

Concluding Remarks

Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

01:15 pm onwards

:

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Indian Darwinomics and Gross Domestic Knowledge Product (GDKP) India | 2017

Talk | 2017-12-12

Talk onIndian Darwinomics and GDKP India

 by Prof. Umberto Sulpasso, Senior Fellow at the Center of Digital Future, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

Chair: Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati 

December 12, 2017 at 11 A.M

Conference Hall, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) 

Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Hall


"Samvaad" Dialogue 1: Revamping the Statistical Architecture for Robust Data on Jobs in India - A Dialogue on India's Employment Data | 2017

Seminar | 2017-12-11

"Samvaad"

A Dialogue on Globalisation, Equity and Jobs

(ICRIER and Ford Foundation)

 

Dialogue 1: Revamping the Statistical Architecture for Robust Data on Jobs in India - A Dialogue on India's Employment Data

 

 

December 11, 2017 (16.30hrs onwards)
at
Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 

 

Moderator: Dr. Subir Gokarn

PROGRAMME

 

4:30 - 5:30 PM : High Tea

5:30 - 7:30 PM : Roundtable Discussion on

Revamping the Statistical Architecture for Robust Data on Jobs in India - A Dialogue on India's Employment Data

7:30 PM onwards : Cocktails and Dinner

*In order to facilitate intensive discussions, the event will be a closed-door session.

Place: New Delhi | Venue Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Roundtable Session on Role of Agricultural Extension in India | 2017

Seminar | 2017-12-08

 

Roundtable Session

on

Role of Agricultural Extension in India

December 8, 2017, Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Programme

09:30 10:00 am

Registration / Tea, Coffee

10:00 10:10 am

Welcome Remarks

Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

10:10 10:20 am

Opening Remarks

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

10:20 11:30 am

Session- 1:

Chair:   Sanjeev Gupta (IAS), President & Chief Executive Officer, National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and Former Joint Secretary (Agriculture Extension), Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

Co-Chair:    A. K. Singh, Deputy Director General, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Presentation by:

Ashok Gulati, Chair Professor, ICRIER

Anisha Samantara, Research Assistant, ICRIER

Prerna Terway, Research Associate, ICRIER

Pravesh Sharma, Senior Visiting Fellow, ICRIER

Discussant

Siraj Hussain, Senior Visiting Fellow, ICRIER

Rasheed Sulaiman, Director, Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP)

11:30 12 noon

Open Discussion / Q&A

12:00 12:15 pm

Tea / Coffee Break

12:15 01:15 pm

Discussion on the experience of the selected states on Agriculture Extension

Sunil Kumar Singh, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Bihar.

01:15 pm onwards

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Book Dissemination on Trouble in the Making? The Future of Manufacturing-Led Development | 2017

Seminar | 2017-12-07

Book Dissemination

Trouble in the Making? The Future of Manufacturing-Led Development

Thursday, December 7, 2017

at The Theatre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

PROGRAMME

10:30 11:00 am

Registration and Tea

11:00 11:15 am

Welcome Address

Sebastian Saez, Lead Economist, Trade and Competitiveness GP, World Bank

Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

11:15 11:45 am       

 

Presentation of Report

Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Senior Economic Adviser, World Bank Group

Gaurav Nayyar, Senior Economist, World Bank Group


11:45 am 12:00 pm             

 

Keynote Address

Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry


12:00 12:30 pm                   

 

 

Panel Discussion

Chair: Sebastian Saez, Lead Economist, Trade and Competitiveness GP, World Bank

Panelists:

Pronab Sen, Country Director, International Growth Centre, India

Sachchidanand Shukla, Chief Economist, Mahindra & Mahindra

Rajat Gupta, Senior Partner, McKinsey and Co.


12:30 12:45 pm        

Q & A


12:45 01:00 pm

Closing Remarks

01:00 pm onwards

Lunch

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue The Theatre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


ICRIER - IHC Conversation Series: Urban Travel in India: Problems, Opportunities and Challenges | 2017

Conversation | 2017-11-27

Subject : Urban Travel in India: Problems, Opportunities and Challenges

Speaker : Prof. Geetam Tiwari, MoUD Chair Professor for Transport Planning, IIT Delhi

Moderator : Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Monday, November 27, 2017, 7:00 pm



[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Launch of the book Integrating South and East Asia: Economics of Regional Cooperation and Development | 2017

Report Launch | 2017-10-30

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

Launch of the book 

Integrating South and East Asia: Economics of Regional Cooperation and Development

on

October 30, 2017 (Monday), 10 AM

at

Magnolia Hall

India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

PROGRAMME

10.00-10.30 am Registration and Tea/Coffee

10.30-10.40 am Welcome Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi

10.40-10.50 am Introductory Remarks

Mr. Arjun Goswami, Technical Advisor, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

10.50-11.10 am Introduction of Publication by Co-Editor Integrating South and East Asia: Economics of Regional Cooperation and Development

Dr. Jayant Menon, Lead Economist (Trade and Regional Cooperation) Office of the Chief Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

11.10-11.25 am Tea/coffee break

11.25-12.25 pm Panel Discussion

South and East Asia Integration: Prospects and Challenges

Chair and Moderator

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi

Panelists

Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER's Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, Executive Director, BROOKINGS INDIA

Dr. Dev Nathan, Professor, Institute for Human Development (IHD)

12.25-12.55 pm Question and Answer Session

12.55-01.00 pm Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER, New Delhi


Roundtable on Data Protection & Privacy in India | 2017

Brainstorming Session | 2017-10-30

Roundtable discussion on Data Protection & Privacy in India

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Roundtable Session on Agricultural Policies in India | 2017

Seminar | 2017-10-11

Place: Juniper Hall | Venue India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Roundtable Session on Agricultural Policies in India

on

October 11, 2017, Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

SCHEDULE

10.00 am 10.30 am Registration / Tea, Coffee

10.30 am 10.40 am Welcome & Opening Remarks

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture (ICRIER)

Carmel Cahill, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate (OECD)

10.40 am 11.40 am SESSION: 1 -The Agricultural Policy Context in India

Chair:

Shobhana K. Pattanayak (IAS), Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India

Presentation by

Silvia Sorescu, Policy Analyst, Development Division, Trade and Agricultural Directorate (OECD)

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture (ICRIER)

Discussant:

Pravesh Sharma, Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER and Chief Executive Officer, Sabziwala.com

Open Discussion

11.40 am 12 noon Tea / Coffee Break

12 noon 01.00 pm SESSION: 2 - Improving Agricultures Contribution to Food Security in India

Chair:

Sudhir Kumar, IAS (Retd.), Secretary, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India

Presentation by

Annelies Deuss, Agricultural Policy Analyst, Trade and Agricultural Directorate (OECD)

Jared William Greenville, Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst, Trade and Agricultural Directorate (OECD)

Shweta Saini, Senior External Consultant (ICRIER)

Discussant:

Pramod Kumar Tiwari, Joint Secretary (PD), Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India

Siraj Hussain, IAS (Retd.), Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India & Visiting Senior Fellow, (ICRIER)

Open Discussion

01.00 pm 02.00 pm Lunch Break

02.00 pm 03.15 pm SESSION: 3 -Trends and Evaluation of Agricultural Policy (and Level of Support) in India

Presentation by

Lars Brink, Consultant (OECD)

Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIERs Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

Florence Bossard, Statistician, Development Division, Trade and Agricultural Directorate (OECD)

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture (ICRIER)

Prerna Terway, Research Associate (ICRIER)

Discussant:

Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Hanish Yadav, OSD to Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Open Discussion

03.15 pm 04.00 pm Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture (ICRIER)

Carmel Cahill, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate (OECD)


IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series: Imagining Water Secure Cities | 2017

Conversation | 2017-09-18

Subject : Imagining Water Secure Cities

Speaker : Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Monday, September 18, 2017, 7:00 pm

[Urban Conversations Series Videos]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of the Report on Organic Farming in India: Status, Issues and Way Forward | 2017

Report Launch | 2017-08-23

Release of the Report
Organic Farming in India: Status, Issues and Way Forward

August 23, 2017 | Juniper Hall | India Habitat Centre

10:00 10:30 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee 

10:30 11:30 am : Welcome Address 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Chair

Shri Ashish Bahuguna, Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 

Special Address

Shri Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog 

Release of the Report- Organic Farming in India: Status, Issues and Way Forward co-authored by Arpita Mukherjee, Souvik Dutta, Tanu M. Goyal, Avantika Kapoor and Disha Mendiratta published by Academic Foundation

Presentation of Key Findings 

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER 

Discussion on Global Best Practices by 

Mr. Anshu Budhraja, Chief Executive Officer, Amway India 

11:30 11:45 am : Tea/Coffee Break 

11:45 am 12:45 pm : Panel Discussion on Organic Farming in India: Challenges and Prospects 

Chair

Shri Siraj Hussain, Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER 

Panelists

Dr. Krishan Chandra, Director, National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) 

Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIERs Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme 

Mr. Bejon Misra, Founder Head, Safe Medicines India & International Consumer Policy Expert 

Mr. Manoj Kumar Menon, Executive Director, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA); and Vice President, IFOAM Asia (South Korea) 

Mr. Wojciech Dziworski, Counsellor - Trade & Economic Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to India 

12:45 01:15 pm : Question and Answer 

01:15 01:20 pm : Vote of Thanks 

Ms. Avantika Kapoor, Research Assistant, ICRIER 

01:20 pm onwards : Lunch 

Place: New Dehi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Talk on BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017 | 2017

Talk | 2017-08-17

BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017

by Dr. Kaushik Deb, Head of Gas Analysis, BP Group Economics Team

Chair: Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Place: New Dehi | Venue Conference Hall, ICRIER, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Talk on Global Food Security, Agricultural Trade and Domestic Support Policies | 2017

Talk | 2017-07-28

Global Food Security, Agricultural Trade and Domestic Support Policies

by Dr. Badri Narayanan, Economist , The School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle

Chair: Mr. Siraj Hussain

Place: New Dehi | Venue Conference Hall, ICRIER, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


ICRIER - IHC Conversation Series: Bio-remediation of Dumpsites | 2017

| 2017-07-24

ICRIER - IHC Conversation Series: Bio-remediation of Dumpsites

Subject : Bio-remediation of Dumpsites

Speaker : Raaginii Jaain, National Expert, Swachh Bharat Mission

Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Entry through Gate No. 3)

Date : Monday, July 24, 2017, 7:00 pm

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of ICRIER - World Bank Report followed by Roundtable session on Current issues in Indian Agriculture | 2017

Report Launch | 2017-07-18

Place: New Dehi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

Release of Report

on

Price Distortions in Indian Agriculture

followed by

roundtable session on

Current Issues in Indian Agriculture

on

18th July, 2017, Tamarind Hall,

India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003

09:45 am 10:15 am

Registration / Tea, Coffee

10:15 am 10:30 am

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER &

Dr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank India*

 

10:30 11:15 am

                     Release of ICRIER World Bank India Report by

            Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Govt. of India

on

Price Distortions in Indian Agriculture by Shweta Saini & Ashok Gulati

 

                     Presentation by Ashok Gulati &  Shweta Saini, ICRIER

 

                     Special Remarks by Dr. Arvind Subramanian

 

                     Observations by Siraj Hussain, ICRIER & Sunil Jain, Financial Express

11:15 am 11:30 am

Tea, Coffee Break

11:30 am 01:00 pm

Roundtable Session to discuss other Current issues in Indian Agriculture

01:00 pm onwards

Lunch


Talk on South Asia's Hotspots: How Climate Change will affect Living Standards | 2017

Talk | 2017-07-14

Place: New Dehi | Venue ICRIER Conference Hall, ICRIER, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road

Talk on South Asia's Hotspots: How Climate Change will affect Living Standards

by Dr. Muthukumara Mani

Chair: Dr. Saon Ray

July 14, 2017 at 3.30 pm


Talk by Pratap Bhanu Mehta | 2017

Talk | 2017-07-13

Place: New Dehi | Venue Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

Talk by Pratap Bhanu Mehta

3:15 PM Registration

3:30 PM Welcome remarks by Dr. Ratat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

3:35 PM Keynote Address by Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, VC, Ashoka University

4:00 PM Panel Discussion on Education for the Future and the Role of Young Professionals

4:40 PM MPP/IP Overview presentation by Prof. Toshiro NIshizawa, Project Professor & Chair, International Affairs Committee, GraSPP, University of Tokyo

5:00 PM Dialogue with the Participants


Release of the report on Getting Punjab Agriculture Back on High Growth Path: Sources, Drivers and Policy Lessons | 2017

Report Launch | 2017-07-05

Release of the report on Getting Punjab Agriculture Back on High Growth Path: Sources, Drivers and Policy Lessons by Finance Minister of Punjab

Place: Punjab Bhawan | Venue Chandigarh

Chief Guest: Hon. Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance Minister, Govt of Punjab


Release of the report on Scaling up Rooftop Solar in India: The Potential of Municipal Solar Bonds | 2017

Seminar | 2017-06-21

Place: New Dehi | Venue Magnolia, India Habitat Centre

Scaling up Rooftop Solar Power in India: The Potential of Municipal Solar Bonds

Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

 

Agenda

 

10.00 10.30 am

:

Registration

10.30 10.35 am

:

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

10.35 10.45 am

:

Keynote Address: Mr. Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary & Secretary(Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Government of India

                                         Report Launch

10.45 11.20 am

:

Introduction to the study by Mr. Gregor Vulturius, Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Presentation of the Report by the Research team

11.20 11.30 am

:

Tea/Coffee Break

11.30 12.30 pm

:

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Gireesh Shrimali, Director, CPI India

 

 

Panelists:

Ms. Sharmila Chavaly, Joint Secretary ( I&E ), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Ms. Geetali Tare, Financial Advisor, New Delhi Municipal Council 

Mr. Alekhya Datta,  Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

12.30 12.55 pm

:

Q and A Session

12.55 1.00 pm

:

Vote of Thanks:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER 

1.00 pm

:

Lunch


Indo - Israel Roundtable discussion on Water and Solar Power | 2017

Seminar | 2017-05-10

Place: New Dehi | Venue Viceroy Hall, The Claridges Hotel, 12, APJ Abdul Kalam Road

Indo - Israel Roundtable discussion on Water and Solar   Power

 

Programme Schedule

 

09:45 - 10:00 am Registration / Tea, Coffee

 

10:00 - 10:30 am Welcome Remarks

Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

Special Remarks

Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog

 

Opening Remarks

H.E. Daniel Carmon, Israel Ambassador to India

 

10:30 - 11:30 am Session -1

A. India's Water Challenges: What India and Israel can do together to find possible solutions

(Presentation by Ashok Gulati & Team, ICRIER)

 

B. REWA: A Game Changer in Solar Industry

(Presentation by Manu Srivastava & Megha Singh, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh)

 

C. The Israeli story- policy, regulation, practice and technology

(Presentation by Uri Shani, Eran Pollak, Shabtai Cohen, Oded Distel, Anil B. Jain & Randhir Chauhan)

 

Open Discussion

11:30 - 11:45 am Tea/ Coffee break

 

11:45 - 01.00 pm Session-2

Brainstorming on

i. Indo-Israel Joint Partnership, Strategy & Implementation

ii. Toward the formulation of a joint policy paper

 

01:00 - 01:15 pm Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

 

01:15 pm onwards Lunch


Stakeholder Seminar on Pharmaceuticals in India: The Next Leap | 2017

Seminar | 2017-04-28

Place: Jacaranda Hall | Venue India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

STAKEHOLDER SEMINAR ON PHARMACEUTICALS IN INDIA THE NEXT LEAP

28 April 2017

Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

1530 hours Registration & High Tea

INAUGURAL SESSION 

 

1600 1605   Welcome remarks 

Mr Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, Trade Policy & WTO Research Programme, ICRIER; Former Deputy Director General, WTO; Former Member, Planning Commission, GOI 

 

1605 1615   Inaugural address 

Shri K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI 

 

1615 1635    Special addresses 

Dr G N Singh, Drugs Controller General of India, CDSCO, GOI  

Dr Agnes Saint-Raymond, Head of International Affairs Division, EMA 

 

1635 1645    Presidential address Shri Lov Verma, Former Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI 

 

*** RELEASE OF ICRIER REPORTS ON CLINICAL TRIALS AND DRUG REGISTRATION *** 

 

1645 1745   Panel discussion The next leap for Indias pharmaceutical sector: Opportunities and challenges  

 

Chair  Dr G N Singh, Drugs Controller General of India, CDSCO, GOI  

 

Panelists 

Dr Y K Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi 

Dr Suneela Thatte, Co-Chair, Medical and Regulatory Work Group, OPPI, Mumbai 

Mr Richard Kingham, Senior Counsel, Covington and Burling LLP, Washington DC 

Ms Susan Winckler, President, Leavitt Partners, Washington DC 

Mr Bejon Misra, Founder, Partnership for Safe Medicines India, New Delhi Q&A 

 

1745 1800  Tea break 

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION SESSION 

 

1800 1805   Chair  Dr S Eswara Reddy, Joint Drugs Controller of India, CDSCO, GOI 

 

1805 1820   Presentation 1 Challenges and prospects for clinical trials in India: A regulatory perspective 

Rahul Mongia and Seema Rao ICRIER Health Policy Initiative   

 

1820 1845  Q&A 

 

1845 1900   Presentation 2 International cooperation for registration of medicines: Opportunities for India 

Vasudha Wattal, Pallavi Joshi and Aashna Arora ICRIER Health Policy Initiative 

 

1900 1925   Q&A 

 

1925 1930   Vote of thanks 

Dr Ali Mehdi, Project Leader, ICRIER Health Policy Initiative  

 


Seminar on GST Challenges and the Road Ahead | 2017

Seminar | 2017-04-20

Place: New Dehi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor

Seminar on GST Challenges and the Road Ahead

Speaker: Mr. Najib Shah, Former Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs

Chair: Mr. Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Former Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Senior Consultant, ICRIER

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Time: 3:30 p.m.


ICRIER - IHC Conversation Series: Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Urban India | 2017

Conversation | 2017-04-13

ICRIER - IHC Conversation Series: Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Urban India 

Place: New Dehi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road

Speaker

:

Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Moderator

:

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER


Talk on A longitudinal analysis of internal migration, divorce and well-being in China | 2017

Talk | 2017-03-08

Place: New Dehi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre

Seminar on A longitudinal analysis of internal migration, divorce and well-being in China

 

Presenter: Dr Alok Bhargava

 

Chair: Dr Ali Mehdi


Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017


Stakeholder Consultation on Drug Serialization and Traceability in India | 2017

Industry Consultation | 2017-03-03

Place: New Dehi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

Stakeholder Consultation on Drug Serialization and Traceability in India

3rd March 2017 (Friday), Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India

Agenda

 

12:30 01:30

Registration & lunch

01:30 01:45

Welcome remarks

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

Ms Susan C Winckler, Chief Risk Management Officer of Leavitt Partners, and Advisor to RxGPS

01:45 02:00

Introduction by participants

02:00 02:20

Keynote address

Ms Rita Teaotia, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI

Dr G N Singh, Drugs Controller General of India, CDSCO

02:20 03:30

Session 1 Export requirements

Operational challenges and confusion associated with export requirements, and opportunities to advance global solutions (e.g., exemptions process global approaches to serialization GS1 standards)

 

Session chair 

Mr Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI

Presenter

Mr Matt Sample, AmerisourceBergen

03:30 03:45

Tea & coffee break

03:45 04:30

Session 2 DAVA database

Discussion of specific implementation concerns related to DAVA database (level of serialization data required for upload demonstration of the SVSG verification gateway)

 

Session chair

Mr V K Sharma, Senior Technical Director, National Informatics Centre, GOI

Presenter

Mr Eric Marshall, Senior Director, Leavitt Partners

04:30 05:00

Session 3 Domestic requirements

Discussion of the draft requirements and identification of implementation concerns (primary package serialization point-of-dispense verification)

 

Session chair

Dr Hemant Koshia, Commissioner, FDCA, Government of Gujarat

05:00 05:30

Concluding session The path forward

Session chair

Dr Eswara Reddy, Joint Drug Controller, CDSCO


Urban Conversation Series: Greening our cities | 2017

Conversation | 2017-02-27

Place: New Dehi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road

IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series

 

Subject

:

'Greening Our Cities' 

Speaker

:

Honble Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson, National Green Tribunal

Moderator

:

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue

 

:

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Gate No. 3)

Date

:

February 27, 2017, 7:00 pm


The Union Budget 2017-18: Reforms and Development Perspectives | 2017

Seminar | 2017-02-04

The Union Budget 2017-18: Reforms and Development Perspectives

Place: New Dehi | Venue The Taj Mahal Hotel


Seminar on Metropolitan Water Governance in three Indian Mega Regions: Fragmentation and Consolidation in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru | 2016

Seminar | 2016-12-21

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre

Seminar on Metropolitan Water Governance in three Indian Mega Regions: Fragmentation and Consolidation in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru

Presenter: Dr. Bharat Punjabi

Chair: Dr. Saon Ray

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Time: 3.00 PM

Venue: Conference Room, ICRIER, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Discussion on Brexit and The Commonwealth: What Next? | 2016

Seminar | 2016-12-14

Place: New Delhi | Venue India International Centre

The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

cordially invite you to the Launch of a Special Issue of the journal

on

BREXIT AND THE COMMONWEALTH: WHAT NEXT?

and

to the inauguration of the India chapter of The Round Table

on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, between 2.45 pm-5.00 pm, at Conference Room No: 1 (above Library), India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110 003

Speakers:

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, author and former Under-Secretary-General, United Nations

Professor James Mayall, Emeritus Fellow in International Relations, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK

Mr. Sunanda Datta-Ray, author, columnist and former editor, The Statesman

Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth


Urban Conversation Series: An Update on Air Quality | 2016

Conversation | 2016-12-13

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road

IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series

Subject : An Update on Air Quality

Speaker : Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment

Moderator: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

Date : December 13, 2016, 7:00 pm


Release of New Climate Economy (NCE) Reports on India's Urbanisation | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-11-29

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Room II, India International Centre (IIC)

Release of NCE Reports on India's Urbanisation

Conference Room II, India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Agenda

5.30 - 6.00 pm

:

Registration

6.00 - 6.05 pm

:

Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

6.05 - 6.10 pm

:

Introductory remarks by Dr. Aniruddha Dasgupta, Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

6.10 - 6.20 pm

:

Keynote address:  Mr. Rajiv Gauba, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (TBC)

6.25 - 6.30 pm

:

Special address: Dr. Nicholas Stern, Co-Chair, Global Commission on Economy and Climate

6.30 - 6.35 pm

:

Special address: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

Reports Launch

6.35 - 7.15 pm

:

Chair: Mr. Nick Godfrey, Head of Policy and Urban Development, NCE

 

 

Presentation of the India Reports by

Dr. Anil Markandya, ICRIER & Mr. Madhav Pai, Director, EMBARQ India, WRI

7.15 - 7.40 pm

:

Discussion

 

 

Discussants:

Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Mr. O. P. Agarwal, Executive Director, Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management, ISB

7.40 - 7.55 pm

:

Question and Answers

7.55 - 8.00 pm

:

Vote of Thanks

8.00 - 9.00 pm

:

Dinner


Launch of World Bank Group's report on South Asia's Turn: Policies to Boost Competitiveness and Create the Next Export Powerhouse | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-11-10

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Center

Launch of World Bank Group's report on

South Asia's Turn: Policies to Boost Competitiveness and Create the Next Export Powerhouse

Venue: Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Center, New Delhi

Thursday, November 10, 2016

AGENDA

10:15 - 11:00 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee

11:00 - 11:15 am : Welcome Address

Dr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

11:15 - 11:25 am : Video featuring some of India's world class firms (automotive and electronic sectors)

11:25 - 11:50 am : Presentation of the Report : South Asia's Turn: Policies to Boost Competitiveness and Create the Next Export Powerhouse

Dr. Denis Medvedev and Mr. Vincent Palmade, Lead Economists, World Bank

11:50 - 12:10 pm : Special Address

Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

12:10 - 01:00 pm : Panel Discussion

Chair: Ms. Anabel Gonzalez, Senior Director, Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group Panelist

� Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, Samsung

� Mr. Anup Wadhawan, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

� Dr. Ajit Keshav Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group

� Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

� Dr. Harsha Singh, Executive Director, Brookings India

Questions and Answers

01:00 - 01:15 pm : Concluding Remarks

Mr. Jun Zhang, Country Manager, IFC, World Bank Group

01:15 pm onwards : Lunch


Talk on Can India's Growth be Sustained amidst China's Economic Slowdown? | 2016

Talk | 2016-11-04

Talk by Professor Stefan Halper

on

Can India's Growth be Sustained amidst China's Economic Slowdown?

 

Date: 4 November 2016 (Friday)

Time: 3.30 pm 4.30 pm (3.20 pm Registration and Tea)

Venue: ICRIER Conference Room, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003.

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Urban Conversation Series: Internet and Cities: How its Changing the Way we Live | 2016

Conversation | 2016-10-20

IHC - ICRIER Urban Conversations Series

 

Subject

 

:

Internet and Cities: How its Changing the Way we Live

Speaker

:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

Moderator

:

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue

 

:

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Load, New Delhi 110003

 

:

Thursday, October 20, 2016, 7:00 pm



[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre


Urban Conversation Series: Health Challenges in Urban India | 2016

Conversation | 2016-08-05

IHC-ICRIER Urban Conversations Series

 

 

Health Challenges in Urban India

Speaker

:

Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta, The Medicity

Moderator

:

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Venue

 

:

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003

(Gate No. 3)

 

Date

:

August 5, 2016, 7:00 pm

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Release of NCE Phase II Project Reports | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-07-22

Place: New Delhi | Venue Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre

Release of NCE Phase II Project Reports

 

Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

July 22, 2016

 

Programme

 

Railways

 

10.30 11.00 am

:

Registration

11.00 11.05 am

:

Welcome remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

11.05 11.20 am

:

Overview of lessons from NCE Phase I

Speaker: NCE Steering Committee Member - Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Global Commissioner, New Climate Economy


Railways Report Launch

 

11.20 12.00 pm

:

Presentation of the De-carbonization of Indian Railways study

 

Speaker: Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER (Presentation of the Demand Side)

Speaker: Dr. Gireesh Shrimali, Director, CPIs India program (Presentation of the Supply Side)

 

12.00 12.15 pm

:

Tea/Coffee break

 

12.15 01.00 pm

:

Panel Discussion

 

 

 

Panelists:

Mr. Ashwani Kumar Kapoor, Member Electrical, Railway Board

Mr. Ganga Ram Agarwal, Additional Member Electrical, Railway Board

Mr. Daljit Singh, Independent Consultant

 

Moderator: Mr. Sunil Jain, Managing Editor, The Financial Express

 

01.00 01.25 pm

:

Question and Answers

 

01.25 01.30 pm

:

Vote of thanks

 

01.30 02.30 pm

:

Lunch

 

Cities

 

02.30 02.35 pm

:

Introductory remarks by Dr. Madhav Pai, India Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

 

02.35 02.40 pm

:

Introductory remarks by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

 


02.50 3:00 pm

:

Special address: Mr. Rajiv Gauba, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

Cities Report Launch

03.00 03.50 pm

:

Presentation and Panel Discussion 

 

 

Presentation:  India's urban and spatial development in the post-reform period: an empirical analysis by Dr. Meenu Tewari, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina & HUDCO Chair Visiting Professor, ICRTIER (via video conference)

 

Presentation: The Role of Full Cost Pricing in Designing Smart City Services by Dr. Anil Markandya, Director, Basque Centre for Climate Change (via video conference)

 

Panelists:

Dr. Yoonhee Kim, Senior Urban Economist, World Bank

Dr. Smita Srinivas, Head, School for Economic Development, Indian Institute for Human Settlements

 

Moderator: Prof. Chetan Vaidya, Director, SPA, New Delhi

03.50 04.10 pm

:

Question and Answers

04.10 04.15 pm

:

Vote of thanks


Release of Report on Quantifying the value of an open Internet for India | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-07-20

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

Release of the Report

Quantifying the value of an open Internet for India

on

July 20, 2016

at

Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

 

10:30 - 11:00 am

:

Registration and Tea/Coffee

11:00 - 11:15 am

:

Introductory remarks

Dr. Aruna Sharma, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India

11.15-11.30 am

:

Keynote Address

11.30-12.00pm

:

Release of the report and presentation of key findings [Download Presentation]

12:00 12.15 pm

:

Comments and Q&A

12:15 - 12:30 pm

:

Tea Break

12.30- 1.30 pm

:

Panel Discussion

 

Chair:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)


Speakers:

Dr. Pronab Sen, Country Director, Central India Programme, International Growth Centre

 

Dr. Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India

Virat Bhatia, President, AT&T South Asia  

   

 

   

                                        

                                     

             

1:30pm onwards

:

Lunch





Talk on Issues in Pakistan's Economy | 2016

Talk | 2016-06-28

Talk on Issues in Pakistan's Economy

by Professor Dr S Akbar Zaidi has been a Professor at Columbia University, New York

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre


Release of the book 'Challenges of Indian Tax Administration' | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-06-20

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

Release of the book 'Challenges of Indian Tax Administration'

on

June 20, 2016 (Monday)

at

Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

10:30 am - 11:00 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee

 

11:00 am - 12:15 pm Inaugural Session

Welcome Address

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi

 

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Senior Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and Member (Retd.), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Address by Prosperity Fund, UK

Mr. Aurodeep Nandi, Acting Head - Economic and Trade Policy and Senior Economic Adviser, British High Commission

 

Release of the Book - 'Challenges of Indian Tax Administration' edited by Mr. Rajiva Ranjan Singh, published by Lexis Nexis

 

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm : Session 1: Taxpayer Information Service and Widening of Taxpayer Base

 

Chair:

Mr. S.S. Khan, Member (Retd.), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Speakers:

Presentation on 'Taxpayer Information Services':

Ms. Anandita Bagchi, Research Associate, ICRIER, New Delhi

[Download Presentation]

 

Presentation on 'Widening of Taxpayer Base':

Ms. Stuti Manchanda, Research Assistant, ICRIER, New Delhi

[Download Presentation]

 

Discussants:

Mr. Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Senior Consultant, ICRIER and Member (Retd.), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Dr. B. K. Sinha, Commissioner (Coordination and Systems), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Mr. Gokul Chaudhri, Partner, BMR Advisors

 

Mr. D. P. Sengupta, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) (Retd.), Delhi.

 

Q&A

 

01:30 pm - 02:30 pm : Lunch

 

02:30 pm - 03:15 pm : Session 2: Risk-based Audit for Improved Tax Compliance

 

Chair:

Mr. V.K. Mangotra, Senior Tax Advisor, KPMG India

 

Speakers:

Presentation on 'Risk-based Audit for Improved Tax Compliance': 

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Senior Advisor - Tax, Transfer Pricing, Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP, Gurgaon

[Download Presentation]

 

Discussants:

 

Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Delhi), Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Mr. Promod Batra, Partner - Tax, Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP, Gurgaon

 

Mr. Ashutosh Dixit, Of Counsel, BMR & Associates LLP

Q&A

03:15 pm - 03:30 pm : Tea/Coffee

 

03:30 pm - 4:15 pm : Session 3: Tax Dispute Resolution in India - Challenges and Opportunities

 

Chair:

Mr. Mukesh Butani, Managing Partner, BMR Legal, New Delhi

 

Speakers:

Presentation on 'Tax Dispute Resolution in India - Challenges and Opportunities':

Mr. Mukesh Butani, Managing Partner, BMR Legal, New Delhi

[Download Presentation]

 

Discussants:

Ms. Bela Mao, Tax Director, Shell India

 

Mr. Sachit Jolly, Counsel, DMD Advocates

 

Ms. Rekha Shukla, Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) (Delhi), Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Q&A

04:15 pm - 05:15 pm : Session 4: Tax Data Analysis

Chair:

Dr. D.K. Srivastava, Chief Policy Advisor, EY India and Honorary Professor, Madras School of Economics

 

Speakers:

Presentation on 'Tax Data Analysis':

Ms. Stuti Manchanda, Research Assistant, ICRIER, New Delhi

[Download Presentation]

 

Discussants:

Mr. Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Senior Consultant, ICRIER and Member (Retd.), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Mr. Arbind Modi, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Delhi), Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi

 

Q&A

05:15 pm - 05:25 pm : Vote of Thanks

Ms. Anandita Bagchi, Research Associate, ICRIER, New Delhi


Release of the Report Institutional Framework for Collection of Statistics on Trade in Services: Four Pilot Surveys on Trade in Audiovisual, Logistics, Professional and Telecommunication Services | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-06-07

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamrind Hall, India Habitat Centre

Release of the Report

Institutional Framework for Collection of Statistics on Trade in Services: Four Pilot Surveys on Trade in Audiovisual, Logistics, Professional and Telecommunication Services

and

Launch of the Survey on Medical Value Travel (MVT)

on

7th June 2016 (Tuesday)

Tamrind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

PROGRAMME

09:30 am 10:00 am     



Registration and Tea/Coffee

10:00 am 11:15 am

Welcome Address

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Address by Chair:

Dr. T. C. A. Anant, Secretary & Chief Statistician of India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India

:Keynote Address 1

Ms. Rita A. Teaotia, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

:Keynote Address 2

Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta The Medicity; and Chairman, Services Export Promotion Council

: Launch of the Survey on Medical Value Travel (MVT)

:Release of the Report

Institutional Framework for Collection of Statistics on Trade in Services: Four Pilot Surveys on Trade in Audiovisual, Logistics, Professional and Telecommunication Services


[Download Brochure] [Download Executive Summery]

Presentation of the Key Findings of the Report

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER 

[Download Presentation]

 

11:15 am 11:30 am

 

:

 

Tea and Coffee Break

 

11:30 am 12:30 pm

Panel Discussion on "Need for Services Trade Data Collection: Present Status and a Roadmap for Future"


:

Chair:

Mr. Anup Wadhawan, Director General of Foreign Trade, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Co-Chair:

Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Speakers:

Dr. Dipankar Sinha, Director General, Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Government of India

Dr. Rajat Kathuria,  Director and CE, ICRIER

Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIER

Dr. Alexander Thomas, President, Consortium of Accredited Health Care Organizations(CAHO); and Executive Director, Association of Healthcare Provider (India)

Dr. Pritam Banerjee, Senior Director - South Asia, Corporate Public Policy, Deutsche Post DHL

Ms. R. V. Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates

Interventions by:

Dr. O. P. Mall, Advisor, RBI

[Download Presentation]

12:30 pm 12:45 pm

Discussion and Question/Answer

12:45 pm 12:50 pm

:Vote of Thanks

Ms. Tanu M. Goyal, Consultant, ICRIER

12:50 pm onwards

:Lunch




Panel Discussion : Release of the book - The World in 2050: Striving for a More Just, Prosperous and Harmonious Global Community | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-06-07

Place: New Delhi | Venue Tamrind Hall, India Habitat Centre

Panel Discussion that ICRIER, in collaboration with Oxford University Press (OUP), is organizing on the occasion of the release of the book - The World in 2050: Striving for a More Just, Prosperous and Harmonious Global Community, edited by Dr. Harinder Kohli, Director and Chief Executive of the Emerging Markets Forum (EMF), Washington D. C.


Panel discussion:

Harinder Kohli, Director and Chief Executive of the Emerging Markets Forum (EMF) 

T.N. Ninan, Chairman and Editorial Director, Business Standard Ltd 

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 

Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water. 


Talk on Pathways to trade liberalisation | 2016

Talk | 2016-06-01

Talk on Pathways to trade liberalisation

Speaker: HE Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India

Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIERs Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Juniper, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003

PROGRAMME

3:30-3:45 PM          Registration 


3:45-3:55 PM          Introduction 

Chair: Prof. Anwarul Hoda, ICRIER 

3:55-4:15 PM          Speech 

Speaker: Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India 

4:15-5:00 PM          Discussion / Q&A 

5:00 PM onwards High-tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Conversations on Urbanisation on Getting Serious about Reducing, Managing and Disposing Solid Waste in our Cities | 2016

Conversation | 2016-05-25

Conversations on Urbanisation (IHCICRIER) on Getting Serious about Reducing, Managing and Disposing Solid Waste in our Cities

by Prof. Sharad P. Kale, Associate Director & Senior Professor, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


International Seminar on Tackling Chronic Diseases in India | 2016

Seminar | 2016-05-23

International Seminar on

TACKLING CHRONIC DISEASES IN INDIA

May 23, 2016 (Monday), Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

      

1630 hours       Registration and High Tea

1700 1815       INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome Remarks

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

      

Inaugural Speakers

Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India

Dr R R M L R Siyambalagoda, Additional Secretary (Medical Services), Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Government of Sri Lanka

Dr Samir Sodha, Resident Advisor, India Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), India Office

Mr Nitin Goel, Managing Director (South Asia), IMS Health

Mr Aman Gupta, Country Representative (India), Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)

      

Discussion / Tea break

      

1815 1930       PRESENTATION SESSION

Session Chair

Dr Anindya Chatterjee, Regional Director (Asia), IDRC, New Delhi

      

Presentation 1

Prevention of chronic diseases: Reorienting primary health systems in India

Dr Ali Mehdi, Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

Presentation 2

      

Surveillance of chronic diseases: Challenges and strategies for India

Dr Udaya Mishra and Dr Irudaya Rajan, Professors, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) 
[Download Presentation]

      

Discussion

      

1930 onwards        Mocktails and Dinner

Place: New Delhi | Venue Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre


Talk on Climate Change and Growth Risks | 2016

Talk | 2016-05-16

A Talk on Climate Change and Growth Risks

by Dr. Ravi Bansal is J.B. Fuqua Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research

Place: New Delhi | Venue Conference Hall, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of World Bank report - Stitches to Riches? : Apparel Employment, Trade, and Economic Development in South Asia | 2016

Report Launch | 2016-04-29

Release of Stitches to Riches? Apparel Employment, Trade, and Economic Development in South Asia Report

 on

 April 29, 2016

 at

 Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

  

PROGRAMME


09:30 10:00 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee

10:00 11:30 am : Welcome Address 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Special Address by

Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

Special Address by

Shri Vijay Mathur, Additional Secretary General, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)

Opening Address

Mr. Onno Ruhl, India Country Director, South Asia, World Bank

Video: Provided by World Bank [Video]

Release of the Report titled Stitches to Riches? Apparel Employment, Trade, and Economic Development in South Asia edited by Gladys Lopes-Acevedo and Raymond Robertson published by the World Bank Group

Presentation of the Report

By Gladys Lopez-Acevedo [Download Presentation

11:30 11:45 am : Tea/Coffee Break

11:45 am 01:00 pm : Panel Discussion on Apparel Job Creation, Trade, and Development in India

Chair:

Ms. Sushmita Dasgupta, Economic Adviser, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Panelists:

Dr. Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER 

Ms. Chandrima Chatterjee, Advisor, AEPC [Download Presentation

Mr. Sudhir Dhingra, Chairman, Orient Craft Ltd.

01:00 01:30 pm : Question and Answer

01:30 01:40 pm : Vote of Thanks

Bhavook Bhardwaj, ICRIER

01:40 pm onwards : Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Seminar on Supporting Indian Farms the Smart Way: Rationalizing Subsidies and Investments for Faster, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth | 2016

Seminar | 2016-04-19

Seminar on Supporting Indian Farms the Smart Way: Rationalizing Subsidies and Investments for Faster, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
April 29, 2016

Supporting Indian Farms the Smart Way

Rationalizing Subsidies and Investments for Faster, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

 

Programme Schedule

1.00pm-2.00pm

Lunch

2:00pm-2:10pm

Welcome Address

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

2:10pm-3:00pm

 

Session 1:

Support System for Farmers: Need to Rationalize Subsidies

 

Chair:

Shri J.K. Mohapatra, Former Secretary, Department of Fertilisers

 

Presenters:

ICRIER Team (Dr. Ashok Gulati, Prof. Anwarul Hoda,

Ms. Pritha Banerjee, Ms. Prerna Terway)

3:00pm-3:15pm

Discussant:

Mr. T.K Arun, Editor-Opinion, The Economic Times

Mr. Sunil Jain, Managing Editor, The Financial Express

3:15pm-3:45pm

Open Discussion

3:45pm-4:10pm

Tea Break

4:10pm-4:45pm

Session 2:

Marginal Returns to Subsidies and Investments: Policy Implications

 

Chair:

Dr. Marco Ferroni, Executive Director,  Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

 

Presenters:

ICRIER Team (Dr. Ashok Gulati, Dr. N.  Chandrasekhara Rao, Ms. Prerna Terway)

4:45pm-5:05pm

Discussant:

Dr. Sudha Narayanan, Associate Professor, IGIDR

 

Dr. Aunp K Pujari, Former Secretary Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

5:05pm-5:25pm

Open Discussion

5:25pm-5:30pm

Vote of Thanks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Quantifying the value of an open Internet for India | 2016

Seminar | 2016-03-11

Dissemination Seminar

Quantifying the value of an open Internet for India

on

 

March 11, 2016

at

Marigold, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

 

10:30 - 11:00 am

:

Registration and Tea/Coffee

11:00 - 11:15 am

:

Introductory Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations 

(ICRIER)

11.15-11.30 am

:

Special Address

Dr. Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary amp; DG, National Informatics Centre, Department of Electronics and Information 

Technology (DeitY), Government of India

11.30-12.00pm

:

Presentation of key findings- Quantifying the value of an open Internet for India

12:00 12.15 pm

:

Comments and Q&A

12:15 - 12:30 pm

:

Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

12.30 pm onwards

:

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Marigold, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Presentation on Financial Inclusion: Can It Meet Multiple Macroeconomic Goals? | 2016

Presentation | 2016-03-09

Financial Inclusion: Can It Meet Multiple Macroeconomic Goals?

by Dr. Ratna Sahay

 

Chair: Prof. Jaimini Bhagwati


Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Presentation of BP Energy Outlook 2035 | 2016

Presentation | 2016-03-09

Presentation of BP Energy Outlook 2035

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Juniper, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003

 

1.30 pm

Registration and lunch

 

2.30 pm

Introduction and welcome.

Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

 

2.40 pm

Presentation of BP Energy Outlook .

Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist, BP

 

3.10 pm

Panel discussion

Soan Ray, Senior Fellow , ICRIER 

4.00 pm

Q&A

 

4.30 pm

Vote of thanks

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


The Union Budget 2016-17: Reforms and Development Perspectives | 2016

Seminar | 2016-03-05

The Union Budget 2016-17: Reforms and Development Perspectives 

Saturday March 5, 2016, 10.00 am  
Royal Ballroom, The Imperial, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Royal Ballroom, The Imperial, Janpath


Brainstorming session on Drug regulatory reforms in India | 2016

Brainstorming Session | 2016-03-01

BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON

DRUG REGULATORY REFORMS IN INDIA

1st March 2016 (Tuesday), India Habitat Centre (Marigold), New Delhi

 

3:00 3:30 pm              Registration & High Tea

 

3:30 3:35                                  Welcome remarks

Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, ICRIER

Former Deputy Director General WTO (1993-99) & Former Member of the Planning Commission

 

3:35 3:55                    Presentation 1 Harmonization of Drug Registration Procedures: An Impact Assessment for India

 

3:55 4:05                    Presentation 2 New Drug Approval Process: Challenges and Prospects for Clinical Trials in India

 

4:05 5:30                    Questions, comments & suggestions on presentations

 

5:30 pm                         Vote of thanks

Dr Ali Mehdi, Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative

Place: New Delhi | Venue MIndia Habitat Centre (Marigold)


Trade in Health Services in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges | 2016

Seminar | 2016-02-19

Trade in Health Services in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges

Place: New Delhi | Venue Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Panel Discussion on Differential Pricing and Zero Rating in India | 2016

Seminar | 2016-02-05

Panel Discussion: Differential Pricing and Zero Rating in India

on

February 5, 2016

at

Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

2:30 3:00 pm

Registration and Tea/Coffee

3:00 3:15 pm

Welcome Address

3:15 4:45 pm

Panel Discussion on Differential Pricing and Zero Rating in India

Panelists
  • Mike Godwin
    Currently Director of Innovation & General Counsel at R Street Institute (previously General Counsel at Wikimedia Foundation)
  • Hemant Kanakia
    Angel Investor & Serial Entrepreneur
    President, Kanakia Ventures LLC
  • Rajat Kathura (Chair)
    Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
  • Rohit Prasad
    Professor, Management Development Institute
    Advisor, Stern Fisher Venture Capital
4:45 5:15 pm

Question and Answer

5:15 5:20 pm

Vote of Thanks

5:20 pm onwards

Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of the India's Phytonutrient Report | 2016

Seminar | 2016-02-04

Release of the India�s Phytonutrient Report

A Snapshot of Fruits and Vegetables Consumption, Availability and Implications for Phytonutrient Intake

on

February 4, 2016

at

Longchamp Hall, Taj Mansingh, New Delhi

 

PROGRAMME

 

9:30 - 10:00 am:

Registration and Tea/Coffee

10:00 - 11:15 am:

Introductory Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Welcome Address

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Special Address

Dr. S. K. Malhotra, Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner,  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare, Government of India

Release of the Report and "India's Phytonutrient Report: A Snapshot of Fruits and Vegetables Consumption, Availability and Implications for Phytonutrient Intake" co-authored by Arpita Mukherjee, Souvik Dutta and Tanu M. Goyal, published by Academic Foundation
Presentation of Key Findings

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER [Download Presentation] [Download Executive Summary] [Download Just Release Brochure] [Download Programme]

Vote of Thanks

Mr. Sanu Kapila, Director, Academic Foundation

11:15 - 11:30 am:

Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 am - 12:45 pm:

Panel Discussion on "India's Phytonutrient Consumption:
An Examination of the Demand and Supply Situation"

Chair

Dr. P. K. Joshi, Director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Panelists
         Mr. Pawanexh Kohli, Chief Advisor, National Centre for Cold-Chain Development, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of India
         Ms. Ishi Khosla, Clinical Nutritionist, The Weight Monitor
         Mr. Bejon Misra, Founder Head, Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) India Initiative & International Consumer Policy Expert
         Mr. Pravesh Sharma, Former Managing Director, Small Farmers, Agri-Business Consortium
         Mr. Vinay Kumar, Vice President, Technical & Regulatory, Amway India Enterprise
         Dr. Souvik Dutta, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
12:45 - 1:15 pm:

Question and Answer

1:15 - 1:20 pm:

Vote of Thanks

Ms. Tanu M. Goyal, Consultant, ICRIER

1:20 pm onwards:

Lunch

 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Longchamp Hall, Taj Mansingh


Conversation on Air Pollution in Delhi NCR- Be The Change! | 2016

Conversation | 2016-02-02

by Jai Dhar Gupta, environmentalist, expert and entrepreneur.



Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Towards a Sustainable Energy Strategy for India | 2016

Seminar | 2016-02-01

Towards a Sustainable Energy Strategy for India

by

Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Prof. Nicholas Stern

Mr. Himanshu Gupta

 

February 1, 2016

In partnership with

London School of Economics, India Observatory

 Venue: Silver Oak Hall

India Habitat Centre

New Delhi


Programe

10:30AM 11:00 AMRegistration
 

Chair

 

Opening Remarks

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia

 

11:05 AM 11:45 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:45 AM 11:55 AM

 

 

11:55 PM 12:00 PM

 

 

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

 

 

 

12:30 PM 12:55 PM

Presentation by Authors

 

Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

 

Prof. Nicholas Stern

 

Mr. Himanshu Gupta

 [Download Presentation] [Download Executive Summary] [View Photos]

Discussants:

 

Dr Arvind Subramanian

Chief Economic Advisor to Government of India

 

Dr Ajay Mathur

Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

 

Remarks by Shri Suresh Prabhu

Honorable Minister for Railways

 

 

Open Discussion

 

 

 

12:55 PM 01:00 PM

 

 

Vote of Thanks

 Dr. Rajat Kathuria

CE, ICRIER

01:00 PM onwardsLunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Seminar on Inequality: Trends Worldwide and in India | 2016

Seminar | 2016-01-22

Seminar on
Inequality: Trends Worldwide and in India
Organized by UNU-WIDER in collaboration with ICRIER
 
22 January 2016, 14:00-17:00 

Venue: Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, Delhi 110003

                                                                  Programme


14:00 Finn Tarp, Director (UNU-WIDER) and Rajat Kathuria (Director & CE, ICRIER): Welcome

14:10 Jukka Pirttil, Research Fellow (UNU-WIDER): The WIID, Version 3.3

14:20 Finn Tarp: Global Inequality: Trends and Issues

14:40 Jukka Pirttil: Redistribution in the World: Causes and Consequences

15:00 Himanshu (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and RinkuMurgai (The World Bank): Inequality in India: Trends and Issues

15:45 Saon Ray (ICRIER): Comments

15:55 Discussions

16:20 Shankar Acharya (ICRIER): Closing Remarks

16:30 Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Talk on Strategic Plus: The Status and Future of the US India Partnership in a US Presidential Election Year | 2016

Talk | 2016-01-21

by Richard M. Rossow 

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Conversation on Chennai Floods: Lessons for Urban Governance | 2016

Seminar | 2016-01-18

by Mr. Vikram Kapur, Prinicpal Secretary/Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai

[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on IMF's Fall 2015 World Economic Outlook-Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices | 2015

Seminar | 2015-11-20

Seminar on IMF�s Fall 2015 World Economic Outlook-Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices

by Dr. Gian Maria Milesi- Ferretti, Assistant Director, Research Department at International Monetary Fund since 2008

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Collective Stakeholder Discussion on Assessing the value of an open internet for India | 2015

Seminar | 2015-11-20

Collective Stakeholder Discussion on Assessing the value of an open internet for India

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Infrastructure and Urbanisation in India - Opportunities for the EU | 2015

Seminar | 2015-11-04

ICRIER GRF FES Seminar 
Infrastructure and Urbanisation in India Opportunities for the EU 
India International Centre
New Delhi, 4 November 2015

 

Programme

  

10:30 11:00   Coffee and Registration

11:00 11:20   Welcome address:
Marc Saxer, Resident Country Director, FES
Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER
Gauri Khandekar, Deputy Director & Director Europe, GRF

 

11:20 12:40   Towards an EU-India Partnership on Urbanisation

 

Moderator       Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER
Panelists:
Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the EU to India
Frank Samol, Director of IGEP-UID Program, GIZ
Barjor Mehta, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank
Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER
Gauri Khandekar, Deputy Director & Director Europe, GRF

 

12 :40 1:00      Question and Answer Session

 

1:00                    Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue India International Centre


Special Roundtable on Importance of Strong Drug Regulatory Systems | 2015

Seminar | 2015-11-03

Special Roundtable on
IMPORTANCE OF STRONG DRUG REGULATORY SYSTEMS 
3rd November 2015 (Tuesday), Hotel Taj Mahal (Diwan-i Khaas), New Delhi

 

1430 hours                       Registration & Tea / Coffee

1500 1505                     Welcome Remarks 
Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

1505 1515                     Inaugural Address 
Dr S Eswara Reddy, Joint Drugs Controller (India), CDSCO, Government of India [Download Presentation]

1515 1525                     Special Address
Mr Kenneth C Frazier, Chairman and CEO, Merck, USA

1525 1615                     Distinguished Panelists 
Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon, Bengaluru
Dr Y K Gupta, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Samir Brahmachari, Chief Mentor, Open Source Drug Discovery; Former Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
Dr Hemant Koshia, Commissioner, Food and Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat [Download Presentation]
Dr Ratna Devi, CEO, Dakshama Health, New Delhi

1615 1700                     Comments & Suggestions

Place: New Delhi | Venue Hotel Taj Mahal (Diwan-i Khaas)


Talk on Regional Security and Japan's Foreign Policy | 2015

Talk | 2015-10-27

Regional Security and Japan's Foreign Policy

An Interaction with Mr. Yukio Okamoto, former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan 

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Panel Discussion on Regionalism in Asia-Pacific | 2015

Seminar | 2015-10-08

East Asia Research Programme 

Panel Discussion

on

Regionalism in Asia-Pacific

Conference Hall, ICRIER, New Delhi

October 08, 2015 (Thursday)

2.15 pm 2.30 pm Registration (Tea and Snacks)
2.30 pm 2.40 pm Welcome Remarks Mr. Sanjay Pulipaka Consultant ICRIER
2.40 pm 2.55 pm Triangulating Prosperity: China, India and Japan in 21 Century Prof. Masazumi Wakatabe School of Political Science and Economics Waseda University  
2.55 pm 3.10 pm Japans New Role in Regional Security in Asia-Pacific: U.S. Japan Alliance, Multilateralism, and Cooperation with Southeast Asia Prof. Mie Oba Tokyo University of Science
3.10 pm 3.25 pm China and Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific Dr. Monika Chansoria Senior Fellow Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
3.25 pm 3.40 pm India's Engagement of ASEAN Mr. Sridhar Ramaswamy Senior Correspondent India Writes  
3.40 pm 3.55 pm Maritime Security Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Ms. Darshana M. Baruah Junior Fellow Observer Research Foundation
  3.55 pm 4.10 pm   TPP: US attempts to re-gain leverage in East Asia Ms. Prerna Gandhi Doctoral Student, Department of East Asian Studies University of Delhi
4.10 pm 4.45 pm Discussion

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Panel Discussion on Changing Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific | 2015

Seminar | 2015-09-28

East Asia Research Programme

Panel Discussion

on

Changing Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific

Conference Hall, ICRIER, New Delhi

September 28, 2015 (Monday)

2.40 pm 2.55 pm Registration (Tea and Snacks)
2.55 pm 3.00 pm Welcome Remarks Mr. Sanjay Pulipaka Consultant, ICRIER
3.00 pm 3.15 pm Inaugural Remarks from the Chair Dr. Sanjaya Baru Director for Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute for Strategic Studies
3.15 pm 3.35 pm Keynote Address Prof. Katsuyuki Yakushiji Professor, Toyo University
3.35 pm 3.50 pm Changing Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific: Reponses from Southeast Asia Dr. Pankaj Jha Director (Research), Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
3.50 pm 4.05 pm US Rebalance to Asia-Pacific Dr. Rajesh Rajagopalan Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
4.05 pm 4.20 pm Alignment minus Alliance: India's China Quandary in Asia-Pacific and New Institution Building Dr. Jagannath Panda Research Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
4.20 pm 4.35 pm China and the Changing Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific: Challenges and Responses Ms. Amrita Jash Editor-in Chief IndraStra Global and Doctoral Candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University
4.35 pm 5.15 pm Discussion

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Dissemination Seminar on Drug Regulatory Reforms in India | 2015

Seminar | 2015-09-25

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DRUG REGULATORY REFORMS IN INDIA

25th September 2015 (Friday), Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

 

 

1530 hours                         Registration & High Tea

 

INAUGURAL SESSION

 

1600 1605                     Welcome Remarks

Dr Shankar Acharya

Honorary Professor, ICRIER; Former Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India

 

1605 1620                     Inaugural Address

Dr G N Singh

Drugs Controller General of India, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

(CDSCO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

 

1620 1635                     Special Address

Dr Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

National Professor of Pharmacology, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS); Former Advisor to Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

 

1635 1650                     Keynote Address

Dr Kathleen Holloway

Regional Advisor (Essential Drugs and Medicines), WHO SEARO

PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION SESSION

Chair: Dr Aditya Bhattacharjea, Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics

 

1650 1720                     Paper Presentation 1

Administrative Structure and Functions of Drug Regulatory Authorities in India

Dr Nupur Chowdhury, Consultant, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

 

1720 1750                     Paper Presentation 2

Drug Quality and Safety Issues in India

Mr Maulik Chokshi, Consultant, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

 

1750 1900                     Panel Discussion

Dr Hemant Koshia, Commissioner, Food and Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat

Shri Ravi Prakash Gupta, Controller, Food and Drugs Administration, Chhattisgarh

Ms Susan Winckler, Managing Partner, Leavitt Partners LLC, Washington, DC

Mr D G Shah, Secretary General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

Mr Richard Kingham, Partner, Covington and Burling LLP, Washington, DC

 

1900 1930                     Q&A

 

1930 hours onwards      Cocktails & Dinner

Place: New Delhi | Venue Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre


Interaction with Dr. Kathleen Hicks of CSIS on The state of the US Rebalance to Asia | 2015

Seminar | 2015-09-11

Interaction with Dr. Kathleen Hicks of CSIS on The state of the US Rebalance to Asia


Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Conversation on Restoring Municipal Finances | 2015

Seminar | 2015-09-07

by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries | 2015

Seminar | 2015-07-30

Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries


by Dr. Alok Bhargava, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, United States.

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Release of IAMAI-ICRIER report on An Inquiry into the Impact of India's App Economy | 2015

Seminar | 2015-07-14

 

Release of IAMAI-ICRIER report on

 An Inquiry into the Impact of India's App Economy

 

Tuesday, 14th July 2015

 Jacaranda- II, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Suggested Agenda

1030 - 1100 hrs

Registration

1100 - 1105 hrs

Welcome Remarks by:

Dr. Subho Ray

President, IAMAI

1105 - 1115 hrs

Address by:

Shri Satyan Gajwani

CEO, Times Business Solutions Limited *

1115 - 1125 hrs

Address by:

Shri Brijesh Agrawal

Co-founder & Director, IndiaMART *

1125 - 1135 hrs

Address by :

Mr. R Chandrashekhar

President, NASSCOM

1135 - 1150 hrs

Presentation on -An Inquiry into the Impact of India's App Economy- by:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria

Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

1150 - 1205 hrs

Special Address by:

Shri Dilip Chenoy

Managing Director & CEO

National Skill Development Corporation India, (NSDC)

1205 - 1210 hrs

Release of report by the Guests of Honour

1210- 1230 hrs

Address by the Guest of Honour:

Dr. Ajay Kumar

Joint Secretary

Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY)

Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt. of India *

1230 - 1240 hrs

Q & A

1240 - 1245 hrs

Vote of Thanks by:

Dr. Subho Ray

1245 hrs

Lunch

Place: New Delhi | Venue Jacaranda- II, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road


Conversation on Engaging in Urban Food Safety | 2015

Seminar | 2015-07-14

Conversation on Engaging in Urban Food Safety

by Dr. Subhrankar Mukherjee, COO & Secretary of the Club of Rome-India



Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Conversation on Dealing with Congestion | 2015

Seminar | 2015-05-11

Conversation on 'Dealing with Congestion'

by Dr. O. P. AgarwalExecutive Director, Indian School of Business will initiate the conversation 

Place: New Delhi | Venue Casuarina hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Presentation on Price and Income Elasticity of Indian Exports � the Role of Structural Rigidities | 2015

Presentation | 2015-04-24

Presentation on 'Price and Income Elasticity of Indian Exports : the Role of Structural Rigidities'

by Volodymyr Tulin (Economist, International Monetary Fund)

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room


Presentation of the Energy Outlook 2035 | 2015

Presentation | 2015-03-19

Energy Outlook 2035

by Dr. Kaushik Deb, Economist, British Petroleum Group Economics Team, India

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room


Panel Discussion on India and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) | 2015

Seminar | 2015-03-05

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room


Book Launch: Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability- A Political Economy Analysis | 2015

Seminar | 2015-03-04

Book Launch: Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability- A Political Economy Analysis"



Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Book Launch and Panel Discussions: 7:00PM - 8:30PM (Tea: 6:30PM - 7:00PM)

 

Chief Guest: Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog

 

Key Speakers: Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Dr. Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER

Dr. Per Pinstrup-Anderson, World Food Laureate and Professor, Cornell University

Dr. Prabhu Pingali, Professor, Cornell University

Dr. Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER

 

About the Book: Food price spike not only hits the poor in terms of their economic access to sufficient and nutritious food but can also cause social and political instability. The global food price shock of 2007-08 had somewhat similar impact in a number of countries which even lead to food riots in some of the developing countries. The political responses of this price shock varied widely across countries ranging from export controls to building more buffer stocks, expanding public distribution system, increasing food subsidy and increasing allocation to agricultural sector. The book is a compilation of 16 countries case-studies (including India) spread across Africa, Asia, Latin America and developed countries of EU and USA. Experts have dealt in depth the political economic responses to the global food price spike in terms of causes and consequences and from these country-specific case-studies what lessons can be learnt so that future shocks can be dealt with more rationally and at much lower costs, while protecting the economically vulnerable sections of society.


Conversation on Urban Planning in Kitakyushu City, Japan: What India Can Learn | 2015

Seminar | 2015-03-02

Conversation on Urban Planning in Kitakyushu City, Japan: What India Can Learn

by Mr. Junichi Sono, Deputy Director, Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society, Japan

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[Video]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Casuarina hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Conversation on Smart Cities Need Clean Air: How Will India's Urban Growth Clear Air Pollution For Livable And Healthy Cities? | 2015

Talk | 2015-01-14

Conversation on Smart Cities Need Clean Air: How Will India's Urban Growth Clear Air Pollution For Livable And Healthy Cities?

by Sunita Narain Director General, Centre for Science and Environment.

[Download Presentation]

[Video]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Seminar on Urban Land Markets in India | 2014

Seminar | 2014-12-17

Urban Land Markets in India


In partnership with CEPT University

Urban Land Markets in India

Programme

10:00 am 12:00 pm : Session I

10:00 am 10:10 am : Welcome Address

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER; Dr. Bimal Patel, President, CEPT University

10:10 am 10:20 am : Introduction by Chair

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Project Leader and Chairperson ICRIER

10:20 am 10:45 am : Inventory of Public Land in Ahmedabad 

 Ms. Shirley Ballaney Executive Director, Environmental Planning Collaborative and Senior Principal Planner, HCP Design, Planning and Management

(or)

Ms. Bindu Nair, Associate Director- Planning HCP Design, Planning and Management

10:45 am 11:00 am : Investigating Impact of Building Regulations on the Cost of Housing, Especially for Affordable Housing in Ahmedabad 

 Mr. Brijesh Bhatha, Principal, Groundwork Architecture

11:00 am 12:00 pm : Discussion

12:00 pm 01:00 pm : Lunch

01:00 pm 02:30 pm : Session II

01:00 pm 01:10 pm : Introduction by Chair Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive ICRIER

01:10 pm 02:00 pm : Land Based Financing in Mumbai and Hyderabad 

Mr. V. K. Phatak Former Principal Chief Town and Country Planning Division Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

Discussant

Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Research Fellow Centre for Policy Research

02:00 pm 02:30 pm : Discussion

02:30 pm : Tea

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Seminar on Urban Water Systems in India: A Way Forward | 2014

Seminar | 2014-12-08

Urban Water Systems in India: A Way Forward
by Dr. Mihir Shah, Former Member (Water Resources), Planning Commission of India

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Talk on Food Security and WTO Domestic Support Disciplines | 2014

Talk | 2014-11-25

Food Security and WTO Domestic Support Disciplines
by Prof Alan Matthews, Professor Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Conversation on Swacch Delhi: A Sampoorna Approach | 2014

| 2014-11-10

Conversation on Swacch Delhi : A Sampoorna Approach

by Prof. Ashvani Gosain, IIT Delhi

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Talk on Impasse at WTO: The Way Forward | 2014

Talk | 2014-10-29

Impasse at WTO: The Way Forward

by Mr. Anwarul Hoda Chair Professor of ICRIERs Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Conversation on Making City Planning Work for India | 2014

Seminar | 2014-09-24

Conversation on Making City Planning Work for India

by Dr. Bimal Patel, President CEPT University

Place: New Delhi | Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road


Talk on Asia's Energy Challenge: Which Way Forward? | 2014

Talk | 2014-09-08

Asia's Energy Challenge: Which Way Forward?

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER, Conference Room, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi


Talk on "Skills Gaps and Manufacturing Employment in the Global and Indian Contexts" | 2014

Talk | 2014-09-02

Skills Gaps and Manufacturing Employment in the Global and Indian Contexts
by Dr. Aashish Mehta, a development economist, and an Associate Professor of Global Studies at the University of California-Santa Barabara 

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER, Conference Room, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi


Talk and panel discussion on Food Inflation: Diagnosis And Remedies | 2014

Talk | 2014-08-26

Food Inflation: Diagnosis And Remedies 

by Ashok Gulati, Chair professor, ICRIER

[Download Presentation]

Panal discussion from: 

Praveen Dwivedi

[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Proactive Urbanization for Economic Corridor Development | 2014

| 2014-07-08

Place: | Venue

ICRIER-HUDCO Seminar Series

on Urbanization and the Competitiveness of Cities 

Topic: Proactive Urbanization for Economic Corridor Development

Date: Tuesday, 8th July, 2014, 11:30-1:00pm

Venue: ICRIER, Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
 

Programme

11:30 - 11:40 amIntroductions and Welcome by the Chair

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

11:40 - 12:20 pm'Proactive Urbanization for Economic Corridor Development'

Presentation by:

Mr. B. R. Balachandran & Ms. Sowmya Balachandran
Alchemy Urban Systems, Bangalore

12:20 - 12:35 pmDiscussant - Mr. Anand S. Bhal, Economic Adviser, MoUD
12:35 - 1:00 pmOpen Discussion


Seminar on BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2014 | 2014

Seminar | 2014-07-01

 BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2014 

 by Christof Rhl, Group Chief Economist, BP

  [Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi


Talk on The Public Domain in the City: How to use its potential to energize our cities and make them more | 2014

Talk | 2014-06-26

The Public Domain in the City: How to use its potential to energize our cities and make them more

by Mr. Shyam Khandekar, Independent Design Consultant and Editorial Director of the magazine"MY LIVEABLE CITY: the Art and Science of making it"

[Video]

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Presentation on India Energy Security Pathways: Alternate Projections up to 2047 | 2014

Presentation | 2014-06-23

India Energy Security Pathways: Alternate Projections up to 2047

by Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Project Leader for the Energy Pathways Project for India at the Planning Commission, Government of India

[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Talk on World Bank's annual assessment of Global Economic Prospects | 2014

Talk | 2014-06-20

World Bank's annual assessment of Global Economic Prospects

[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Seminar on Does Climate Change Make Indian Agriculture More Risky? Evidence from Food Grain Yields | 2014

Seminar | 2014-06-19

Does Climate Change Make Indian Agriculture More Risky? Evidence from Food Grain Yields

by Dr. Shreekant Gupta, Associate Professor at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and Adjunct Associate Professor at the LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS)

[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Launch of Policy Report India-US Defence Industrial Cooperation: The Way Forward | 2014

Report Launch | 2014-06-10

India-US Defence Industrial Cooperation: The Way Forward

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Launch of Policy Report Navigating the Headwinds | 2014

| 2014-05-05

Place: | Venue

Launch of Policy Report
Navigating the Headwinds:
Mitigating Contention in India-US Business Engagement


Date: 17:30 hrs, Monday, May 5, 2014
Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Center, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Programme

17:30 - 18:00 hrsRegistration and refreshments
18:00 - 18:05 hrsOpening remarks
Amb. H. K. Singh
18:05 - 18:10 hrsWelcoming remarks
Dr. Rajat Kathuria
18:10 - 18:25 hrsPresentation of Report #1:
"Deconstructing India's Preferential Market Access Policy"

Ms. Mansi Kedia, Author

Discussant's remarks
Dr. Rajat Kathuria
18:25 - 18:40 hrsPresentation of Report #2:
"U.S. Immigration Reform - Revisiting the Approach to Skilled Visa Provisions"

Mr. Aman R. Khanna, Author

Discussant's remarks
Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy
18:40 - 18:50 hrsPresentation of Report #3:
"India's Investment Climate: Addressing Concerns about Tax Policy"

Mr. R.R. Singh and Ms. Neetika Kaushal, Authors
18:50 - 18:55 hrsLaunch of report
18:55 - 19:00 hrsKeynote remarks
Dr. Parthasarathi Shome
19:00 - 19:15 hrsKeynote address
Amb. Kanwal Sibal
19:15 hrsVote of thanks
Amb. H.K. Singh
19:15 hrs onwardBuffet Dinner


FSI-ICRIER-JIIA Dialogue on India-Japan Relations: The Way Forward | 2014

| 2014-04-25

Place: | Venue

India-Japan Relations: The Way Forward
FSI-ICRIER-JIIA Track- II Dialogue


Date: April 25, 2014
Venue: Conference Room, ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre

Programme

09:30Registration and Tea/Coffee
09:45 - 13:00FSI-ICRIER-JIIA Structured Dialogue
09:45-10:00Opening Session - Welcoming Remarks
Amb. Lalit Mansingh (FSI), Amb. H.K.Singh (ICRIER) and Amb. Yoshiji Nogami
10:00-11:30Session 1: Survey of key developments
Japan: Amb. Yoshiji Nogami (15 min.)
India: Amb. Lalit Mansingh (15min.)
  • PM Abe's domestic agenda
  • India post general election
  • Economic Outlook 
    • Japan
    • India
  • China's assertive rise
  • US 'rebalance" and implications for US-Japan and US-India relations
  • Developments in the Middle East and India's Neighbourhood
  • UNSC Reform
  • Non Proliferation perspectives
11:30-11:45Coffee Break
11:45-12:45Session II: Review of Bilateral Relations /Discussion of collaborative research 
India: Amb. H. K. Singh (10 min.)
Japan: TBC (10 min.)
  • Maintaining continuity and imparting new dynamism
  • Strengthening India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership
  • Cooperation on energy security and high technologies,  including civil nuclear and non-conventional energy
  • Defence and security ties, including defence industrial trade and technology exchanges
  • Building regional security architecture
12:45-13:00Concluding Session: The Way Forward
13:00-14:00Working Lunch (ICRIER Conference Room)
16:00 -16:30Call by Ambassador Yoshiji Nogami on the Vice President of India, H. E. Mr. Hamid Ansari (Vice President's Residence)
17:45Arrival at IIC Annexe
18:00-19:30Public address by Amb. Yoshiji Nogami on "India-Japan Relations: the Way Forward," followed by Roundtable discussion
Venue: IIC Annexe Lecture Room 1 (ground floor)
19:30 onwardsDinner hosted by FSI for JIIA Delegation and invited guests
Venue: IIC Annexe Garden


Talk on Role of Business in Improving Cities- The Experience of City Connect | 2014

Talk | 2014-04-24

Talk on Role of Business in Improving Cities The Experience of City Connect

by Mr. V. Ravichandar, Chairman of Feedback Consulting

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[Video]

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Consultation on School Education: A Foundation for Future Employability | 2014

Consultation | 2014-03-21

School Education: A Foundation for Future Employability

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Report Launch on | 2014

| 2014-03-03

Place: | Venue

 Report Launch on
"From poverty to empowerment: India's imperative for jobs, growth and effective basic services"

Date: 
March 3, 2014
Venue: 
New Delhi
 

Programme

10:00 - 10:15Registration
10.15 - 10.20Welcome note
10.20 - 10.30Presentation by McKinsey & CompanyFrom poverty to empowerment: Indias imperative for jobs, growth, and effective basic services 
[Download Presentation]
10.30 - 12.15Panel discussion
12.15 - 12.45Question & answer from audience
12.45 - 12.50Closing remark
12.50 onwardsLunch


Presentation on IMF's annual assessment of India: Article IV | 2014

Presentation | 2014-02-21

IMF's annual assessment of India: Article IV
by Dr. Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative - India
[Download Presentation]

Brief remarks from: 
Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments Private Limited
[Download Presentation]

Dr. Ila Patnaik, RBI Chair Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Dr. Denis Medvedev, Senior Country Economist, World Bank.
[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Presentation on The Dollar Trap: How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance | 2014

Presentation | 2014-02-20

The Dollar Trap: How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance 
by Prof. Eswar Prasad, of Brookings Institution and Cornell University

Place: New Delhi | Venue IIC, Annexe, Lodhi Road, New Delhi


Seminar on China's Approach to Global Economic and Environmental Governance: The cases of G20, climate policy and GMO regulation in a larger perspective | 2014

Seminar | 2014-02-17

China's Approach to Global Economic and Environmental Governance: The cases of G20, climate policy and GMO regulation in a larger perspective
by Yves Tiberghien, Director, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia (UBC)

[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Talk on India's Urban Challenge | 2014

Talk | 2014-02-12

India's Urban Challenge
by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Talk on How the Great Recession Impacts the Poor: Possible Lessons for India from the U.S. Experience | 2014

Talk | 2014-02-06

How the Great Recession Impacts the Poor: Possible Lessons for India from the U.S. Experience
by Dr. John D. Graham, Dean, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


Talk on Central Bank Balance Sheets: Implications for India | 2014

| 2014-02-03


Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Talk:Central Bank Balance Sheets: Implications for India
Speaker:by Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor at ICRIER
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


[Download Presentation]


Talk on IMF's January 2014 World Economic Outlook Update | 2014

| 2014-01-31

Place: | Venue

Talk:IMF's January 2014 World Economic Outlook Update
Speaker:Dr. Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative - India, IMF
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi


[Download Presentation]


Presentation of BP Energy Outlook 2035 | 2014

| 2014-01-28

Place: | Venue

Presentation of BP Energy Outlook 2035
January 28, 2014
Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003
 

Programme

11.45 amRegistration and coffee
12.00 pmIntroduction and welcome. 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER
12.10 pmBP Energy Outlook 2035 

Christof Ruhl, Group Chief Economist, BP 
[Download Presentation]
12.50 pmPanel discussion 

Dr. Subir Gokarn 

Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati
1.15 pmQ & A
1.45 pmVote of thanks, followed by lunch


Seminar on Greening India's Growth study | 2014

| 2014-01-15

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Greening India's Growth study.
Speaker:Dr. Muthukumara S. Mani, Senior Environmental Economist, World Bank.
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


[Download Presentation]


Talk on Does China have a Debt Crisis? | 2014

| 2014-01-14

Place: | Venue

Talk:Does China have a Debt Crisis?
Speaker:Prof. Shaun Breslin, Professor, University of Warwick.
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


[Download Presentation]


Presentation of the report on Impact of transaction taxes on Commodity Derivatives Trading in India | 2013

| 2013-12-23

Place: | Venue

Presentation of the report on: Impact of transaction taxes on Commodity Derivatives Trading in India

Date:  Monday, 23 December, 2013
Venue: Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre

Programme

10:30 am:Registration and Tea/ Coffee
11:00 am - 11:10 am:Opening Remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, CEO and Director, ICRIER
11:10 am - 11:35 am:Presentation of the report "Impact of transaction taxes on commodity derivatives trading in India"
- Authored by Dr. Saon Ray and Neha Malik
11:35 am - 12:35 pm:Panel Discussion on the report

Panel:
Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Chief Economist, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited
Dr. Alok Pandey, Professor- Finance, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi 
Dr. Surender Kumar, Professor - Economics, South Campus, University of Delhi
12:35 pm - 1:00 pm:Q&A


Release of the report on Food Processing Industry in India: Unleashing the Potential of the Non-alcoholic Beverage Sector | 2013

| 2013-12-19

Place: | Venue


Release of Report

Food Processing Industry in India 
Unleashing the Potential of the Non-alcoholic Beverage Sector 

Date:  December 19, 2013
Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre

Programme

09:30 am 10amRegistration and Tea/ Coffee
10 am 10:45 amInaugural Session

Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Welcome Address: Shri S. R. Goenka, President, Indian Beverage Association 

Key Note Address: Shri Sharad PawarHon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture, Food Processing Industries, Government of India

Release of Report: Honble Minister, Shri Sharad Pawar

Food Processing Industry in India: Unleashing the Potential of the Non-alcoholic Beverage Sector 

Authors: Arpita Mukherjee, Debolina Mukherjee, Deboshree Ghosh and Divya Satija 

Publisher: Academic Foundation, New Delhi

Vote of Thanks: Mr. Sanu Kapila, Academic Foundation
10:45 am 11 amTea/ Coffee break
11 am 12 noonChair: Shri Saumitra ChaudhuriMember, Planning Commission, Government of India

Presentation of the Report: Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER

Food Processing Industry in India: Unleashing the Potential of the Non-alcoholic Beverage Sector

Discussants:

Shri Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC)

Dr. Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
 
12 noon 1:15 pmPanel Discussion on 

Contribution of the non-alcoholic beverage sector to the Indian Economy 

Chair: Shri Pankaj Agrawala, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Panelists:

Shri Deepak JollyVP Public Affairs Communications, Coca Cola India & SWA. 

Shri Vivek Bharati, Executive Director - India Region, PepsiCo India

Shri K. K. Chutani, Head, Foods Business and Executive Vice-President, Dabur India Ltd.

Shri Asitava Sen, Senior Director & Head - Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory, Rabo India Finance Limited

Shri Debashish Mukherjee, Partner, A. T. Kearney Limited
1:15 pmLunch


Talk on The Information Economy in an Internet Age: New Paradigms for Competitiveness and Economic Growth | 2013

| 2013-12-16

Place: | Venue

The Information Economy in an Internet Age: New Paradigms for Competitiveness and Economic Growth
by Dr. Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google.

Date:December 16, 2013
Place:New Delhi


 




Seminar on India-US Defence Cooperation: The Way Forward | 2013

| 2013-12-09

Place: | Venue

India-US Defence Cooperation: The Way Forward

Date:  December 9, 2013, 10.00-13.30 hrs
Venue: The Deck Suite, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Programme

09.30 AM:Registration and Refreshments
10.00 AM:Welcome Address and Introductory Remarks
  • Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
     
  • Ambassador H.K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani US Chair
10.15 AM:Session I: India - US Defence Relations: An Overview

Chair: Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) S. Krishnaswamy

  • Prof. C. Mahapatra, "Indo-US Military Relations: Bottlenecks and Prospects."
     
  • Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal, "India-US Defence Co-operation: Moving to a Higher Trajectory."
11.00 AM:Session II: The Defence Industry: Indian Perspectives

Chair: Ambassador H.K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani US Chair

  • Mr. Vijay K. Mathur, "The Aviation Industry Strategic Underpinning for Airpower."
     
  • Mr Pritpal Singh Chhinna, "India US Defence Cooperation: Services Industry Perspective." 
     
  • Ms. Neelu Khatri, 
     
  • Mr. Deba. R. Mohanty, "High Expectation, Low Results: A Look into India-US Technology Transfer Mechanisms."
 
12.00 PM:Coffee Break
12.15 PM:Session III: The Defence Industry: US Perspectives

Chair: Mr. Vijay K. Mathur
  • Mr. Subimal Bhattacharjee, "Challenges and Opportunities for the US Companies working in Indian Defence Industry."
     
  • Mr. Manohar Thyagaraj, 'Moving Forward on Defense Technology Cooperation' 
     
  • Mr. George White, "Defence Offsets: Challenges and Opportunities for US Defence Companies."
13.15 PM:Summary and Closing Remarks
13.30 PM:Lunch


Keynote Address Bilateral Cooperation for Sustainable Development: past and future? | 2013

| 2013-11-28

Place: | Venue

Keynote Address

"Bilateral Cooperation for Sustainable Development:  past and future?"
by Ms. Tanja G�nner, Chair of the Management Board of the Deutsche Gesellschaft for Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Date: November 28, 2013
Place: New Delhi


Seminar on ICRIER-KAS Seminar Series 2013 on Incentive to Invest and the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) | 2013

| 2013-11-08

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only



ICRIER-KAS SEMINAR SERIES 2013

ICRIER-KAS-FICCI Seminar:
Incentive to Invest and the 12th Five Year Plan


Date:  November 8, 2013 (Friday)
Venue: The Taj Gateway Hotel, Marine Drive, Kochi (Ernakulam)

Programme

Inaugural Session

16:30 - 17:00Registration & Tea / Coffee
17:00 - 17:15Welcome Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on 
International Economic Relations (ICRIER) 


Mr. David Mooken, Immediate Past Chairman, FICCI Kerala State Council
17:15 - 17:30Inaugural Address

Prof. K V Thomas, Honble Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Independent Charge), Government of India
17:30 - 18:00Keynote Address

Shri Arunish Chawla (IAS)Staff Officer to Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India
 
18:00 - 18:30Q&A Session, Tea / Coffee

Technical Session

18:30 - 18:45Chairs Address

Shri P H Kurian (IAS), Managing Director, KSIDC and Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala
18:45 - 19:30Presentations

Dr. K J JosephProfessor and Ministry of Commerce Chair, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum
[Download Presentation]

Dr. Anupam Khanna, Chief Economist & Director General (Policy Outreach), 
NASSCOM, New Delhi

Dr. Samiran Chakraborty, Head of Regional Research (South Asia), Standard Chartered, Mumbai
[Download Presentation]
19:30 - 20:00Q&A Session
20:00 onwardsDinner
 [Download Brief report]


Talk on Reforming the global financial system: Implications for long term investment finance | 2013

Talk | 2013-10-14

Reforming the global financial system: Implications for long term investment finance 
by Dr. Alok Sheel and Ms. Meeta Ganguly

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Markets and Design in the Development of Cities | 2013

Seminar | 2013-10-07

Markets and Design in the Development of Cities
Prof. Alain Bertaud, 'Urbanisation Project' at New York University at Stern, USA

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


ICRIER-KAS Seminar Series 2013 on India's Regulatory Framework and the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) | 2013

| 2013-09-25

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only



ICRIER-KAS SEMINAR SERIES 2013
ICRIER-KAS-FICCI Seminar:
India�s Regulatory Framework and the Twelfth Five Year Plan


Date: 25th September 2013 (Wednesday)
Venue: Rosewood and Ebony Halls, The Park Hotel, Kolkata

Programme

10:30  - 11:00 amRegistration & Tea / Coffee
11:00 - 11:15 amWelcome Remarks

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Dr. Lars Peter Schmidt, Resident Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), India Office
Mr. Gaurav Swarup, Chairman, FICCI West Bengal State Council
[Download Speech]
11:15 - 11:30 amKeynote Address

Mr. Arun Maira
Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
11:30 - 11:45 amInaugural Address

Shri Partha Chatterjee
Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industries, Industrial Reconstruction, Public Enterprises, Parliamentary Affairs and Information Technology, Government of West Bengal
[Download Speech]
11:45 - 12:00 pmQ&A Session
12:00 - 12:15 pmTea / Coffee Break
 Technical Session
12:15 - 12:30 pmChair's Address

Mr. Roland Lomme, Governance Advisor, South Asia Governance and Public Sector Unit, The World Bank
[Download Presentation]
12:30 - 01:15 pmPresentations

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
[Download Presentation]
Dr. Navroz K Dubash, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
[Download Presentation]
Dr. V K Unni, Associate Professor, Public Policy & Management, IIM Calcutta
01:15 - 1:30 pmQ & A
01:30 pmLunch
 [Download Rapporteur's Notes] 
[Download Media Coverage]


Reports Release on Enhancing Trade, Investment and Co-operation between India and Taiwan | 2013

| 2013-09-02

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only



 


Enhancing Trade, Investment and Co-operation between India and Taiwan 

Date: 2nd September, 2013, Monday, 10:00 am onwards
Venue: Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
 

Programme

09:30-10:00Registration and Tea
10:00-10:40Inaugural Session:

Welcome Address by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Opening Remarks by Dr. Chung-Shu Wu, President, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER)

Key Note Address: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER 

Special Address (1): H.E. Ambassador Chung-Kwang Tien, Representative, Taipei 
Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC)

Special Address (2): Mr. Sanjiv Goenka,* Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group 

Special Address (3): Mr. Da-Wei Hsu, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan

Special Address (4): Amb. K. Shankar Bajpai, Chairman, Delhi Policy Group India 

Release of Reports

"Enhancing Trade, Investment and Cooperation between India and Taiwan" Edited by Parthapratim Pal, Arpita Mukherjee and Kristy Tsun Tzu Hsu

And
 
"A study of India's Investment Environment, major FDI inflows, and Suggestion for Taiwan's businessmen" Authored by Rajat Kathuria and Mansi Kedia

Published by Academic Foundation, New Delhi

Vote of Thanks by Academic Foundation

10:45-12:00Enhancing Trade, Investment and Cooperation between India and Taiwan:

Chair:

Mr. Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, MINT The Wall Street Journal

Panel:

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER

Dr. Partha Pratim Pal, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, IIM Calcutta

Ms. Kristy Tsun Tzu Hsu, Associate Research Fellow, Taiwan WTO & RTA Centre, CIER

Mr. Wen Chieh Jieh, Deputy Chief Negotiator, Office of Trade Negotiations, MOEA
12:00-12:15Tea break
12:15-13:00A study of Indias Investment Environment, major FDI inflows, and Suggestions for Taiwans businessmen:

Chair: 

Dr. Chung-Shu Wu, President, CIER 

Panel:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER/Ms. Mansi Kedia, Research Associate, ICRIER

Mr. Ying-Ming Yang, Chairman, Kenda Rubber IND Co. Ltd, Board of Directors, Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI)
13:00-13:10Concluding Remarks
13:10 onwardsLunch



Seminar on Using GIS for Greater Efficiency in Operations and Better Delivery of Services by Urban Local Bodies in India | 2013

Seminar | 2013-08-30

Using GIS for Greater Efficiency in Operations and Better Delivery of Services by Urban Local Bodies in India
Tanushree Bhan, Research Associate, ICRIER

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Talk on Bus Rapid Transit BRT and Urban Development in Latin America: some lessons for cities in India | 2013

Talk | 2013-08-08

Bus Rapid Transit BRT and Urban Development in Latin America: some lessons for cities in India

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Seminar on Urbanisation and Competitiveness of Cities | 2013

Seminar | 2013-07-29

Urbanisation and Competitiveness of Cities.
Dr. Ejaz Ghani, Economic Adviser at the World Bank
[Download Presentation]


Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Seminar on Labor Intensive Industrialization in India: Examining the constraints to employment intensive growth | 2013

Seminar | 2013-07-26

Labor Intensive Industrialization in India: Examining the constraints to employment intensive growth.
Prof. Kunal Sen University of Manchester, UK & Dr. Deb Kusum

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Talk on How India Fits into Global Production Sharing: Experience, Prospects and Policy Options | 2013

Talk | 2013-07-19

How India Fits into Global Production Sharing: Experience, Prospects and Policy Options.
Professor Prema-chandra Athukorala, Professor of Economics, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
[Download Presentation]


Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Seminar on Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 | 2013

| 2013-06-27

Place: | Venue

Presentation of the Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 

Date: June 27, 2013
Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003

 Programme

11:00 am:Registration and coffee
11.30 am:Introduction and welcome. 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER 
11.40 am:Statistical Review of World Energy 2013. 
Prof. Christof Rhl, Group Chief Economist, BP[Download Presentation]
12.10 pm:Panel Discussion

Dr. Subir V. GokarnDirector of Research, Brookings India
Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Chairman & Managing Director, Oxus Investments
12.30 pm:Q&A
1 pm:Vote of thanks, followed by lunch


Talk on Trade Hyperglobalization and its Future? | 2013

Talk | 2013-06-21

Trade Hyperglobalization and its Future?
Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD)
[Download Presentation]



Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


ICRIER-KAS Seminar Series 2013 on Second Seminar : 12th Five Year Plan: Challenges and Opportunities for the Social Sector | 2013

| 2013-05-27

Place: | Venue








             
ICRIER-KAS Seminar Series 2013: 
Challenges and Priorities in the Twelfth Five Year Plan

Second Seminar
12th Five Year Plan: Challenges and Opportunities for the Social Sector
 

Date: 27 May 2013 (Monday)
Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Tentative  Programme

9:30 - 10:00Registration & Tea / Coffee
10:00 - 10:05Welcome Address

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
10:05 - 10:10Opening Remarks

Mr Tomislav Delinic, Resident Representative to India (Officiating), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), India Office
10:10 - 10:30Keynote Address

Dr Syeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India Member, Island Development Authority, Government of India
10:30 - 10:45Q & A
10:45 - 11:00Tea / Coffee Break
 

Presentation & Discussion Session
 

11:00 - 11:15Chair:

Dr Santosh Mehrotra
, Director-General, Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Government of India
11:15 - 11:45Presentation

Dr Sonal Desai
, Professor, University of Maryland; Senior Fellow, NCAER [Download Presentation]
11:45 - 12:30Discussion

Dr Nisha Agrawal, CEO, OXFAM India

Dr  Amir Ullah Khan, President, Glocal University[Download Presentation]

Ms Caitlin Weisen, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative, India 
12:30 - 1:00 pmQ & A
1:00 pm onwardsLunch


Brainstorming session on Fiscal Prudence: A comparative analysis of Germany and India | 2013

Brainstorming Session | 2013-03-25

Fiscal Prudence: A comparative analysis of Germany and India
Dr. Heribert Dieter

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Talk on India's Economic Outlook in the current global scenario | 2013

Talk | 2013-03-22

India's Economic Outlook in the current global scenario

Thomas Richardson, IMF Senior Resident Representative-India
[Download Presentation]

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Talk on Mobile Broadband and Spectrum | 2013

Talk | 2013-03-15

Mobile Broadband and Spectrum
Mr. Parag Kar, Vice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm India and South Asia

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Talk on Economic Reforms and Total Factor Productivity Growth of Indian Manufacturing: An Inter-State Analysis | 2013

Talk | 2013-03-13

Economic Reforms and Total Factor Productivity Growth of Indian Manufacturing: An Inter-State Analysis
Dr. Arnab Deb from School of Business, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Seminar on How China Impacts Contemporary India-Japan Relations | 2013

| 2013-03-09

Place: | Venue

 Seminar on
How China Impacts Contemporary India-Japan Relations 

Date: March 9, 2013 (Chennai)
Organized by : Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations in collaboration with center for Asia Studies and Chennai Centre for China Studies

Programme

10:00 amInaugural Session
  • Opening Remarks by R. S. Vasan, Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies, Chennai
  • Inaugural Remarks by H. K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Chair in India-US Policy Studies
10:30 amCoffee Break
10:45 amSession 1: Indo-Japanese Perspectives on China as a Security Challenge

ChairR. S. Vasan, Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies, Chennai

Speakers
  • Yoichiro Sato, Director, International Strategic Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
    [Download Presentation]
  • Madhu Bhalla, Professor, Dept. of East Asian Studies, Delhi University
  • D. S. Rajan, Director, Chennai Centre for China Studies
12:00 pmSession 2: The China Factor in Deepening India-Japan Economic Relations

ChairH. K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Chair in India-US Policy Studies

Speakers
  • Toshiro Nishizawa, Head of Country Credit Department, JBIC, Japan
    [Download Presentation]
  • N. Krishnaswami, President, Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER and Isha Dayal, Research Assistant, ICRIER
    [Download Presentation]
01:15 pmLunch
02:00 pmSession 3: Impact of India-Japan Partnership for Regional Security and Prosperity

ChairD. S. Rajan, Director, Chennai Centre for China Studies

Speakers
  • R. S. Vasan, Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies, Chennai
    [Download Presentation]
  • Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS, New Delhi
  • Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER
03:15 pmCoffee Break
03:30 pmPanel Discussion: Future Outlook for India-Japan Relations

ChairV. Suryanarayan, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Asia Studies, Chennai

Panelists:
  • Yoichiro Sato, Director, International Strategic Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
  • Toshiro Nishizawa, Head of Country Credit Department, JBIC, Japan
  • N. Krishnaswami, President, Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS, New Delhi
  • S. Shekhar, Regional Director, National Maritime Foundation (Chennai Chapter)
04:30 pmVote of Thanks


Talk on An overview of India's approach to key IP issues at home and abroad | 2013

Talk | 2013-02-28


An overview of India's approach to key IP issues at home and abroad
Dr. Bona Muzaka, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy, Department of European & International Studies, Kings College London
[Download Presentation]





Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Talk on Development at the WTO: Looking beyond the DOHA round | 2013

| 2013-02-25





Place: New Delhi | Venue ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi

Talk:Development at the WTO: Looking beyond the DOHA round
Place:New Delhi
Speaker:Dr. Rolland Associate Professor, Northeastern University School of Law
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


[Download Presentation]


ICRIER-KAS Seminar Series 2013 Seminar 1: Macroeconomic Context and Budget Priorities 2013-14 | 2013

| 2013-02-21

Place: | Venue








             
ICRIER-KAS Seminar Series 2013
Seminar 1: Macroeconomic Context and
Budget Priorities 2013-14
 

Date: 21st February 2013 (Thursday)
Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Programme

9:30 - 10:00Registration & Tea / Coffee
10:00 - 10:05Welcome Address

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
10:05 - 10:10Opening Remarks

Mr Tomislav Delinic, Resident Representative to India (Officiating), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), India Office
10:10 - 10:40Keynote Address

Dr Saumitra ChaudhuriMember, Planning Commission Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Government of India [Download Presentation]
10:40 - 11:00Q & A
11:00 - 11:15Tea / Coffee Break
 

Presentation & Discussion Session
ChairDr Chetan Ghate 
RBI Chair Professor of Macroeconomics, ICRIER
 

11:15 - 11:45Presentation

Dr Shankar Acharya
, Honorary Professor, ICRIER [Download Presentation]
11:45 - 12:30Discussion

Dr Rajiv Kumar, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research 

Dr  Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Managing Trustee & Research Director, India Development Foundation (IDF)

Dr Surjit S Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments
12:30 - 1:00 pmQ & A
1:00 pm onwardsLunch


ICRIER-HUDCO Seminar Series Urbanization and the Competitiveness of Cities | 2013

| 2013-02-19

Place: | Venue

ICRIER-HUDCO Seminar Series:Urbanization and the Competitiveness of Cities
Place:New Delhi
  By invitation only
 
Speaker:Dr. Anant Sudarshan, Sustainability Science Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


[Download Presentation]


Industry Consultation on Integrating South and East Asia: The Case of Liberalising Services Sector between India and South & South East Asia | 2013

Industry Consultation | 2013-02-06

Integrating South and East Asia: The Case of Liberalising Services Sector between India and South & South East Asia

Contacted By :   pranav.kumar@cii.in

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Talk on Energy Outlook 2030 | 2013

| 2013-02-01


Place: | Venue

Talk:Energy Outlook 2030
Speaker:Prof. Christof Ruhl, Group Chief Economist and Vice president, BP
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
  [Download Speech]


First Knowledge Dissemination Workshop of ICRIER's HUDCO Chair Program | 2013

| 2013-01-29

Place: | Venue








First Knowledge Dissemination Workshop
of
ICRIER's HUDCO Chair Program
 

Date: 29 January, 2013
Venue: New Delhi

Programme

9:30 am - 10:00 am:Registration
10:00 am - 10:05 am:Setting the Agenda by Prof. Meenu Tewari, HUDCO Chair Professor, ICRIER
10:05 am - 10:25 am:Welcome Remarks by Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive ICRIER and by Mr. V.P. Baligar, Chairman & Managing Director HUDCO
10:25 am - 10:35 am:Introduction to the theme by Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson ICRIER, and Chair of the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) on Urban Infrastructure and Services
10:35 am -11:05 am:Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia) Reportby the Urban Team at ICRIER
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11:05 am - 11:20 am:Comments by Shri Deepak Mohan Spolia, Chief Secretary, Government of Delhi
11:20 am - 12:30 pm:Discussion with participants
12:30 pm - 01:00 pm:Lunch


Seminar on Tax Administration modernization - trends and challenges, and SME Tax Regime in CIS countries | 2013

| 2013-01-28


Place: | Venue

Seminar:Tax Administration modernization - trends and challenges, and SME Tax Regime in CIS countries
Speaker:Dr. Munawer Sultan Khwaja, Fiscal Economist at the World Bank
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
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Seminar on Firms' fundamentals, macroeconomic variables and quarterly stock prices in the U.S. | 2013

| 2013-01-21


Place: | Venue

Seminar:Firms' fundamentals, macroeconomic variables and quarterly stock prices in the U.S.
Speaker:Dr. Alok Bhargava, Professor at the University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
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Seminar on Is India hedged against systemic risk? An attempt at an answer | 2013

| 2013-01-17

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Is India hedged against systemic risk? An attempt at an answer
Speaker:Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Visiting Faculty at Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
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Seminar on Stochastic Convergence of Real Wages in Indian Manufacturing- Time Series Evidence with two structural breaks | 2013

| 2013-01-14


Place: | Venue

Seminar:Stochastic Convergence of Real Wages in Indian Manufacturing- Time Series Evidence with two structural breaks
Speaker:Dr. Homagni Choudhury, Lecturer in Economics, Aberystwyth University. Wales, (UK)
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
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Seminar on Trade Policy in PRC and India in the New Era of Slower World Growth: Challenges and Policy Options | 2013

| 2013-01-08


Place: | Venue

Seminar:Trade Policy in PRC and India in the New Era of Slower World Growth: Challenges and Policy Options
Speaker:Ganeshan Wignaraja, ADBI
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
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Seminar on Services Sector as an Engine of Inclusive Growth | 2012

| 2012-12-19

Place: | Venue


ICRIER-KAS Seminar
on
Services Sector as an Engine of Inclusive Growth
 

Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 
Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi  

Programme

9:45 - 10:00 am:Registration and Tea
10:00 - 10:05 am:Welcome Address
Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
10:05 - 10:10 am:Opening Remarks
Tomislav Delinic, Resident Representative to India (Officiating), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
10:10 10:40 am:Keynote Address
Rajeev Kher, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Q & A
10:40 am-1:00 pm:Technical Session
Chair: Sumanta Chaudhuri, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
10:40- 11:00 am:Speaker 1: Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank and author of the Asian Development Outlook [Download Presentation]

Title: Developing the Services Sector as Engine of Growth for Asia: An Overview
11:00 - 11:20 am:Speaker 2: Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relation (ICRIER) [Download Presentation]

Title: Services Sector in India: Issues and Way Forward
11:20- 11:40 am:Speaker 3: Rupa Chanda, Professor, Department of Economics & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 
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Title: Managing Labour Services Exports: Role of Interstate Cooperation
11:40 am-12:10 pm:Speaker 4: Ejaz Ghani, Economic Adviser, South Asia PREM, The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA[Download Paper]

Title: Outsourcing and Diaspora
12:10 - 1:00 pm:Q & A
1:00 pm onwards:Lunch


Seminar on Covered Bonds: An Alternative Source of Financing Mortgage Lending in India | 2012

| 2012-12-04


Place: | Venue

Seminar:Covered Bonds: An Alternative Source of Financing Mortgage Lending in India
Speaker:Mira Tamboli
Place:New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
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Seminar on The Differential Effects of Financial Development on India's Industrial Performance | 2012

| 2012-11-12

Place: | Venue

Speaker:Nitin GUPTA , The Arndt-Corden Department of Economics Crawford School of Economics and Government
The Australian National University
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi

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ICRIER's Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanization in India Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century | 2012

| 2012-11-06

Place: | Venue


ICRIER's Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination
on
Urbanization in India
Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century
 

Date: November 5-6, 2012 
Venue: Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad

Knowledge Dissemination on Urban Service Delivery
Day 1: November 5, 2012, Hyderabad

10:15 - 11:15 am:Inaugural Session
10:15 - 10:20 am:Welcome
Prof. V. Srinivas Chary, Dean, ASCI
10:20 - 10:30 am:Address
Shri Sam Bob, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, GoAP
10:30 - 10. 55 am:Presentation of the HPEC - 2011 Report Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chair, HPEC
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10:55 - 11:15 am:Key Note Address by the Honble Chief Guest
Shri N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
11.15 - 11.20 am:Vote of Thanks
11.20 - 11.30 am:Tea Break
11:30 - 01:45 pm:

Session II:
Experience Sharing by states

Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia

11:30 - 12:00 pm:Discussion
12:00 - 12:40 pm:Andhra Pradesh - Service delivery with special emphasis on service delivery for poor
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12:40 - 01:10 pm:Kerala - Municipal Finance
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01:10 - 01:30 pm:Puducherry- Solid Waste Management
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01:30 - 01:45 pm:Discussion with participants
01:45 - 02:30 pm:Lunch
02:30 - 04:30 pm:Session III:
Experience Sharing by states (continued)

Chair: Mr. Anand Sahasranaman, IFMR Finance Foundation
02:30 - 03:00 pm:Maharashtra- Water Reforms
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03:00 - 03:30 pm:Karnataka - Property Tax Reforms
03:30 - 04:00 pm:Tamil Nadu - Financial Sector Innovations
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04:00 - 04:30 pm:Discussion with participants

Capacity Building for Better Urban Service Delivery
Day 2: November 6, 2012, Hyderabad 
Theme: e-Governance

10:00 - 11:00 am:

Session I:
Inaugural Session 


Chair: Mr. Sam Bob

10:00 - 10:15 am:Presentation by the Urban Team, ICRIER
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10:15 - 10:45 am:Presentation by Prof. V. Srinivas Chary
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10:45 - 11:00 am:Discussion with participants
11:00 - 11:15 am:Tea Break
11:15- 01:15 pm:Session II:
Experience Sharing by states: e-Governance
 

Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
11:15 - 11:45 am:Andhra Pradesh
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11:45 - 12:15 pm:Maharashtra
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12:15 - 12:45 pm:Puducherry
12:45  - 01:00 pm:

Discussion with participants

01:00 - 01:15 pm:

Concluding remarks by the Chair

01:15 - 02:15 pm:Lunch
02:15 - 04:15 pm:Session III:
Institutionalizing e-Governance

Chair: Prof. V. Srinivas Chary

02:15 - 02:45 pm:Karnataka
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02:45 - 03:15 pm:Tamil Nadu
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03:15 - 03:45 pm:Kerala
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03:45 - 04:00 pm:Discussion with participants
04:00 - 04:15 pm:Concluding remarks by the Chair
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Seminar on Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook-October 2012 Update | 2012

| 2012-10-17


Place: | Venue

Seminar:Asia and Pacific Regional Economic OutlookOctober 2012 Update
Speaker:Mr. Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative in New Delhi, IMF
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi

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First Regional Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on ICRIER's Program on Urbanisation in India | 2012

| 2012-10-11

Place: | Venue


First Knowledge Dissemination Workshop 
11th October, 2012 
Bhopal 
ICRIERs Program on Urbanisation in India 
(Participating states: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh) 
 

Programme

10:00 am - 10:30 am:Registration
10:30 am - 11:40 am:Welcome Remarks by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
10:40 am - 10:55 am:Focus on Governance (Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia)
10:55 am - 11:15 am:Keynote Address by the Chief Guest
Shri. Babulal Gaur
Honble Minister, Urban Administration and Development Department
Government of Madhya Pradesh
11:15 am - 11:30 am:Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia 2011) Report by the Urban Team at ICRIER
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Feedback on Governance:
11:30 am - 11:45 am:1. Maharashtra [Download Presentation1][Download Presentation2]
11:45 am - 12:00 pm:2. Chhattisgarh [Download Presentation]
12:00 am - 12:15 pm:3. Gujarat [Download Presentation1] [Download Presentation2]
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm:4. Madhya Pradesh [Download Presentation]
12:30 pm - 01:15 pm:Interactive discussion (moderated by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia)
01:15 pm - 02:00 pm:Lunch
 [Summary of the proceedings]
[Download Participants List]


Seminar on Brazil as a Rising Economic Power | 2012

| 2012-10-10

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Brazil as a Rising Economic Power
by Marcos Troyjo (Columbia University)
Place:New Delhi

Abstract
Up until very recently, it was believed Brazil had devised an economic model assembling high growth and social inclusion.

In the past 10 years, Brazil has based its economic expansion on both the appetite of the domestic market for higher consumption levels and income distribution mechanisms that lifted the lives of millions.

Low productivity, poor infrastructure and outdated labour and fiscal laws have however cooled off much of the enthusiasm for Brazil as growth stalled in recent months. Is Brazil really adopting a set of policies that amount to a "development model" to lead the country toward global economic stardom? Or is Brazil just experiencing a cyclical "growth pattern" that now loses momentum? What does the road ahead look like for Latin Americas largest economy? Marcos oyjo will discuss whether Brazil's rise as an economic power can be sustained over time or if the country is destined to fall short of its vast potential.


Conference on Global Economic Cooperation: Views from G20 Countries | 2012

| 2012-10-09

Place: | Venue

Global economic corporation: view from g 20
Concept Note
October 7, 2012 (Sunday), Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre
18:00-19:00Chair :
Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

Inaugural Lecture
:
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
19:00-21:00Welcome Dinner
October 8, 2012 (Monday), Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre
9:00-9:30Registration
9:30-10:30Inaugural Session

Chair:

Isher Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

Keynote Address :
Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI
10:30-11:00Chair:
Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative, IMF, New Delhi 

Special Address:
Vadim B. Lukov, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on G20 and BRICS
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11:00-11:15Tea/Coffee Break
11:15-13:00Session 1Eurozone Crisis: Short-Run Challenges and Options

Chair:
Pierre Jacquet
, President, Global Development Network

Panel:
  1. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC 
    [Download Presentation] [Download Note]
  2. Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin 
    [Download Note]
  3. Holger Fabig, Head of Division G7/G8, G20, World Economy, Currency Issues - Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany 
    [Download Presentation] [Download Note]
  4. Marcos Troyjo, Co-Director, BRICLab, Columbia University
    [Download Note]

Q & A

13:00-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:45Session 2: Global Imbalances and their Consequences: Past, Present and Future

Chair
:
Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank, India

Panel:
  1. Michael Callaghan, Former Executive Director, Macroeconomic Group (International), Department of the Treasury, Australia. 
    [Download Presentation]
  2. Takuji Kinkyo, Senior Research Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan; Professor, Kobe University. 
    [Download Presentation]
  3. Emil Stavrev, Deputy Division Chief, Multilateral Surveillance Division, IMF 
    [Download Presentation]
  4. Chetan Subramanian, Associate Professor, IIM Bangalore 
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Q & A
15:45-16:00Tea/Coffee Break
16:00-17:45Session 3Financial Regulatory Reforms: Not far enough or Overkill?

Chair:
Anand Sinha
, Deputy Governor, RBI

Panel:
  1. Jae-ha Park, Deputy Dean, ADBI 
    [Download Presentation]
  2. Stephen Pickford, Associate Fellow, Chatham House 
     [Download Presentation] [Download Note]
  3. Paul Bernd Spahn, Professor Emeritus of Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
    [Download Presentation] [Download Note]
  4. Susan Thomas, Assistant Professor, IGIDR
    [Download Presentation]
Q & A
October 9, 2012 (Tuesday), Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre
9:30-11:15Session 4Reforming the International Monetary System: The Need for a New Framework

Chair:
Jae-ha Park, Deputy Dean, ADBI

Panel:
  1. Matt Crooke, Minister-Counsellor (Economic), Australian High Commission, New Delhi 
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  2. Renu Kohli, Macroeconomist and Consultant, DEA-ICRIER G20 Research Programme; former staff member, IMF & RBI 
    [Download Presentation]
  3. Gurbachan Singh, Independent Researcher, formerly Visiting Professor, ISI - Delhi Centre 
    [Download Presentation]
  4. Emil Stavrev, Deputy Division Chief, Multilateral Surveillance Division, IMF
    [Download Presentation]
Q & A
11:15-11:30Tea/Coffee Break
11:30- 13:15Session 5A Macroeconomic Policy Agenda for Emerging Economies: What Does Research Tell Us?

Chair:
Bimal Jalan
, Former Governor, RBI

Panel:
  1. Atish Ghosh, Chief, Systemic Issues, and Assistant Director, IMF 
    [Download Presentation]
  2. David Kim, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney 
    [Download Presentation] [Download Note]
  3. Partha Sen, Professor, South Asian University, New Delhi
    [Download Note]
  4. Abhijit Sen Gupta, Senior Economic Officer, ADB, New Delhi 
    [Download Presentation]
Q & A
13:15-14:30Lunch
14:30-16:00Session 6Growth, Austerity and Public Policy

Chair:
Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER

Panel:
  1. Chetan Ghate, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER
    [Download Presentation]
  2. Denis Medvedev, Senior Country Economist, World Bank 
    [Download Presentation]
  3. Alok Sheel, Joint Secretary, DEA, The Ministry of Finance, India 
    [Download Note]
Q & A
 
* The opening remarks by the Chair of the sessions will be for 5 minutes; each speaker will get 20 minutes to present; and Q&A will be for about 20 minutes.


Seminar on Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration toward Sustainable Urban Development | 2012

| 2012-09-10



Place: | Venue

Seminar:Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration toward Sustainable Urban Development.
Speaker:Mr. HIROAKI SUZUKI, Lead Urban Specialist: Finance, Economic and Urban Department, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi.
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Roundtable discussion on Advancing the US-India Economic Relationship: The Bilateral Investment Treaty and Beyond | 2012

| 2012-07-18

Place: | Venue

ICRIER-Wadhwani Chair Roundtable Series
Roundtable discussion on
Advancing the US-India Economic Relationship:
The Bilateral Investment Treaty and Beyond
 
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Venue: ICRIER Conference Room

PROGRAMME

10:30 HrsRegistration and Tea
11:00- 11:05 HrsWelcome Address by Ambassador H.K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Programme
11.05- 11.35 HrsResearch findings from US perspective byMatthew Stokes, Visiting Fellow at the CSIS Wadhwani Chair, Washington D.C 
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11:35- 11:45 HrsInitial inputs from the Indian side by Tincy Sara Solomon, ICRIER-Wadhwani Programme Researcher
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11:45- 11:55 HrsRemarks by Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIER TradePolicy and WTO Research Programme
11:55- 12:45 HrsDiscussions
12:45- 13:30 HrsLunch


Seminar on Sovereign default fears and banking induced recessions | 2012

| 2012-07-18

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Sovereign default fears and banking induced recessions
Speaker:Dr. Alok Johri, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, McMaster University
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


ICRIER-KAS Quarterly Seminar on India's IT industry in the 21st Century: Vanguard of the Services Export Revolution | 2012

| 2012-06-14

Place: | Venue

Icrier   Konard
ICRIER-KAS Quarterly Seminar
on
India's IT industry in the 21st Century: Vanguard of the Services Export Revolution
 
Date: Thursday, 14th June 2012 
Venue: ICRIER, Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor,
India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 

PROGRAMME

10:45 - 11:15 amRegistration and Tea
11:15 - 11:30 amChair & Opening Remarks:
Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor and Member, Board of Governors at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
11:30 - 12:00 noonPresentation By:
Som Mittal, President, National Association of Software & Service Companies (NASSCOM)
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Topic:
 "India�s IT industry in the 21st Century: Vanguard of the Services Export Revolution"
12:00 noon - 12:15 pmDiscussion By:
Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER's Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme
12:15 - 12:30 pmQuestion and Answers
12:30 onwardsLunch


ICRIER-HUDCO Seminar on Urbanization and the Competitiveness of Cities | 2012

| 2012-05-17

Place: | Venue

Icrier   Hudco
ICRIER-HUDCO Seminar
on
Urbanization and the Competitiveness of Cities
 
Date: 17th May, 2012, Thursday, 3:30-5:00
Venue: ICRIER, Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor,
India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 
 
ICRIER-HUDCO Seminar Summary

PROGRAMME

3:15 3:30 pmRegistration and Tea
3:30 - 3:40 pmOpening Remarks:
Dr Isher J. Ahluwalia
, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), &
Dr. A.N. Krishnamurthy, 
Executive Director, Training, HUDCO
3:40 4:10pmPresentation By:
Dr. Ejaz Ghani, Economic Advisor, World Bank

Paper:
 "Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities"
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4:10 4:40 pmDiscussants:
Dr. John Blomquist, Senior Economist, Social Protection Unit, World Bank
Mr. Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC)
4:40 - 5:00 pmQuestion and Answers
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Seminar on Agricultural Trade Policy and Sustainable Development | 2013

| 2012-04-17

Place: | Venue


 

 

 



Seminar on
Agricultural Trade Policy and Sustainable Development: 
Experience from India and Other Countries

Date

Programme

8:45 - 9:00Arrivals
9:00 - 9:30Introductory remarks

Rajat KATHURIA, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER Ricardo MELNDEZ-ORTIZ,Chief Executive, ICTSD
9:30 - 11:00Session 1: India's agricultural trade policy and sustainable development

ChairRicardo MELNDEZ-ORTIZ, Chief Executive, ICTSD

India's agricultural trade policy: adapting to new and old challenges
Anwarul HODA, Chair Professor, ICRIER

Recommendations for future policy directions
Ashok GULATI, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)

Discussants:

Abhijit DAS, Head and Professor, Centre for WTO Studies

Open Discussion

11:00 - 11:30Coffee
11:30 - 13:00Session 2: Trends in agricultural domestic support worldwide

ChairSudhanshu PANDEY, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Trends in agricultural domestic support worldwide, and their sustainable development implications
Lars BRINK, Senior Fellow, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network

Discussants:

Vijay Pal SINGH, Director, All India Rice Exporters Association 

Open Discussion

13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:30Session 3: Agricultural trade policy and environmental goals

Chair
Ricardo MELNDEZ-ORTIZ, Chief Executive, ICTSD

Reorienting agricultural domestic support around environmental goals: the experience of the European Union
Alan SWINBANK, Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Reading

Discussants:

Anandajit GOSWAMI, Coordinator, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) 

Open Discussion

15:30 - 16:00Lunch
16:00 - 17:30Session 4: Agricultural trade policy and social goals

Chair
T. NANDA KUMAR, Member, National Disaster Management Authority

The role of agricultural trade policy in pursuing social goals
Shekhar SHAH, Director General, NCAER

Agricultural trade policy and food security
Kirit PARIKH, Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)

Discussants:

Chengal REDDY, Secretary General, Consortium of Indian Farmers' Associations (CIFA)
Joseph GEORGE, Policy Analyst, CUTS International 

Open Discussion

17:30 - 18:00Concluding remarks and the way forward


India's Economic Reforms and Development Essays for Manmohan Singh by Isher Judge Ahluwalia & IMD Little Second Edition updated as part of Oxford India Perennial Series | 2012

| 2012-04-14

Place: | Venue

India's Economic Reforms and Development
Essays for Manmohan Singh
by Isher Judge Ahluwalia & IMD Little
Second Edition updated as part of
Oxford India Perennial Series
 
April 14, 2012
 
Introductory RemarksDr Isher Judge Ahluwalia 
 
Panel DiscussantsProf Raghuram G Rajan 
Dr D Subbarao
Mr T N Ninan
 
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's brief remarks 

Vote of thanksMr Manzar Khan


CRIER-KAS Quarterly Seminar Series on Practical Aspects of Indian Tax Policy | 2012

| 2012-03-28

Place: | Venue

Icrier   Konard
ICRIER-KAS Quarterly Seminar
on
Tax
 
Date: 28th March, 2012, Wednesday 
Venue: ICRIER, Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor,
India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 

PROGRAMME

10:30 - 11:00 amRegistration and Tea
11:00 - 11:15 amOpening Remarks:
Parthasarathi Shome
, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Welcome Remarks:
Beatrice Gorawantschy
, Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
11:15 - 11:45 amPresentation By:
Shyamal Mukherjee, Executive Director and Joint Tax Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers India

Topic:
 "Practical Aspects of Indian Tax Policy"
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11:45 am - 12:15 pmDiscussion By:
Gautam Ray, Consultant to the Department of Revenue, Government of India
Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Consultant, World Bank & Asian Development Bank
12:15 - 12:30 pmQuestion and Answers
12:30 onwardsLunch


Seminar on Stability and Competition in UK Banking | 2012

| 2012-03-20

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Stability and Competition in UK Banking
Venue:New Delhi


Seminar on India-Japan Relations: Trends and Prospects | 2012

| 2012-02-29

Place: | Venue

Seminar on
India-Japan Relations: Trends and Prospects
 
February 29, 2012
Viceregal Hall, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi

10.00 am:Inaugural Session
  • Welcome Remarks, by H. K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Programme of Research Studies on India-US Relations & Policy Issues
  • Opening Remarks, by Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, Special Secretary(PD), MEA
  • Guest Remarks, by Karl Inderfurth, Senior Adviser and India Chair, CSIS, USA
  • Keynote Address, by Yoshiyuki Kasai, Chairman, Central Japan Railway Company 
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11.15 am:Coffee Break
 
11.30 am 1.00 pm:Session I - Political and Strategic Relations

Chair: H. K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Programme of Research Studies on India-US Relations & Policy Issues. 

Guest Speakers:
  • Taniguchi Tomohiko, Professor Kei? University
  • Arvind Gupta, Director General IDSA
  • Hajime Hayashi, Charg dAffaires ad interim, Embassy of Japan, New Delhi
  • Arjun Katoch, Disaster Management Adviser
1.00 pm:Lunch
 
2.00 pm 3.15 pm:Session II - Bilateral Economic Cooperation

Chair: Dr. Srabani Roy Choudhury, Associate Professor in Japanese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

Guest Speakers:
  • Tamaki Tsukada, Minister (Economic and Development) Embassy of Japan, New Delhi 
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  • Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS
  • Takahiro Sato, Associate Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University
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3.15 pm:Coffee Break
 
2.00 pm 3.15 pm:Session III - Towards Regional Economic Integration

Chair: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER 

Guest Speakers:


Seminar on China's Economic Growth Model: Medium and Long Term Challenges | 2012

| 2012-02-10

Place: | Venue

Seminar:China's Economic Growth Model: Medium and Long Term Challenges
Venue:ICRIER, Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
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Book Release on Tax Shastra Administrative Reforms in India, United Kingdom and Brazil | 2012

| 2012-02-09

Place: | Venue

Book Release:Tax Shastra: Administrative Reforms in India, United Kingdom and Brazil
Venue:Somany Hall, ASSOCHAM House, 47, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi
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Book launch on Facilitating Trade and Global CompetitivenessExpress Delivery Services in India | 2012

| 2012-02-08

Place: | Venue

Book Launch:Facilitating Trade and Global Competitiveness
Express Delivery Services in India
Venue:The Lalit, InterContinental, New Delhi
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Report Launch on India: The Impact of Internet January 19, 2012 | 2012

Report Launch | 2012-01-19

India: The Impact of Internet

Place: New Delhi | Venue Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi


Book launch on In Service of India Abroad | 2012

| 2012-01-10

Place: | Venue

Book Launch:In Service of India Abroad
Venue:The Auditorium, India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003


Seminar on 4th ICRIER-KAS Financial Sector Seminar on Financial Sector Developments, Issues and the Way Forward | 2011

| 2011-12-14

Place: | Venue

 Icrier   Konard
Fourth ICRIER-KAS Financial Sector Seminar
on
Financial Sector Developments, Issues and the Way Forward
 
 
Date: 14th December, 2011, Wednesday 
Venue: ICRIER, Conference Room, Core 6A, 4th Floor,
India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 
Programme
 
10:30 - 10:50 amRegistration and Tea
10:50 - 11:00 amOpening Remarks: Parthasarathi Shome,Director & CE, ICRIER
11:00 - 11:20 amSpeaker 1Chetan Ghate, Associate Professor, Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute
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 Topic: India's Business Cycle and Implications for Financial Sector Reform
11:20 - 11:40 amSpeaker 2: Abhijit Sen Gupta, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank
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 Topic: Capital Flows: Negotiating the Trilemma and Sequencing Openness
11:40 - 12:00 am noonSpeaker 3: Ashima Goyal, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
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 Topic: Banks, Policy, and Risks
12:00 noon - 12:30 pmQuestion and Answers
12:30 onwardsLunch


Advanced Briefing Programme on Critical Strategic & Economic Themes for the Future | 2011

| 2011-11-12

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Advanced Briefing Programme:Critical Strategic & Economic Themes for the Future
Place:India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
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Seminar on 10th India-Korea Dialogue | 2011

| 2011-11-08

Place: | Venue


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November 8th, 2011 (Tuesday)
9.00 AMRegistration
9.30 AM -11.00 AMOpening Session

Chair:
 Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER

9.30 - 9.35  Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former President, SFIA and Korean Chair of the 10th Dialogue (Head of Delegation, South Korea)

9.35 -9.40  Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER (Head of Delegation, India)

9.40 - 9.55  Keynote Address by Venu Srinivasan, Past President, Confederation of Indian Industry and Chairman & MD, TVS Motor Company Ltd.

9.55 - 10.15  Joong Keun Kim, Ambassador, Republic of Korea, New Delhi 

10.15 - 10.25  Skand R. Tayal, Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

10.25-10.40  N. Sundaradevan**, Principal Secretary to Government, Industries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu 

10.40 -10.45  Book Release and Chair Concludes
10.45 AMTea Break
11.00 AM - 12.30 PMSession I

Recent Economic Trends in India and Korea

Chair: Chulsu Kim, Former Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, former Deputy Director-General, WTO

Speakers:
  • Choong Yong Ahn, Chairman, Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee, Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University
  • Kyttack Hong, Professor, Chung-Ang University
  • D. K. Srivastava, Director & Professor, Madras School of Economics
12.30 PMLuncheon Speech

Chair: Skand R. Tayal, Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

Guest Speaker: H.W. Park, Managing Director & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
13.30 PM -15:00 PMSession II

Indo-Korea Trade Prospects and Non Tariff Measures

Chair: N. Sundaradevan, Principal Secretary to Government, Industries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu 

Speakers:
  • Choong Jae Cho, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
  • Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
  • Zothan Khuma, Director, Ministry of Commerce
  • Amit Sarkar, Associate Director ( Indirect Taxes), Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd
15.00 PMTea Break
15.30 PM - 17.00 PMSession III

Indo-Korea Foreign Direct Investment

Chair: Dr. U. Sankar, Honorary Professor, Madras School of Economics

Speakers:
  • Chang Ho Kwag, Managing Director, POSRI (POSCO Research Institute)
  • Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
  • Talleen Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
  • Akhilesh Kumar, General Manager - Program Management (Commercial Vehicles), Tata Motors
19:30 PMDinner Speech

Chair: Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER

Guest Speaker: Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former President, SFIA and Korean Chair of the 10th Dialogue
 
November 9th, 2011 (Wednesday)
10.00 AM - 11.30 AMSession IV

Indo-Korea Trade in Services (Green Energy Development & Other Services

Chair: Choong Yong Ahn, Chairman, Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee and Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University

Speakers:
  • Hyun Jae Kim, Research Fellow, Korea Energy Research Institute
  • Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
  • Indian Industry Representative*
11:30 AMTea Break
11:45 AM 13:00 PMSession V

Global Security Issues: Prospects and Challenges for India and Korea

Chair: Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs

Speakers:
  • Cheol Hee Park, Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
  • Sanjana Joshi, Consultant, ICRIER
  • W. Lawrence S. Prabhakar, Associate Professor of Strategic Studies and International Relations, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College
13:00 PM
 
Luncheon Speech 

Chair: Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary, East Asia, Ministry of External Affairs

Guest Speaker: Chulsu Kim, Former Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, former
Deputy Director-General, WTO
14.00 PM - 15.30 PMSession VI

Concluding Session 

Chair: Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former President, SFIA and Korean Chair of the 10th Dialogue at Seoul

Cultural Aspects:
  • Taeho Bark, Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
  • Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER (Head of Delegation, India)
 Summary of Proceedings:
  • Choong Yong Ahn, Chairman, Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee and Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University
  • Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
Signing of Joint Statement
  • Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former President, SFIA and Korean Chair of the 10th Dialogue
  • Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER


Seminar on Issues with Inflation Modelling in India | 2011

| 2011-10-03

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Issues with Inflation Modelling in India
Speaker:Mr. B. Karan Singh, Consultant, ICRIER
Venue:ICRIER Conference RoomNew Delhi
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Japan Roundtable on Significance of India-Japan CEPA | 2011

| 2011-09-06

Place: | Venue

Japan Roundtable: Significance of India-Japan CEPA
Guest Speaker:Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda University
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi


Book Release on Growth Sustainability and India's Economic Reforms | 2011

| 2011-08-15

Place: | Venue

Book Released on:Growth Sustainability and India's Economic Reforms
by T. N. Srinivasan
Book Introduction:Professor T. N. Srinivasan
Book Released:Hon'ble Home Minister Shri P. Chidambaram
Speech:Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Dr Parthasarathi Shome
Dr Abid Hussain
Venue:Conference Room No. 3, India International Centre Annexe, New Delhi 110 003


Book launch on GROWTH WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY: Central Banking in an Emerging Market | 2011

| 2011-08-12

Place: | Venue

Book launch:GROWTH WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY: Central Banking in an Emerging Market
Venue:Somany Hall, Assocham House, 47, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi-110003


WTO Seminar on How Far Are GSP Schemes of the EU and the USA benefiting India's Trade? | 2011

| 2011-08-05

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:How Far Are GSP Schemes of the EU and the USA benefiting India's Trade?
Speaker:Mr Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER's Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme (Ex-Member Planning Commission and Ex-Deputy Director General, WTO)
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Stakeholder Meeting on Services Market Access Priorities with Thailand and Indonesia in the ongoing CEPA negotiations | 2011

| 2011-08-03

Place: | Venue

Stakeholder Meeting on:Services Market Access Priorities with Thailand and Indonesia in the ongoing CEPA negotiations
Place:New Delhi


Japan Roundtable on JCCII Suggestions to the Government of India 2011 | 2011

| 2011-07-25

Place: | Venue

Japan Roundtable on:JCCII Suggestions to the Government of India 2011
Chair:Mr. H. K. Singh, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan
Speakers:Mr Hajime Yamaguchi, President JCCII
Mr Keizo Takewaka, Minister Economic and Development, Embassy of Japan, India
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room 
New Delhi


Seminar on Financial Crisis and Fiscal Stimulus: Some Analytical and Measurement Issues | 2011

| 2011-07-01

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Financial Crisis and Fiscal Stimulus: Some Analytical and Measurement Issues
Chair:Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Director & CE, ICRIER
Speaker:Prof. T. N. Srinivasan, Samuel C. Park, Jr. Professor of Economics, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
Venue:Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road,
New Delhi 110003
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Seminar on Changes in Monetary Policy and Credit Demand - Panel Data Analysis for India and Some Emerging Market Economies | 2011

| 2011-04-29

 

Place: | Venue

Seminar:First seminar in the ICRIER-KAS Financial Sector Seminar series during 2011: "Changes in Monetary Policy and Credit Demand - Panel Data Analysis for India and Some Emerging Market Economies"
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Socio-Economic Impact of Direct Selling: Need for a Policy Stimulus | 2011

| 2011-03-18

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Socio-Economic Impact of Direct Selling: Need for a Policy Stimulus
Venue:The Claridges, New Delhi, India
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Seminar on Unilateral Carbon Border Measures: Key Legal Issues | 2011

| 2011-02-25

Place: | Venue

Title:Unilateral Carbon Border Measures: Key Legal Issues
Speaker:Ms. R.V. Anuradha, Partner at Clarus Law Associates, New Delhi and External Consultant to ICRIER
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Japanese Firms in the Indian Financial Sector: Trends and Prospects | 2011

| 2011-02-23

Place: | Venue

 
Seminar on
Japanese Firms in the Indian Financial Sector:
Trends and Prospects
 
February 23, 2011
Forum and Capitol, Hotel Taj President, Mumbai
Inaugural SessionWelcome Remarks: Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER
Opening Remarks: Naoyuki Maekawa, Director General, JETRO Mumbai
Inaugural Address: O.P. Bhatt, Chairman, SBI
Session I: Financial Liberalization in India: Trends and Prospects
ChairBandi Ram Prasad, President, Financial Technologies Knowledge Management Co.
Guest SpeakersB.L. Pandit, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER
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K. Sabapathy, Director, EPW Research Foundation
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Ryuji Yasuda, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
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Lead DiscussantAshima Goyal, Professor IGIDR
Session II: Japanese Private Sector Participation in the Indian Financial Sector
ChairPrakash Shah, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan
Guest SpeakersKazuho Kumano, Vice President, Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Tomoya Okada, Vice President, GCA Savvian Group Corp Representative, India Liaison Office
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Taro Marunaka, Daiwa Capital Markets India Pvt. Ltd.
Lead DiscussantRyuji Yasuda, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Japan


Seminar on How Economics Drives U.S.-India Relations | 2011

| 2011-02-16

Place: | Venue

Seminar:How Economics Drives U.S.-India Relations
By:Amb. Teresita Schaffer, former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and senior adviser to McLarty Associates and former director of the South Asia program at CSIS
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room,
New Delhi
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Report Launch on The Macroeconomic Impact of the Financial Crisis 2008-09: A Capital Account Analysis of Germany, India and Japan | 2011

| 2011-02-10

Place: | Venue

 
Report Launch on
The Macroeconomic Impact of the Financial Crisis 2008-09: A Capital Account Analysis of Germany, India and Japan (A Joint ICRIER-KAS Study)
February 10, 2011
ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi
Chair: Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER
Welcome address by KAS: Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy, India Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Presentation of the major project findings by Dr. Dayanand Arora, Professor of International Finance and Accounting, The HTW, Berlin
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Keynote speaker: Dr. Kavaljit Singh, Director of Public Interest Research Centre, New Delhi
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Open discussion


Seminar on EU Trade Policies with Focus on CAP Reform | 2011

| 2011-01-28

 

 

Place: | Venue

Seminar:EU trade policies with focus on CAP reform
Speakers:Mr.Michele Petit, Professor, Institut Agronomique Mediterraneen, Montpellier, France and Former Director, Rural Development, World Bank
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi - 110003
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Seminar on The Current Status and Future Prospects of India-Taiwan Relations ICRIER-CIER Joint Feasibility Study | 2011

| 2011-01-18

Place: | Venue

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The Current status and Future Prospects of India - Taiwan Relations ICRIER - CIER Joint Feasibility Study
 
January 17-18, 2011
Day 1: Monday, January 17, 2011
Welcome AddressDr. Parthasarathi Shome, Director and CE, ICRIER
Guest's RemarksDr. Daigee Shaw, President, CIER
Session 1: Macro Economic Overview of India and Taiwan
Chair:Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER's Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme
 Economic Overview of Taiwan: Recent Trends and Development
Dr. Daigee Shaw
, President, CIER
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Macro Economic Overview of India: Recent Trends and Development
Dr. Mathew Joseph,
 Senior Consultant, ICRIER
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Session II: Trade and Investment Scenario and FTA stance with the Rest of the World
Chair:Amb. Wen-Chyi Ong, Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi, Taiwan
 Taiwans current Trade and Investment Scenario and FTA strategy
Ms. Kristy Hsu
, Associate Research Fellow, CIER
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Indias current Trade and investment scenario and FTA stance with the Rest of the World
Ms. Pallavi Kalita
, Researcher, ICRIER
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Session III: Areas of Bilateral Trade and Co-operation between India and Taiwan
Chair:Mr. Sandeep Chakravorty, Director (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs
 Bilateral Trade between India and Taiwan and Area of Cooperation
Dr. Yu-Yin Wu,
 Associate Research Fellow, CIER
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Opportunities and Challenges of Investing in India: Taiwan Businesses Point of Views
Mr. Angelo Lee,
 Vice President, Giantlok India Pvt., Ltd.
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Areas of Cooperation between India and Taiwan
Ms. Divya Satija,
 Researcher, ICRIER
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Day 2: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Session IV: The China Factor
Chair:Prof. Nisha Taneja, Professor ICRIER
 Taiwan-China Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) and its Implications
Ms. Kristy Hsu
, Associate Research Fellow, CIER 
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India-China Economic Cooperation
Amb. Santosh Kumar,
 Senior Consultant, ICRIER
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Session V: Sectoral Overview
Chair:Mr. Elliott Yii-Lih Charng, Deputy Chief Negotiator, Office of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
 IT Manufacturing in Taiwan and the Areas of Co-operation
Mr. Keng Lee, Director, Offshore Development Center in India, Institute for Information Industry
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IT / ITES Sector in India and the Areas of Co-operation
Mr. Durgesh Kumar Rai, Researcher, ICRIER
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Machinery, Auto-Electronics and Auto Components Industry in Taiwan
Dr. Chung-Hsin Lu, Chief Technology Officer, Information & Communications Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institution
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Automobile and Auto Components Industry in India
Ms. Smita Miglani, Researcher, ICRIER
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Concluding RemarksDr. Daigee Shaw, President, CI


Seminar on Access to finance and foreign technology upgrading: Firm level evidence from India | 2010

| 2010-12-13

 

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Access to finance and foreign technology upgrading:
Firm level evidence from India
Speaker:Dr. Maria Bas and Dr. Antoine Berthou,Economists, CEPII, France
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Heiligendamm Dialogue Process | 2010

| 2010-12-06

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Heiligendamm Dialogue Process
(A Joint ICRIER-KAS Seminar)
Venue:Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road,
New Delhi - 110003
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 Jing HUANG 


Seminar on Japan Roundtable | 2010

| 2010-11-30

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Japan Roundtable
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Advanced Briefing Programme on Critical Strategic & Economic Issues for the Future | 2010

| 2010-11-20

Place: | Venue

Advanced Briefing Programme on:Critical Strategic & Economic Issues for the Future
Venue:India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road,
New Delhi


Book Release on In the National Interest: A Strategic Foreign Policy for India | 2010

| 2010-11-03

Place: | Venue

Book Released:In the National Interest: A Strategic Foreign Policy for India
Venue:The Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Teen Murti Bhawan, New Delhi
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Seminar on Financial Crisis and its Effects on Trade | 2010

| 2010-11-02

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Financial crisis and its effects on trade by IMF World Economic Outlook Team
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on Macro-Economy and Financial Sector: Law and Project Finance | 2010

| 2010-08-27

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Macro-Economy and Financial Sector: Law and Project Finance
Speaker:Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Assistant Professor of Finance at ISB
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Stakeholder Consultation on India-Turkey Free Trade Agreement | 2010

| 2010-08-26

Place: | Venue

 

Stakeholder Consultation:India - Turkey Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on Institutions for Asian Integration: Toward an Asian Economic Community | 2010

| 2010-07-28

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Institutions for Asian Integration: Toward an Asian Economic Community
By ICRIER and the Asian Development Bank
Venue:Diwan-I-Am, Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi


Seminar on International Monetary System in the Wake of The European Sovereign Debt Crisis | 2010

| 2010-07-21

Place: | Venue

Seminar:International Monetary System in the Wake of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis
By Dr. Y. V. Reddy, Former Governor RBI
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Launch of Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook | 2010

| 2010-05-12

Place: | Venue

 

Launch of the Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook
 
May 12, 2010
Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi
 
Inaugural Session :
Welcome remarks:Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Session I Near-term Outlook and Policy Challenges for the Region
Chair:Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Presentation By:Mr. Anoop Singh
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Comments:Dr. Subir V. Gokarn 
Mr. T. N. Ninan
Session II Medium-term Growth and Rebalancing
Chair:Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Presentation By:Mr. Mahmood Pradhan and Mr. Roberto Cardarelli 
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Comments:Dr. Kaushik Basu
Dr. Rajiv B. Lall

 


Book Release on The Long View From Delhi | 2010

| 2010-05-11

Place: | Venue

Book Released:The Long View from Delhi
Speakers Adml. Raja Menon and Rajiv Kumar
Venue:The Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi


Seminar on Sports Retailing in India: Opportunities, Constraints and Way Forward | 2010

| 2010-05-11

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Sports Retailing in India: Opportunities, Constraints and Way Forward
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Independent Directors and Firm Value: Evidence from a Natural Experiment | 2010

| 2010-05-03

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Independent Directors and Firm Value: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Speaker:Dr. Rajesh Chakrabarti, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Addressing New Service Sectors in WTO/FTA: Express Delivery and India | 2010

| 2010-04-21

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:Addressing New Service Sectors in WTO/FTA: Express Delivery and India
Speakers:Dr. Arpita Mukherjee and Ms. Ramneet Goswami ICRIER, Dr. Parthapratim Pal, IIMC
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Financial Integration in Asia: Trends and Interruptions | 2010

| 2010-04-08

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Financial Integration in Asia: Trends and Interruptions
Speaker:Dr. Prakash Loungani, Advisor in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on The Issues of Competition in Mainframe and Associated Services in India | 2010

| 2010-03-12

Place: | Venue

Seminar:The Issues of Competition in Mainframe and Associated Services in India
Speaker:Rajat Kathuria
Chair:Jeff Gould, CEO & Director of Research at Peerstone Research
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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The Union Budget 2010-11: Reform and Development Perspectives | 2010

| 2010-03-06

Place: | Venue

The Union Budget 2010-11: Reform and Development Perspectives


Roundtable on Global Public Goods Agenda | 2010

| 2010-02-16

Place: | Venue

Roundtable:Global Public Goods Agenda
Speaker:Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor of International Political Economy, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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India Launch on The Commission on Growth and Development's Special Report on Post-Crisis Growth in Developing Countries | 2010

| 2010-02-11

Place: | Venue

India Launch:The Commission on Growth and Developments Special Report on Post-Crisis Growth in Developing Countries
Presenters:Prof. Michael Spence, 2001 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics and Chairman of the Growth Commission
Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
Discussants:Dr. Shankar Acharya, Member, Board of Governors & Honorary Professor, ICRIER
Mr. Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times, London
Venue:The Ball Room of Imperial Hotel, New Delhi
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Book Release on India's Economy: Performance and Challenges | 2010

| 2010-02-09

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only

Book Release on India's Economy: Performance and Challenges


Seminar on Mobile Technology led Financial Inclusion | 2010

| 2010-02-08




Place: | Venue

Seminar:Mobile Technology led Financial Inclusion
Speaker:Mr. Dewang Neralla, Director, Atom Technologies
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Institutional Challenges for the WTO in 2010 - An | 2010

| 2010-02-03

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Institutional Challenges for the WTO in 2010 - An Overview
Speaker:Mr. Peter Pedersen, Counselor, World Trade Organization
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi 
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Seminar on Non-tariff protectionism in Asia | 2010

| 2010-01-20

 

 

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Non-tariff Protectionism in Asia
Speaker:Dr. Mia Mikic, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP, Bangkok and Deputy Coordinator of ARTNET
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on The current status of work in the WTO on Intellectual Property Rights, with a focus on Doha negotiations | 2010

| 2010-01-04

 

 

Place: | Venue

Seminar:The Current Status of Work in the WTO on Intellectual Property Rights, with a Focus on Doha Negotiations
Speaker:Ms. Jayashree Watal, Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Modelling Productivity Effects of Trade Openness: A Dual Approach | 2009

| 2009-12-24

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Modelling Productivity Effects of Trade Openness: A Dual Approach
Speaker:Prof. Satya Paul, Professor of Economics, University of Western Sydney
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
   


Seminar on Look West: The Evolution of U.S. Trade Policy Toward Asia | 2009

| 2009-12-22

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Look West: The Evolution of U.S. Trade Policy Toward Asia
Speaker:Prof. Vinod K. Aggarwal, Professor and Director, Berkeley APEC Study Center, University of California
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Banking Crisis and Liquidity in a Broad Perspective | 2009

| 2009-12-21

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Banking Crisis and Liquidity in a Broad Perspective
Speaker:Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Associate Professor at the Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Comparing Growth Miracles of India and China: Are Service Led Growth and Manufacturing Led Growth Converging or Diverging? | 2009

| 2009-12-15

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Comparing Growth Miracles of India and China: Are Service Led Growth and Manufacturing Led Growth Converging or Diverging
Speaker:Dr. Ejaz Ghani, Economic Adviser, South Asia PREM, The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
   


Seminar on Emerging From The Global Financial Crisis - Challenges Ahead | 2009

| 2009-12-11

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Emerging From The Global Financial Crisis - Challenges Ahead
Speaker:Dr. David A. Dodge, Former Governor, Bank of Canada
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on The Status of the WTO Negotiations; What Lies Ahead | 2008

| 2009-12-09

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only

Seminar on The Status of the WTO Negotiations; What Lies Ahead 


Symposium on Global Economic Prospects and the Indian Economy | 2009

| 2009-12-03

Place: | Venue

India-OECD Symposium: Global Economic Prospects and the Indian Economy
 
Co-organised by OECD and ICRIER
Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India

December 3, 2009 (Thursday)

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India
  • Mr. Angel Gurra, Secretary-General, OECD
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  • ROUND I: GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS and the Indian Economy   
  •  Chair: Mr. Richard A. Boucher, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD  
Key speakers:
  • Mr. Jean-Luc Schneider, Deputy Director, Policy Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department
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  • Ms. Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India  
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  • Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER 
  • Mr. Ken Ash, Director, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate 
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This round was focused on:
  • Latest macroeconomic, labour market and structural policy developments in OECD and major non-OECD countries;
  • Longer-term implications and likely changes in the world economic landscape after the crisis;
  • The effect of the crisis on Indias economy and Indias perspective on the global economy;
  • The trade and economic effects of the responses to the crisis in OECD and major non-OECD countries;
  • International cooperation mechanisms to fight trade protectionism.
       
ROUND II: PANEL DISCUSSION ON RESPONSES TO THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE   
  • Chair: H. E. Antonio Armellini, Italian Ambassador to the OECD and former Italian Ambassador to India  
Panellists
  • Ambassador Shankar Bajpai, Former Ambassador to Pakistan, China and the U.S. and Former Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
  • Mr. Ashok Dasgupta, Deputy Editor, The Hindu 
  • Mr. Anjan Roy, Advisor for Economic Affairs and Research, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
  • Dr. Rolf Alter, Director, OECD Governance Directorate


Symposium on Towards Copenhagen | 2009

| 2009-11-30

Place: | Venue

Symposium:Towards Copenhagen
Chair:Prof. Anwarul Hoda
Speakers:Dr. Prodipto Ghosh
Mr. Joichi Kimura
Prof. Lalima Varma
Dr. Navroz K. Dubash
Mr. R. S. Ratna
Ms. R.V. Anuradha
Keynote Address:Mr. Shyam Saran
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Venue:Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre
New Delhi



WTO Seminar on Environmental Goods And Services Negotiations in the Doha Round -An Indian Perspective | 2009

| 2009-11-25

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:Environmental Goods and Services Negotiations in the Doha Round -an Indian Perspective
Speaker:Mr. Jayant Dasgupta
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on South Africa after 15 years of Democracy: Achievements and Challenges Ahead | 2009

| 2009-11-11

Place: | Venue

Seminar:South Africa after 15 Years of Democracy: Achievements and Challenges Ahead
Speaker:Dr. Ann Bernstein, founding executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), South Africa
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on The State of Macro Economy | 2009

| 2009-10-14

Place: | Venue

Seminar on the State of Macro Economy
 
October 14, 2009
 
Opening remarks by
  • Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER
Remarks by Chair
  • Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
Presentation byPanel Discussion
  • Dr. Shankar N. Acharya, Member, Board of Governors of ICRIER & Chairman, Kotak Mahindra Bank
  • Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments Private Limited
  • Dr. Subir V. Gokarn, Chief Economist, Standard & Poors South Asia Services Private Limited


Talk on The State of the Theory and Practice of Macroeconomic Policy after the Global Crisis | 2009

| 2009-09-16

Place: | Venue

Talk:The State of the Theory and Practice of Macroeconomic Policy after the Global Crisis
Speaker:Prof. David Vines, Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on Facilitating Trade and Global Competitiveness: Express Delivery Sector in India | 2009

| 2009-08-26

Place: | Venue

Seminar on Facilitating Trade and Global Competitiveness: Express Delivery Sector in India
 
August 26, 2009
 
Inaugural Session :
Welcome Address:Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER
Special Address :Ms. Ilse Wilczek, Chairperson, Global Express Association
Keynote Speech :Mr. Anand Sharma, Union Cabinet Minister for Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Closing Remarks :Mr. R. K. Saboo, Chairman - Express Industry Council of India
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Technical Session 1:  Improving Indias Supply Chain
Chair:Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER
Speakers:"Recent Developments in Express Delivery Regulatory Regimes in Asia"Express Industry in India: Constraints and Way Forward
Discussants:Ms. Kiran Puri, Director, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Mr. T.C.A. Srinivasa Raghavan
, Associate Editor, Hindu Business Line
Technical Session 2: Benefits of a Single Market
Chair:Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER
Speakers:Addressing state and local level issues and concerns
Discussants:Mr. Anil Khanna, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Ltd.

Mr. Anshuman Singh,
 CEO-Future Supply Chain Solutions Ltd.
Roundtable: Express Industry  The Way Forward  
Chair :Ms. Kameswari Subramanian, Joint Secretary (Customs), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
Speakers:Mr. Tom Wheelwright, Senior Vice President, Public-Policy  Asia Pacific, DHL

Dr. K. C. Ravi
, VP Govt. & Public Policy, Cummins Group of Cos., Cummins India Ltd. 

Mr. K. L. Thapar
, Chairman, Asian Institute of Transport Development

Prof. Subrata Mitra,
 Professor, Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta


Seminar on India's Relations with its Neighbours | 2009

Seminar | 2009-08-18

Seminar on India's Relations with its Neighbours

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Trade Policy, Inequality and Performance in Indian Manufacturing | 2009

| 2009-07-31

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Trade Policy, Inequality and Performance in Indian Manufacturing
Speaker:Prof. Kunal Sen, Professor of Development Economics and Policy, University of Manchester
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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WTO Seminar on Doha Development Agenda- EC views on the way forward | 2009

| 2009-07-15

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:Doha Development Agenda- EC Views on the Way Forward
Speaker:Mr. Denis Redonnet, Head, WTO Division, Directorate General for Trade in the European Commission
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
   



Seminar on WTO Negotiations on NAMA: Present State of Play | 2009

| 2009-06-24

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:WTO Negotiations on NAMA: Present State of Play
Speaker:Prof. Rajan S. Ratna, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on The Global Economic Crisis: Implications for Services Trade | 2009

| 2009-05-29

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:The Global Economic Crisis: Implications for Services Trade
Speaker:Dr. Rupa Chanda, Professor, Economics and Social Sciences Area, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Doha - Intensive Care to Extensive Cure | 2009

| 2009-04-27

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:Doha - Intensive Care to Extensive Cure
Speaker:Dr. Bibek Debroy, Professor, Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute for South Asian Studies, NUS
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Financial and Economic Crisis: Impact on Trade and Trade Policy | 2009

| 2009-03-24

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Financial and Economic Crisis: Impact on Trade and Trade Policy
Speaker:Mr. Gaspar Frontini, Chief Trade Economist, European Commission
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Japanese FDI in India: Experiences and Lessons | 2009

| 2009-03-18

Place: | Venue

 
Japanese FDI in India : Experiences and Lessons
 
March 18, 2009
Jacaranda Hall I, India Habitat Centre
Inaugural Session :
Opening Remarks:Masashi Mizukami, DCM Embassy of Japan , New Delhi read out Ambassador Hideaki Domichis statement
Inaugural Address:Masayuki Yamamoto, President Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India
Session I: Overview of Japanese FDI in India
Chairperson:Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive ICRIER
Speakers:Naoyoshi Noguchi, Director General JETRO, New Delhi
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Arjun Asrani,
 Former Indian Ambassador to Japan

Masanori Kondo, 
Senior Associate Professor,International Christian University , Japan
[Download Presentation]

Geethanjali Nataraj, 
Senior EconomistNational Council of Applied Economic Research
[Download Presentation]
Session II: Japanese Firm Level Experiences and Strategies in India
Chairperson:Shrawan Nigam, Senior Consultant ICRIER
Speakers:Kensaku Konishi , President and CEO Canon India
[Download Presentation]

Takao Sato, 
General Manager Mizuho Corporate Bank, New Delhi
[Download Presentation]

Srabani Roy Chaudhury, 
Associate Professor,Jawaharlal Nehru University
[Download Presentation]
Session III:  Future Prospects
Chairperson :Vishnu R. Dusad, Managing Director, Nucleus Software Exports Ltd.
Speakers:Yuichi Sagawa, Representative for Sagawa Yuichi Consultants
[Download Presentation]

Rajat Kumar, 
Director, Dept of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Govt. of India


WTO Seminar on WTO & Agricultural Negotiations : Why should India Play the Ball? | 2009

| 2009-03-17

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:WTO & Agricultural Negotiations: Why should India Play the Ball?
Speaker:Dr Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, International Food Policy Research institute (IFPRI)
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Europe's position in the World | 2009

| 2009-02-27

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Europe's Position in the World
Speaker:Dr. Ernst Stetter, Secretary General, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Seminar on Towards a Global Compact for Managing Climate Change | 2009

| 2009-02-24

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Towards a Global Compact for Managing Climate Change
Speaker:Dr. Ramgopal Agarwala, Former Senior Adviser, World Bank
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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WTO Seminar on Future of the Doha Round of Negotiations in the Context of the New US Administration | 2009

| 2009-02-17

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:Future of the Doha Round of Negotiations in the Context of the New US Administration
Speaker:Mr. Gopal Pillai, Secretary, Department of Commerce
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi


Book Release on Monetary Policy in a Globalized Economy: A Practitioner's View | 2009

| 2009-02-10

Place: | Venue

Book Released on:Monetary Policy in a Globalized Economy: A Practitioner's View
by Rakesh Mohan
Discussion:Chair: Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
Dr. C. Rangarajan, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Dr. Bimal Jalan, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Venue:ASSOCHAM House, 47 Prithviraj Road
New Delhi 110 003


Talk on Long Term Sustainability: Policy Choices on the Path to 2050 | 2009

| 2009-02-04

Place: | Venue

Talk:Long Term Sustainability: Policy Choices on the Path to 2050
Speaker:Robert E Horn, Visiting Scholar, Stanford University and Member, International Futures Forum
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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WTO Seminar on Agriculture in Doha : Present Status and Prospects | 2009

| 2009-01-22

Place: | Venue

WTO Seminar:Agriculture in Doha: Present Status and Prospects
Speaker:Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Prof. and Head, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
   



Presentation on The Political Economy of ICT Growth and Development in India | 2009

| 2009-01-16

Place: | Venue

Presentation:The Political Economy of ICT Growth and Development in India
Speaker:Prof. Anthony P. DCosta, Professor, Indian Studies at the Asia Research Centre, Copenhagen Business School
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Global Trading and Financial Systems: Multilateralism of the World Trade Organization versus Regionalism | 2009

| 2009-01-08

Place: | Venue

Seminar:Global Trading and Financial Systems: Multilateralism of the World Trade Organization versus Regionalism
Speakers:Prof. T. N. Srinivasan, Professor of Economics, Yale University, USA
Dr. Vani Archana, Fellow, ICRIER
Venue:ICRIER Conference Room
New Delhi
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Seminar on Brain-storming session on follow up for G-20 Meeting | 2008

Seminar | 2008-12-15

Seminar on Brain-storming session on follow up for G-20 Meeting

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Global Financial Meltdown: Causes and Lessons for the Future | 2008

| 2008-12-10


Place: | Venue

Global Financial Meltdown: Causes and Lessons for the Future 

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Seminar on The Status of the WTO Negotiations; What Lies Ahead | 2008

| 2008-12-03

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only

Seminar on The Status of the WTO Negotiations; What Lies Ahead 




Seminar on Profiting for the Innovation of Others | 2008

Seminar | 2008-10-16

Seminar on Profiting for the Innovation of Others 

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Regional Rural Banks: Sustainability Through Outreach | 2008

Seminar | 2008-10-14

Seminar on Regional Rural Banks: Sustainability Through Outreach 

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Macroeconomic Performance and Policies since 2000 | 2008

Seminar | 2008-10-07

Seminar on Macroeconomic Performance and Policies since 2000

Place: New Delhi | Venue By invitation only


Seminar on Preventing an Economic Downturn | 2008

| 2008-09-19

Place: | Venue

Preventing an Economic Downturn
September 19, 2008
 
Session details, presentation are available in downloadable format.
 
Welcome Remarks:Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER
Chair:Prof. S D Tendulkar, Chairman, Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council
Presentations by :Dr. Mathew Joseph, Senior Consultant and Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER
[Download Presentation]

Mr. Mahesh Vyas
 ,Managing Director and CEO, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd. (CMIE)
[Download Presentation]
Discussants: Dr. Surjit Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investment (P) Ltd. Dr. Jahangir Aziz, Principal Economic Advisor,Ministry of Finance



Seminar on n on The Third Oil Crisis and its impact on Japan s Financial Innovation | 2008

| 2008-09-01

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!


Roundtable on India's Future External Environment | 2008

| 2008-07-24

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!


Roundtable on Modernization of Indian Retail: The Role of Public Policy | 2008

| 2008-07-23

Place: | Venue

Roundtable on Modernization of Indian Retail: The Role of Public Policy


Economic Zones and Globalization: International Experience | 2008

| 2008-07-14

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!



The Application of Competition Law and Policy to Retailing | 2008

| 2008-07-08

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!




Seminar on the World Bank - IMF Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2008 | 2008

| 2008-05-15

Place: | Venue

Seminar on the World Bank - IMF
Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2008
 
May 15, 2008,
Jacaranda Hall I, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road , New Delhi
 
Session details, presentation are available in downloadable format.
 
Chair:Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director & CE, ICRIER
Opening Remarks :Dr. Gobind Nankani, President, Global Development Network
Speaker :Dr. Zia M. Qureshi, Sr. Adviser, Office of the Chief Economist of the World Bank and lead author of the Global Monitoring Report 2008

[Download Presentation]
Panelists :Mr. Surya P. Sethi, Principal Adviser, Energy, Planning Commission, GoI Dr. Paul Joseph, Principal Advisor, Development Policy, Planning Commission, GoI Dr. Shrawan Nigam , Senior Consultant, ICRIER


Seminar on The Union Budget 2008-09: Reform and Development Perspectives | 2008

| 2008-03-12

Place: | Venue

The Union Budget 2008-09: Reform and Development Perspectives
 
March 12, 2008
ASSOCHAM House, New Delhi
 
In March 2007 four leading Indian economic policy research institutes came together for the first time to present their assessment of the reform and development implications of the Union Budget 2007-08.  The four institutes, ICRIER, IDF, NCAER, and NIPFP joined hands to provide a more reflective view of the Budget, stepping back from the feverish commentary that follows in the days after the Budget speech. For the Union Budget 2008-09, in another first, ICRIER, IDF, NCAER, and NIPFP had joined by the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) to add an explicit political dimension to the assessment of the Budget.

Session details, presentation and papers are available in downloadable format.
Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President & Chief Executive 
Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi

Dr. M. Govinda Rao
, Director
National Institute for Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi
[download presentations]

Dr. Rajiv Kumar
, Director & CE
ICRIER, New Delhi
[download presentations]

Dr. Amir Ullah Khan
, Director
India Development Foundation, Gurgaon, Haryana
[download presentations]

Mr. Suman K. Bery
, Director General
NCAER, New Delhi
[download presentations]

Mr. Vivian Fernandes
, Editor - Economic Policy, Television Eighteen India Ltd., Noida had moderated the session.


Seminar on India s Role in Asian Economic Integration | 2008

| 2008-03-10

Place: | Venue

ADB-ICRIER Seminar on India s Role in Asian Economic Integration
 
March 10, 2008, 
The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi
 
Session details, presentation and papers are available in downloadable format.
 
Opening Session
Introduction and welcome addressSrinivasa Madhur, Director, Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
Inaugural address:Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister, DONER, Delhi
Vote of Thanks :Rajiv Kumar , Director & CE, ICRIER, Delhi
Session I : India s Role in SAARC Integration and Way Ahead
ChairKheya Bhattacharya, Jt. Secretary (SAARC), MEA
Presentation by :Rajiv Kumar , Director & CE, ICRIER, Delhi
[Download Presentation]
Panelists :Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka
[Download Presentation]

Jayant Menon
, Principal Economist, OREI, ADB

Bishwambher Pyakuryal
, Professor, Tribhuvan University , Board of Director of Nepal Rastra Bank  
Session II : Spillovers from India s Northeast Provinces to Neighboring Countries
ChairRajeev Kher, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Delhi
Presentation by :M. Govinda Rao, Director, NIPF&P, Delhi 
[Download Presentation]
Panelists :Rajeev Singh, Secretary General, ICC, Kolkata;

Bibek Debroy
, Center for Policy Research, Delhi 

Hans-Peter Brunner
, Senior Economist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB [Download Presentation][Download Paper]  
Session III : India s Economic Relations with East Asia
ChairR. Gopalan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Presentation byNagesh Kumar, Director General, RIS, Delhi 
[Download Presentation]

Ganeshan Wignaraja
, Senior Economist, OREI, ADB
[Download Presentation]

Panelists : 

 
Suthad Setboonsarng, former Deputy Secretary   General, ASEAN Secretariat and Partner, WMS, Thailand

Ashok Desai
, Business World 
 
Session IV : Panel Discussion on India s Role in  Regional Integration
Moderator :Santosh Kumar, External Consultant, ICRIER
Panelists :S. D. Muni, Professor, JNU, Delhi

Farooq Sobhan
, President, BEI, Dhaka

G.D.C. Ekanayake
, Addl. Director General of the External Resources Department, Treasury, Government of Sri Lanka
[Download Presentation]




Seminar on ASEAN+3 or ASEAN+6: Which Way Forward | 2008

| 2008-01-07

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!


Seminar on 'Manufacturing Protection in India Since Independence' | 2007

| 2007-11-29

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!




Seminar on 'Impact of Preventive Healthcare on Indian Industry and Economy' | 2007

| 2007-09-12

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!




Seminar on 'Do Central Banks React to the Stock Market?' | 2007

| 2007-07-10

By Martin Bohl, Professor and Head of the Chair of Monetary Economics, Westflische Wilhelms-University Minster, Germany

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!



Seminar on 'Choice, Diversity and Educational Outcomes | 2007

| 2007-06-29

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!





Seminar on 'U.S.-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative' | 2007

| 2007-04-30

Place: | Venue


Seminar on
U.S.-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative

April 30, 2007
Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Inaugural Session:

Opening Remarks from Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER

Keynote Address by Mr. Anand Sharma, Minister of State, MEA
Special Address by Dr. S. P. Tiwari, DDG (Edu.), ICAR & Nodal Officer, Agricultural Knowledge Initiative

Session I: Strengthening Indian Agriculture

Chair for the session: Dr. P. K. Mishra, Secretary (A&C), Ministry of Agriculture
U.S. Paper:

Indian Agriculture and Policy in Transition by Maurice R. Landes, Senior Economist, USDA, Washington

[Download Presentation] [Download Paper]

India Paper:

Strengthening Indian Agriculture by Pitam Chandra, ADG (PE), ICAR
[Download Paper]

Strengthening Indian Agriculture- Need for Reforms by Surabhi Mittal, Fellow, ICRIER
[Download Presentation] [Download Paper]

Discussant:

Mr. Santosh Jha, Director, (AMS), MEA

Session II: Agribusiness Investment

Chair for the session: Ms. Holly S. Higgins, Counselor for Agricultural Affairs, USDA
U.S. Paper: Areas Where India and the U.S. Collaborate on Agribusiness
Investment by Larry Paulson, Development Officer, USAID
[Download Paper]
India Paper:

Agribusiness Investments in India by S. Sivakumar, CEO- Agri. Business Division, ITC
[Download Presentation]

"Indo-Us Collaboration: The Agribusiness Opportunity by Kalyan Chakarvarthy, Country Head- Food & Agribusiness Strategic Advisory & Research, Yes Bank
[Download Presentation] [Download Paper]

Discussant:

Dr. Mruthyunjaya, National Director, NAIP, ICAR





Seminar on 'Regional Integration in Asia' By International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO and ICRIER | 2007

| 2007-03-28

Place: | Venue

Fostering Trade through Private-Public Dialogue Expert Meeting on Regional Integration in Asia New Delhi, India, 28-29 March 2007

28 March 2007
Opening Session
Welcome Remarks:Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Statement by:Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
Inaugural Address:Mr. G. K. Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Government of India
Keynote Address:

Prof. T.N. Srinivasan, Professor of Economics Yale University, CT, USA [ Download Presentation] [Download Paper]

Asian Regionalism
Chair:Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Speaker:

Dr. Jiangyu Wang, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
China , India and Regional Integration in Asia  
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Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, RIS, New Delhi 
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Dr. Aparna Sawhney , Associate Professor, CCentre for International Trade and Development, JNU, Role of SAARC in Asian Regionalism" 
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Respondents:

Mr. Mahmood Ahmed, Former Vice President (FPCCI), Pakistan
[Download Paper]

Supply Chain Linkages across borders in Asia
Chair:Ms. Aicha Pouye, Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
Speaker:Prof. Prema-chandra Athukorala Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
Production fragmentation and Trade Integration in East Asia and lessons for South Asia [Download Presentation] [ Download Paper]
Respondents:

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Director General, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers ( SIAM ), India 
[ Download Presentation]

Mr. Andin Hadiyanto, Director, Business Climate Research and Development Center Trade Research and Development Agency, Ministry of Trade , Indonesia 
[Download Presentation]

Transactions Costs in Regional Trade and Trade Facilitation
Chair:Ms. Aicha Pouye, Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
Speaker:

Dr. Upali Wickramasinghe Department of Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura , Sri Lanka

Transaction costs and Trade Facilitation in South Asia

[Download Presentation]

Respondents:

Ms. Nisha Taneja , Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Mr. Shahid Bashir, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce , Pakistan [Download Paper]

Mr. Raja Abdul Aziz Raja Musa, Vice President Chairman, Customs Committee, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, Malaysia [Download Presentation]

29 March 2007
Intra-Regional Services Trade in Asia
Chair:Dr. Veena Jha, UNCTAD, India
Speaker:Mr. Kailas Karthikeyan, UNCTAD, India [Download Presentation]
Respondents:Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Intra-Regional Investment Opportunities and Challenges
Chair:Ms. Aicha Pouye, Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
Speaker:

Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue , Bangladesh [Download Presentation]

Dr. Aradhna Aggarwal, ICRIER and Delhi University 
[Download Presentation]

Respondents:Mr. Crisanto Joselito Frianeza, Secretary General, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
[Download Presentation]
Prospects of Asian Integration
Chair:Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
Speaker:Prof. Razeen Sally, London School of Economics Asian FTAs and prospects of further integration 
[Download Presentation]
Respondents:

Dr. Ram Upendra Das, Fellow, RIS

Ms. Maria Regina Serafico, Supervising Trade and Industry Development Specialist, Bureau of International Trade Relations Department of Trade and Industry , Philippines
[Download Presentation]

Mr. Buntoon Wongseelashote, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade Related Issues, The Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand
[Download Presentation]

Concluding Session
Chair:Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Concluding
Remarks:Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Geneva
[Download Presentation]



Discussion on 'The Union Budget 2007-08: Reform and development perspectives' By ICRIER, IDF, NCAER and NIPFP | 2007

| 2007-03-07

Place: | Venue

 
The Union Budget 2007-08:
Reform and Development Perspectives
 
A special discussion organized jointly by
ICRIER, IDF, NCAER, and NIPFP
 
7th March 2007
 
To step back from the  feverish reporting that surrounds the Union Budget and to explore in a more  reflective way the reform and development implications of the Union Budget 2007-08, four leading Indian economic policy research institutes came together to present their assessment of this Budget.  This was the first time that these four institutes, ICRIER, IDF, NCAER, and NIPFP, joined hands in this way to lead a broad-ranging discussion of the important policy signals contained in the Union Budget. The seminar was chaired by 
Mr. Sunil Jain, Associate Editor, Business Standard.

The presentations can be downloaded from following links:-

Mr. Suman Bery, NCAER [ download presentations]

Dr. M. Govinda Rao, NIPFP [ download presentations]

Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, IDF [ download presentations]







Seminar on 'Multilateralism under Threat' by Prof. Anne Krueger | 2007

| 2007-01-29

Place: | Venue

Text will be coming soon!!




Seminar on 'Risk Management at Indian Exchanges: Going Beyond Value at Risk' by Prof. J. R. Varma, IIM, Ahmedabad | 2007

| 2007-01-09

Place: | Venue

Monthly Seminar Series on Open Economy Macro and Financial Sector
Inspired by the success of Monthly Financial Sector Seminar Series, 2006-07 (http://www.icrier.org/wp-admin/images/Seminar/2006/finsem07.html), ICRIER continues to hold a monthly seminar series during 2008. This year, we have expanded the series to include issues of open economy macro policy as well. The objective of the monthly seminar series is to provide a platform to discuss macro-economic and financial sector issues. Macro seminars will be held every quarter, while financial sector seminars will be organised in the rest of the months. Seminars are held on a Tuesday, preferably the second Tuesday of the month.
Date Speaker Title
December, 2009 Dr. Gurbachan Singh,Associate Professor at the Centre forInternational Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University Banking Crisis and Liquidity in a Broad Perspective Download Presentation
09 December, 2008 Mr. Rajan Goyal,Director, Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Reserve Bank of India , New Delhi Efficiency, Productivity and Soundness of Banking Sector Download Profile
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11 November, 2008 Dr. Ashima Goyal,Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Macroeconomic Policy-making in the Catch-up Phase of a Small Open Emerging Market Economy Download Profile
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14 October, 2008 Dr. Amarendra Sahoo, Chief General Manager, Rural Planning and Credit Division, RBI, Mumbai. Regional Rural Banks: Sustainability Through Outreach Download Profile
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9 September, 2008 V. Shunmugam, Chief Economist, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., Mumbai Role of Commodity Derivatives in a Liberalized Market Economy Download Profile
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12 August, 2008 Michael D. Patra,Adviser-in-Charge of the Monetary Policy Department, RBI The Making of the Monetary Policy in India with Special Reference to the First Quarter Review of the Policy for 2008-09 Download Profile
24 June 2008 R. Kannan, Member (Actuary), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority 2nd Generation of Reform in Indian Insurance Industry Prospects and Challenges Download Profile
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08 April 2008 Rupa Rege Nitsure, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda Consolidation in Indian Banking Sector: Some Thoughts Download Profile
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11 March 2008 Janmejaya Sinha, Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group India
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05 February 2008 Mathew Titus,Executive Director, Sa-Dhan, New Delhi , India
Microfinance in India : What do we know? Download Profile
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January 08, 2008 Dominique Guegan, University Paris1 Panthon-Sorbonne
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Financial Sector Seminar Series 2006-07


Seminar on 'The outlook for Asia : Will the US Slowdown Spoil the Party' by Dr. Joshua Felman, Senior Resident Representative, International Monetary Fund, New Delhi | 2006

| 2006-12-21

Place: | Venue

Outlook for Asia: Will the US Slowdown Spoil the Party?
 
 
by Dr. Joshua Felman
Thursday, 21 December, 2006
 
At the seminar on December 21, Dr. Joshua Felman, the Senior Resident Representative for IMF in New Delhi presented the main messages of the recent World Economics Outlook that states that India and China would continue to boom in 2007 and perhaps even in 2008. Although the US economy is likely to slow down by about one percentage point from the current 3.5 per cent, this would not slow down India and China. He said many countries, including the European Union countries and Japan, may also not be impacted. Once housing and food processing in the US show robustness, the overall economy will recover, said Dr. Felman. Dr. Felmans presentation was characterized by an in-depth discussion of household savings behaviour in the US in current years and of the emerging trends in the US housing market. Both these factors, he said, critically impacted the US economic growth.


Interactive Session : Making Globalization Work for Indiaa by Prof. Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University | 2006

| 2006-12-19

Place: | Venue

Interactive Session on Making Globalization Work for India
 
 
by Dr. Joseph Stiglitz
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
 
At an interactive working session organized by ICRIER on Making Globalization Work for India, Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel prize winner in economics in 2001 and professor at Columbia University, provided a rare insight into how the bilateral, multilateral and WTO plus trade agreements can help India to grow tremendously in global markets. 

Dr. Stiglitz said that though subsidies are not desirable, food importing countries will be worse off if subsidies are eliminated. He also said that developing countries should push for a large development agenda at global trade conferences. If strong measures are taken it would help the Indian agriculture sector to grow at a targeted growth rate of 4 per cent per annum instead of the current growth rate of 2 per cent. 

In his opening remarks, Commerce Minister Mr. Kamal Nath spoke about India's recent growth rate and added that there could be no globalization without globalization in agriculture. And there cannot be globalization in agriculture as long as the structural flaws in that sector remain unaddressed. Other participants in the working session suggested that the developing countries must explore new policy alternatives.


Brainstorming Session on 'Regional Cooperation and Integration in South Asia' | 2006

| 2006-12-13

Place: | Venue

Brainstorming Session on Regional Cooperation and Integration in South Asia
 
 
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
 
A brainstorming session on regional cooperation in South Asia was organized by ICRIER in New Delhi on December 13, 2006 where several experts put forward their perspectives. The session was moderated by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE of ICRIER. Initiating the discussion, Mr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman from the Asian Development Bank, underlined the need to not only strengthen the regional economic cooperation between the SAARC countries but also integrating their economic activities through freer trade. The session endorsed the view expressed by a participant that South Asia seems to be focusing more on trading with the rest of the world than within itself. Due to several constraints the transaction costs of trading with neighbours, ironically, are much higher than with other countries. Several problem areas that were identified were: transportation hurdles, tariff and non-tariff barriers, checks on FDI flows, and lack of transparency in liberalization policies among SAARC countries. The experts felt that every country gains out of the open trade, though initially the smaller countries, namely Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, may reap higher gains in the short run. A concerted effort and reciprocity among SAARC countries will help enhance the potential in sectors like energy, health services, climate change and tourism. It was also suggested in this context that each country in the region should champion a particular sector.



An interactive session to discuss 'Sir Nicholas Stern's Review on the Economics of Climate Change' by Sir Nick Stern | 2006

| 2006-12-04

Place: | Venue

Interactive Session - Sir Nicholas Sterns Review of the Economics of Climate Change
 
 
Monday, December 04, 2006
 
Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the U.K. Government Economic Service and former chief economist of the World Bank made a presentation on his report on the economics of climate change on December 4, 2006 in NewDelhi. Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia chaired the discussion. Participating in the debate, Professor Stern said that climate change presents a very serious global risk and demands urgent global response. According to him carbon trading is vital because that is the only way the world can work out the market price which, in turn, provides a mechanism to fund clean-up activities. We need to spend 1 per cent of GDP each year to avoid losing 5 to 20 per cent of GDP each year to global warming, said Stern. He cited efforts being made by state governments in the United States, in particular California and the growing awareness in the European Union and their promise to mitigate the problem by 2050. He urged for concerted international, action in this field. 

Professor Joyashree Roy, Professor of Economics and Coordinator of Global Change Programme at Jadavpur University, gave the South Asian perspective. She said that it is important to integrate development policy options with climate policy options. She gave an overview of the impact of climate change and the economic costs on each household. 

Dr. Jyoti Parekh of Integrated Research and Action for Development spoke about mitigation, adoption and adaptation. Professor P.R. Shukla of IIM Ahmedabad argued for better understanding on the issue taking into account the economic costs. Mr. Ajay Mathur, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, said that almost all the discussion of climate change up to now has been about mitigation - in other words, how to prevent it from happening. He proposed new concepts that could help to integrate an analytical approach, domestic policy action international colle


Seminar on 'The Changing Competitiveness Landscape among Emerging Economies: The Role of China and India' by Professor Bart Van Ark , University of Groningen (The Netherlands) | 2006

| 2006-11-16

Place: | Venue

The Changing Competitiveness Landscape among Emerging Economies: The Role of China and India
 
 
by Professor Bart Van Ark
Thursday November 16, 2006
 
ICRIER organized a lecture by Professor Bart Van Ark, University of Groningen (The Netherlands) entitled The Changing Competitiveness Landscape among Emerging Economies: The Role of China and India. He pointed out that the contribution of productivity growth in GDP in India and China was higher than in the advanced countries. However China was ahead of India in productivity growth as opposed to employment growth in enhancing GDP levels. Dr. Ark also discussed the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum, ranking countries on a scale of zero to one hundred and twenty, with zero being the most competitive country. He found a strong if imperfect relationship between labour productivity levels and the global competitiveness index of most emerging economies with the exception of India and China. An important observation in this regard was that India was ahead of China in terms of competitiveness, despite its lower productivity. But he said that large variations in the underlying indicators of competitiveness made productivity a better basis for comparison. He also said that the total factor productivity in China was slowing down primarily due to too much investment relative to GDP. While in India role of investments has increased only slightly and total factor productivity has remained practically unchanged.



Seminar on 'Employment and Development: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs' Prof. Francois Bourguignon, Chief Economist of the World Bank Unit, South Asia Region, World Bank. | 2006

| 2006-11-13

Place: | Venue

Employment and Development: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs
 
 
Monday, November 13, 2006
 
ICRIER organized a lecture by Professor Francois Bourguignon, Chief Economist of the World Bank Unit in South Asia Region, entitled �Employment and Development: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs.� The session was chaired by Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industrial Policy and Planning. Professor Francois Bourguignon redefined the concepts of employment and unemployment in order to analyse labour market conditions. He said that in some of the fastest growing economies, economic growth was accompanied by a growing inequality in the earnings and household income that prevented the benefits of growth from percolating to all the layers of the society. So it was essential to shift focus from the number of jobs being created to the level of earnings at which they are being employed. In that sense, he said, the unemployment rate and participation rate are not meaningful concepts for analysing the labour market conditions that required the use of extended set of indicators. 

He introduced the concept of �Working Poor� defining it as a person who has a decent level of earnings but supports a large family, with very few of its members participating in the labour force. He cited examples of Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia, where the number of working poor exceeded those unemployed. Thus he highlighted that the unemployment rate was not a good enough indicator of poverty. He defined a �Bad Job� as a low paid job that failed to provide 50% of the median consumption per capita. He added that the low pay threshold being a relative concept was changing overtime. Only in an economy with full employment and good jobs would there be no poverty, he said.


Discussion via Videoconference on 'The Rise of China and India: Implications for the United States and the International Order' | 2006

| 2006-10-11

Place: | Venue

Discussion via Videoconference on
The Rise of China and India: Implications for the United States and the International Order
 
 
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
 
ICRIER and the Asia Society India Centre held a discussion via videoconference on The Rise of China and India: Implications for the United States and the International Order. The survey results from the 2006 Chicago Council on Global Affairs Public Opinion Study were presented on October 11, 2006 from 5:30- 6:15 PM Indian Time at the TERI Videoconference Room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 

The Chicago Councils biennial public opinion studies are among the most comprehensive and widely cited surveys of American attitudes towards U.S. foreign policy and international relations. The survey includes polling undertaken by the Chicago Council, in cooperation with Asia Society in the US, China, and India, with parallel surveys carried out by partner organizations in South Korea and Australia. 

The study compares international attitudes on how the emergence of China and India as economic dynamos and claimants to great power status will affect the global economy, international security, and politics. It assesses public opinion in the surveyed countries on a variety of challenges, including international terrorism, nuclear proliferation, conflict in the Middle East, the rising economic and political power of Asia, economic competition from other countries, and threats to energy supplies and the environment. The study also presented Chinese and Indian views on international challenges and opportunities and their respective roles as emerging economic powers.


Seminar on ' India 's Long-term Growth Experience: Lessons and Prospects' Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, Sector Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, South Asia Region, World Bank. | 2006

| 2006-10-09

Place: | Venue

India's Long-term Growth Experience: Lessons and Prospects
 
 
Monday, October 9, 2006
by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed
 
Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, Sector Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, South Asia Region, World Bank outlined the story of Indian economic growth by dividing it into two phases, the1950- 80 and 1980 onwards. During the second phase, Dr. Ahmed pointed out that the services sector has outdone the manufacturing sector. He also said that wages in the formal manufacturing sector have remained high compared to the informal sector wages. Consequently, employment in the formal manufacturing sector has remained stagnant. According to Dr. Ahmed, proper education, training and improving the health standards of the people will create a better living standard for the underprivileged.


Roundtable Discussions with The Global Foundation Mission 2006 . ICRIER jointly with CII | 2006

| 2006-10-04

Place: | Venue

Roundtable Discussions with The Global Foundation Mission 2006.
ICRIER jointly with CII
 
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
 
CII and ICRIER organized roundtable discussions with The Global Foundation, Australia on 4 October 2006 at New Delhi in order to explore the ways in which Australia can make a contribution to regional prosperity in the Asia-Pacific in the areas of education, science and technology, especially in the context of key global issues that may engage both Australia and India in the next decade or two. The Global Foundation undertook its second mission to India to continue its evolving Australia-India dialogue in energy, infrastructure, and financial services. Looking forward to opening up discussions and debates with Indian counterparts, think tanks and academia, the Global Foundation participated in the roundtable with CII and ICRIER on the initial topics of education, science and technology and the imperative of the Asia Pacific Regions in these areas. 

The first roundtable focused on the issues related to sustained excellence of standards in knowledge cultures, the role of the government and the private sector in quality education provisioning. If human capital is to be the key driver of economic wealth in the years to come, maintenance of consistent standards of education responsive to changing needs of the market and the economy is imperative. For this, private sector participation in education, commercial investments into R&D and encouragement to small and medium sector firms to innovate in terms of technology are very important. The key global issues likely to be of concern in the Asia Pacific in general and India is particular in the next couple of decades included peace and security, resource accessibility, climate change, water resource management, disease control, pace of globalization envisaged and the regional cooperation between Australia and India envisioned in the context of the failed talks at the Doha Round of the WTO.


Seminar on 'Is the Indian Stock Market 'too volatile'? And what can we do about it?' Ajay Shah, former consultant at the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance | 2006

| 2006-10-03

Place: | Venue

Monthly Seminar Series on Open Economy Macro and Financial Sector
 
Inspired by the success of Monthly Financial Sector Seminar Series, 2006-07 (http://www.icrier.org/wp-admin/images/Seminar/2006/finsem07.html), ICRIER continues to hold a monthly seminar series during 2008.  This year, we have expanded the series to include issues of open economy macro policy as well.  The objective of the monthly seminar series is to provide a platform to discuss macro-economic and financial sector issues.  Macro seminars will be held every quarter, while financial sector seminars will be organised in the rest of the months. Seminars are held on a Tuesday, preferably the second Tuesday of the month.
 
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December, 2009Dr. Gurbachan Singh,Associate Professor at the Centre forInternational Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityBanking Crisis and Liquidity in a Broad PerspectiveDownload Presentation
09 December, 2008Mr. Rajan Goyal,Director, Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Reserve Bank of India , New DelhiEfficiency, Productivity and Soundness of Banking SectorDownload Profile
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11 November, 2008Dr. Ashima Goyal,Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, MumbaiMacroeconomic Policy-making in the Catch-up Phase of a Small Open Emerging Market EconomyDownload Profile
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14 October, 2008Dr. Amarendra Sahoo, Chief General Manager, Rural Planning and Credit Division, RBI, Mumbai.Regional Rural Banks: Sustainability Through OutreachDownload Profile
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9 September, 2008V. Shunmugam, Chief Economist, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., MumbaiRole of Commodity Derivatives in a Liberalized Market EconomyDownload Profile
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12 August, 2008Michael D. Patra,Adviser-in-Charge of the Monetary Policy Department, RBIThe Making of the Monetary Policy in India with Special Reference to the First Quarter Review of the Policy for 2008-09Download Profile
24 June 2008R. Kannan, Member (Actuary), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority2nd Generation of Reform in Indian Insurance Industry Prospects and ChallengesDownload Profile
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21 May 2008Joshua Felman
Senior Resident Representative, IMF
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08 April 2008Rupa Rege Nitsure, Chief Economist, Bank of BarodaConsolidation in Indian Banking Sector: Some ThoughtsDownload Profile
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11 March 2008Janmejaya Sinha, Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group India 
The Next Billion Banking ConsumersDownload Profile
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05 February 2008Mathew Titus,Executive Director, Sa-Dhan, New Delhi , India
Microfinance in India : What do we know?Download Profile
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January 08, 2008Dominique Guegan, University Paris1 Panthon-Sorbonne
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Financial Sector Seminar Series 2006-07


Interactive Session with Professor Michael Spence | 2006

| 2006-09-21

Place: | Venue

Interactive Session with Professor Michael Spence
 
 
Thursday, 21 September, 2006
 
An interactive session was organized with Professor Michael Spence, the Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 2001 who was visiting India as the Chairman of the Growth Commission. Professor Spence initiated the discussion by stating that no economy could achieve high growth rates by being cut off from the rest of the world. He cited as examples 11 economies in the post world war II period (8 of which were from Asia) that experienced sustained growth with increasing integration with the rest of the world. In his opinion growth could be initiated only if domestic peace, sound political leadership and dynamic strategies and policies were in place. 

On the question of inequality associated with rapid growth, he said that the focus should be on generating more employment and making public services more inclusive. Citing the growth experience of China, he said that as more and more people moved into the manufacturing sector (largely exportoriented) in China, income inequality declined. Professor Spence agreed that an economy must possess the innovative capabilities to produce for the bottom of the pyramid. Domestic demand, he said, had a great role to play in the growth process. He concluded by stating that in case of developing countries, economic theory should not be blindly followed. In such circumstances one needs to be pragmatic in experimenting with different forms and pace of liberalization.


Seminar on 'Anti Dumping and Access Injury Margins in the European Union: A Counter Factual Analysis' Prof. P K M Tharakan | 2006

| 2006-09-19

Place: | Venue

Anti-Dumping and Access Injury Margins in the European Union: A Counter Factual Analysis
 
 
by Dr. P.K.M. Tharakan
Tuesday September 19, 2006
 
Dr. P. K. M. Tharakan, Professor at the University of Nottingham and an advisor on Anti Dumping measures to WTO, gave a talk on Anti Dumping and Excess Injury Margins in the European Union: A Counter Factual Analysis which was published in the European Journal of Political Economy in September, 2006. Professor Tharakan talked about the over estimation of domestic injury caused by dumping and the consequent imposition of higher duties by the European Union during 1980-1995. He highlighted the simplistic nature of the method adopted by the European Union and said it failed to give a true picture of the impact of dumping. He sought to correct this inconsistency by applying a counterfactual analysis. The model considers two situations the actual one and the counter factual one. The former takes dumping into account while the latter assumes free trade between the two countries (domestic and exporting). He used data from 354 EU anti dumping cases during this period. Introducing a set of variables such as the market share of the exporter in both the countries, elasticity of demand and elasticity of supply of a similar product in the domestic market and the dumping margin, he generated through iteration the counterfactual injury margin. When compared to the injury margin of the actual situation, this reflected the positive bias in injury determinations by EU. He has proved in his paper that the excess injury margins imposed by EU were a result of distortions in the method of estimation and not due to political economy influences. Professor Tharakan answered questions ranging from how to handle such heavy data requirements in India and to conducting a similar study for the US, which does not follow the lesser duty rule like the European Union.


Seminar on 'FDI in Developing Countries: Special Reference to India and China' Prof. V.N.Balasubramanyam | 2006

| 2006-09-04

Place: | Venue

FDI in Developing Countries: Special Reference to India and China
 
 
Monday, September 04, 2006
by Prof. V.N. Balasubramanyam
 
Professor V. N. Balasubramanyam, University of Lancaster, UK, spoke on several key aspects pertaining to FDI flows to India and China wherein he pointed out the diversities between India and China, after comparing select macroeconomic indicators for the two countries. Regarding the diversity in FDI inflows between the two countries, he argued that countries require 'optimum' levels of FDI, and that as far as India and China were concerned, India was yet to reach the optimum while China is likely to have crossed it. He supported his arguments by referring to the factor endowments and capital-labour ratios in two countries, as well as the human capital resources. The upshot of his arguments was that India probably required lesser FDI than China. He also indicated that India should focus more on technological collaborations rather than FDI.


Seminar on 'India-Japan Political and Economic Development' | 2006

| 2006-08-24

Place: | Venue

India-Japan Political and Economic Development
 
 
August 24, 2006
 
A lecture on The Rising Indian Economy was delivered by Professor Esho Hideki, Professor, Hosei University. He said the 1990s marked the beginning of private and service sector-led, secular and high economic growth. Until then growth had been public sector driven with emphasis on traditional industries. The 1990s also marked the beginning of remarkable growth of the IT industry. Professor Esho said this has led to the growing affluence of the Indian elite and an expanded market for consumer goods. The decade has seen an increase in exports. With the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the bulk of the former Indo-Soviet trade was shared between USA, Europe and Asian countries with the noticeable exception of Japan, with whom the trade share actually declined. FDI also increased and was directed at the local market. Professor Esho concluded that the Indian middle-class is still not as big as it is believed to be. Due to the imbalance which limits the purchasing power of the local market, Professor Esho was of the opinion that Indian businessmen should focus on export markets to expand revenues. 

A lecture on Party Politics in India was delivered by Professor Hiroki Miwa, who is an instructor in the University of Tsukuba in Japan. He said party politics in India is fragmented and has developed along regional and religious lines. He put this in the context of the framework developed by the Japanese scholar Sartoriuss of the pluralistic party system. When the number of parties are too many it is extreme pluralism, otherwise it is limited pluralism. Similarly if there are too many ideological differences between the political parties it is polarized pluralism, otherwise it is moderate pluralism. Extreme pluralism goes handin- hand with polarized pluralism and limited pluralism is linked to moderate pluralism. In India extreme pluralism was co-existing with polarized pluralism until the late 1990s, when it changed to moderate pluralism because of the change in strategy of BJP, which ceased to be an anti-system party and began to co-operate with other parties. Since 2004 the Congress party also started following co-operative politics. Another reason for the shift to moderate pluralism was attributed to the collapse of the Janata Dal. Although India has a bipolar, moderate pluralistic model, the transition from highly fragmented polarized pluralism to moderate pluralism has happened without the change in the number of parties and the social situation and hence there is a danger of the collapse of the system.


Special Address on 'The Doha Development Agenda: Prospects and India's Role' Mr. Kamal Nath | 2006

| 2006-08-08

Place: | Venue

The Doha Development Agenda: Prospects and Indias Role
 
 
8 August , 2006
 
An interactive session with Shri Kamal Nath was jointly organized by ICRIER and FICCI on August 8, 2006 entitled The Doha Development Agenda: Prospects and Indias Role. The Commerce and Industry Minister primarily addressed the issues of Indias current and future role in the process of strengthening the multilateral trading system, in the light of the recent failure of the G6 meeting in Geneva. He said that the Indian economy was growing very rapidly and has great interests and support for a rule based multilateral system. 

Mr Nath pointed out that India has unilaterally moved forward in all areas of the WTO negotiations such as unbinding of services, cutting down industrial tariffs and moving ahead on NAMA. He said we have moved ahead in the edifice of the multilateral system encompassing the most crucial issues in development. He said that the conditions and available inputs, and therefore the mindsets, during the Doha Round is considerably different from the Uruguay Round. The global economic architecture has changed considerably since the previous round and there has been a paradigm shift in global trade, which is why India has also moved ahead. Mr Nath stressed that one of the reasons for the success of Indias reforms was that they had been India specific and not dependent on the World Bank or the IMF prescriptions. 

The G6 meeting in July, Mr Nath said, was the first time the ministers met after the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg where the leaders had agreed to flexibilities and to do their utmost for the success of the Doha Round. The G6 meeting had as its background the Doha Declaration that laid down the objectives of the Round, as well as the July 2004 Framework Agreement and the Hong Kong Declaration that together made up the architecture of the negotiations. Mr Nath opined that the troublesome part that led to the failure of the meeting was not the gap in numbers but the gap in political mindsets as many developed countries do not seem to subscribe to the current architecture. 

Mr Nath said that main issue was of fair trade and not free trade, but with the existing distortions, trade was not fair and it was not possible to strengthen the rule based multilateral trading system. He said that some of the developed countries wanted a certain amount of market access before removing the distortions, and this was not possible since one can negotiate commerce but cant negotiate subsistence. 

He said that the Doha Round was the development round of the WTO and the development content must not be deindustrialisation and destabilising farmers. The developing countries will do 2/3rd of what the developed countries do, but for that they need to know what the EU, US and the other developed countries offer. They can not move forward in giving market access without a reduction in the overall trade distorting support (OTDS). He particularly stressed that he would not like anyone to subsidise the Indian consumers and destabilise the agricultural farmers, as that would be impinging on the livelihood security of the Indian people. Subsidies and trade flows should be disconnected and both the G20 and the G33, covering almost 90% of the worlds farmers, had presented proposals before the G6 meeting for correcting such trade distortions. The G20 proposal said that developing countries would do 2/3rd of what the developed countries did in market access, but in return ask for a 75-80% removal of trade distortion. Mr Nath added that India supported the G20 proposal in this respect. 

Mr Nath questioned what exactly were the developed countries looking for in terms of industrial market access that were not getting? He pointed out that on the products of developed country trade interest, Indias applied rate of duty were already very low - on all imported products from EU(except for some products like wine and cigarettes), the applied tariff in 2005-06 was 6% and 5.6% on products from the US. 

In the area of services, Mr Nath said, what is on the table is just the opposite of what was there after the Uruguay Round as the EU has moved forward. He added that that in services, too, the US offer was disappointing as they did not offer anything in excess of what they had offered during the previous Uruguay Round. But he said that there was need for a deal in services. The issue was not that of migration since that is not the mandate in GATS. He said that India has already liberalised unilaterally and can move further, if we can something more in Mode 3 and Mode 4 access. 

Mr Nath said that the Doha Round is a development round and the leadership lies with the developed countries. Therefore he strongly feels that the needs of the LDCs and countries with only a single commodity have to be addressed, and for that the developing countries must be urged to move forward. He felt that it was also in the interests of the developed countries to sustain development, as future growth would take place in countries which have a larger group of younger people. 

The developed countries should recognise that this round must not impinge on the livelihood security of people. Mr Nath said that he looks forward to developed countries coming back as leaders, with credible offers, based on the architecture which is already there. Only then at the end of this round will we have the necessary development content.


Seminar on 'Governance and Economic Development' Prof. Avinash Dixit | 2006

| 2006-08-03

Place: | Venue

Governance and Economic Development
 
 
August 3, 2006
by Prof. Avinash Dixit
 
Dr. Avinash Dixit, Professor of Economics at Princeton University and a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States, gave a talk on Governance and Economic Development at the Silver Jubilee celebrations in New Delhi. The session was chaired by the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr. R.A. Mashelkar. 

Dr. Dixit explained the nuances of the term economic governance. The models discussed ranged from the highly developed ones involving lot of arbitration and government intervention such as those prevailing in the United States and other developed economies to those controlled by the mafia and the tribes as prevailing in the Africa and Latin American countries. 

According to Dr. Dixit, the economic governance systems in Asia were based more on human relations and societal arbitration and less on organized governmental mechanism. In contrast, those of the United States and Europe depended heavily on organized governance. He pointed out that the need of the hour was to devise a system which allowed a greater role for organized governance as this reduced uncertainty and had positive economywide impact. 

Dr. Dixit answered questions, which ranged from the effect of corruption on economic development to the efficacy of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in delivering effective governance in India. He was of the view that no fixed models of economic governance could be imposed on complex societies like India. But whatever the form, governance had to be firm.


International Seminar on 'Developing Countries and Services Negotiations' | 2006

| 2006-06-07

Place: | Venue

Developing Countries and Services Negotiations
 
 
June 67, 2006

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Background Note
 
ICRIER organised a one-and-half day international seminar on Developing Countries and Services Negotiations on June 6-7, 2006 at India Habitat Centre. The purpose of the seminar was to facilitate discussion and cooperation among developing countries to push ahead the services negotiations in the Doha Round. Active participation of developing countries is a prerequisite for successful conclusion of services negotiations and for them to gain from the negotiations. Collaboration and cooperation among developing countries would improve their mutual understanding and at the same time enhance their bargaining position vis--vis the developed countries. The seminar was timed soon after the mini-ministerial in May and well ahead of the last date for submission of revised offers (31n July 2006), to provide inputs to policymakers for drawing up their revised offers.

Mr S N Menon, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India gave the Keynote Address and Dr Harsha Vardhana Singh, Deputy Director General, WTO, gave the Special Address. Some key speakers included Dr Abdel Hamid Mamdouh, Director Trade in Services Division, WTO; Dr Mina Mashayekhi, Head, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, UNCTAD; Mr Nripendra Mishra, Chairman TRAI; Mr Gopal Pillai, Special Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry;  Mrs Chawe Mpande-Chuulu, Programme Manager Trade in Services Project, COMESA, Secretariate of Zambia; Ms Teboho Tse Koa, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Lesotho; Dr Deuden Nikomborirak, Research Director for Economic Governance, Sectoral Economics Program, TDRI, Thailand; Professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor of International Political Economy, IMD;  Mr Sumanta Chaudhuri, Counselor, Permanent Mission of India; among others.

The seminar had the full support of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the WTO Secretariat. The Commonwealth Secretariat supported the participation of Ambassadors from three LDCs.

Key Note Address:
 Mr. S. N. Menon, Secretary, MOC&I, GoI---View speech

Special Address: Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh
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  • Role of Developing Countries in Services Negotiations: Offensive or Defensive 

  • Issues and Concerns of Developing Countries in Market Access: Prospects of Balanced Outcomes 

  • Rules: Domestic Regulations and Developing Countries 

    • Domestic Regulation and Multilateral Negotiations 

    • Domestic Regulation Related Barriers faced by Developing Countries in Developed Country Market 

    • Regulating Networks - The Indian Telecommunication Experience 

  • Enhancing Cooperation among Developing Countries 

    • What kind of Technical Assistance do the Small Developing Countries Need? 

    • How the Large Developing Countries can help Smaller Developing Countries in their Capacity Building? 

    • Balancing the Objectives of Different Developing Countries Agriculture versus Services, Safeguard versus Services 

 
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ICRIER-World Bank Seminar on 'Assessing World Bank Support for Trade' | 2006

| 2006-05-15

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ICRIER-World Bank seminar on Assessing World Bank Support for Trade
 
 
May, 15, 2006
 
The Independent Evaluation Group (World Bank) report Assessing World Bank Support for Trade 1987 - 2004 analyzes the Bank's contribution to free trade in developing countries. Developing countries have significantly liberalized their trade regimes over the past two decades. The World Bank played a significant role in the reform of developing country trade policies through its research, adjustment lending and its support of trade-related institutions and infrastructure. Following a lull during the mid-nineties, in 2001 the World Bank re-appraised its trade activities and intensified its focus. This most recent phase has focused on the global trading system and on the use of trade-related research, advocacy, capacity building and mainstreaming trade in Bank operations. On the lending side, attention has shifted to trade facilitation (both physical infrastructure and institutions). This study outlines the evolution of Bank assistance over between 1987 and 2004, evaluates the development effectiveness of World Bank support to developing countries on trade, and recommends actions to enhance the development effectiveness of that support.
 
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Open for Business Henrik Isakson | 2006

| 2006-05-10

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Open for Business
 
 
Henrik Isakson
May, 10, 2006
 
This comparative analysis studies the trade policies of the four major industrialized trading nations or blocs: the EU, the US, Canada and Japan. The four countries are also known as "the Quad". Using more than 70, mostly quantitative, indicators, it compares the openness for imports in industrial and agricultural goods as well as in services. Also included are the horizontal issues of free trade agreements and trade preferences towards developing countries. No clear overall pattern can be found in the trade policies of the four countries. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, with some open doors and some closed.
 
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Rural Income Volatility and Inequality in Chinana John Whalley | 2006

| 2006-05-09

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Rural Income Volatility and Inequality in China
 
 
John Whalley
May 9, 2006
 
Much of current poverty debate in China focuses on the growing urban-rural income gap (the ratio of mean urban to rural incomes). Available data indicates a significant increase from around 1.8 in the late 1980s to over 3 today, but these estimates do not take into account the higher volatility of rural incomes in China. Current literature based analyses of rural income volatility decompose poverty into chronic and transient components using longitudinal survey data and assesses the fraction of the Foster, Greer and Thorbecke poverty gap which is attributable to mean income over time being below the poverty line. Resulting estimates of 40 50 % transient poverty point to the policy conclusion that poverty may be a less serious social problem than it appears in annual data due to rural income volatility. Here we use a direct method to adjust rural income for volatility using a certainty equivalent income measure and recomputed the urban-rural income gap. Since an uncertain income stream is worth less in utility terms than a certain income stream we argue that heightened rural volatility increases the effective urban-rural income gap and intensifies not weakens poverty concerns. Using Chinese longitudinal rural survey data for which current decompositions can be replicated, we make adjustments for certainty equivalence of rural household income streams which not only widen the urban-rural income gap in China but also increases other distributional summary statistics. Depending upon values used for the coefficient of relative risk aversion, the measured urban-rural income gap increases by 20 30% using a certainty equivalent measure to adjust rural incomes for volatility.
 
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Higher Education in India: The Need for a Change Pawan Agarwal | 2006

| 2006-03-02

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Higher Education in India: The Need for a Change
 
 
Mr. Pawan Agarwal
March 2, 2006
 
The research looks at the growth of higher education in India in international comparative perspective with particular reference to private initiatives. For the purpose of comparison, the research reviews the developments taking place in the United Kingdom, United States and China with respect to higher education. It notes that these countries have been using competition to foster change in building a high quality differentiated system of higher education. 

In the Indian context, the research begins with an empirical mapping of the growth since 1947. It analyzes the funding pattern public (both centre and states) financing, expenditure by households and trends in students loans. The research examines the role of higher education in workforce development to meet domestic as well as global demand for qualified manpower in present times when both skilled work and skilled workers are moving across national borders. Evaluating the role of academic research in fostering innovation in Indian economy, its weaknesses have been outlined and the way forward suggested. 

The research examines the regulatory environment as it exists in India today under the changing circumstances. Taking into consideration the emerging market structure for higher education and peculiar nature of higher education as a service, specific areas of concern have been identified. In place of a detailed planning and control approach - not found useful in experience of many countries, a regulatory framework that takes care of market failure and facilitates market coordination has been advocated. 

The research points out that accreditation in India without any consequences as it exists today serve little purpose. Specific suggestions for changes in accreditation system in India have been made. Other important issues such as governance, academic profession, use of technology, trade related and statistical system and policy research issues have also been covered in this work. The usefulness of the work is in its comprehensive approach and comparative knowledge. 

The research has organized the complexity of the higher education system in India in a coherent framework. The study comes out with specific action points and makes distinction of high from low leverage changes by weighing them according to importance, urgency, cost and time required. Though, the research does not get into nitty-gritty of each suggestion, however attempt has been made to define options and solutions at level of detail that underscores the practicality of the suggestions and more important the broad direction of change.


China's Socialist Market Economy Lessons of Success | 2005

| 2005-12-15

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Chinas Socialist Market Economy Lessons of Success
 
 
December 15, 2005
 
ICRIER organized a seminar on Chinas Socialist Market Economy: Lessons of Success by Dr. Arvind Virmani on December 15, 2005. 

In the late 1930s Oskar Lange put forward the idea of Market Socialism, an economy in which assets (means of production) were owned socially (by the communist party or State), but which mimicked the supply-demand price adjustment of the competitive market economy. Aba Lerner, Lange and others then debated this issue during the 1930s. The key element that is common to market socialism a la Lange and Lerner and Socialism (a la Lenin and Stalin) is socialist (i.e. party) ownership and (managerial) control of assets. The key difference is market based allocations versus centrally planned allocations. 

In China, the market element has expanded gradually since the start of the agricultural reforms in 1979 and the introduction of Urban reforms in 1984. In 1992 China publicly stated that its goal is a socialist market economy with Chinese Characteristics. Though China has successfully expanded the scope of the market, socialist (communist) control of factors remains very important. An understanding of these elements is essential to an understanding of the economic performance of China. The paper starts by giving a stylised version of Chinas economy in terms of the mix of socialist and market elements. This leads to an explanation of the growth performance of the Chinese economy and appropriate lessons for other countries, particularly non-socialist ones. 

The primary market economy is in products (goods and non-infrastructure services) where even CPC controlled enterprises compete to maximise growth, as in a private corporate economy. The other market elements are external capital (into foreign invested enterprises) and external trade. Exports and FDI have played such an important role in Chinas economy that its growth has been characterised as export-led growth, and could since 1990 be characterised as FDI-export led growth. The extent to which import trade is now free is not entirely clear, though on balance this could be put into the market category. There is also a competitive fringe of individual capitalists/private capital that operates in export production. 

The socialist planning system still operates, however, in factor markets (land, labour, capital) and infrastructure and the pricing of these inputs is used to provide (indirect) subsidies to foreign investors and domestic exporters. Cities/provinces can and do price land to any buyer at any price. The labour responsibility system determines where a person can work legally and where he cannot. The banking system has evolved little from a government department where loans are decided on the basis of provincial/national objectives and ability to repay is irrelevant (variable cost of capital). Infrastructure pricing and supply (particularly to foreign invested enterprises) is similarly decided on the basis of national/ provincial/ city objectives and can vary with enterprise. This is also true to some extent for the output of the State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) which remain subject to central department (their bosses) orders and directions. 

In moving from the Socialist to the Socialist Market Economy, China has borrowed aspects from the Nationalist Market Economies of developing Japan, S. Korea and Singapore. The primary objective of the latter governments was to catch-up with the advanced countries through fast growth of average income. They therefore developed a national consensus to maximise GDP growth. The whole nation was mobilised to achieve this goal. The simplicity of this objective (growth, investment, production) made it much easier to decentralise it and ensure accountability at every level including that of the private corporate sector (Zaibatsu, Chaebol). Democratic accountability was however stronger in these countries, so that much greater attention had to be paid to democratisation of the gains from growth, and the welfare of all citizens. 

Both types of economies contrast with democratic market economies like India that are driven primarily by democratic concerns in which the multidimensional nature of welfare maps into multiple, often contradictory, objectives. The means adopted to achieve one objective often contradict those required to achieve another resulting in cross-cutting actions. Multiple objectives lead to diffusion of accountability and provide liberal scope for pursuing ones personal goals (agency problems) as failure to achieve any one objective can always be blamed on the need to ensure another. 

Drawing on the Chinese experience, Dr Virmani recommended certain lessons for other countries namely - focus on growth orientation, modification of existing institutions in accordance with development objectives, promotion of complementary trade and FDI, adoption of flexible labour laws, rules, procedures to attract labour intensive export oriented FDI, creation of market structure that promotes competition rather than monopoly and emphasis on good governance. 

Dr. Abid Hussain, Former Ambassador to USA chaired the seminar.


Emerging Global Scenario Economic Perspective | 2005

| 2005-12-10

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Emerging Global Scenario Economic Perspective
 
 
December 10, 2005
 
ICRIER organized a seminar on Emerging Global Scenario: Economic Perspective by Dr. Arvind Virmani on December 10, 2005. 

The fast growth of Japan till the mid-1980s gave birth to several books on the Pacific Century (Gibert (1988), McCord (1991), Gibney (1993)) and the Asia-Pacific Century (Sutter (1992), Cronin(1992)). This talk gradually disappeared after the bursting of the Japanese bubble. The talk revived with the phenomenal growth of the Tigers (Manning and Stern(1994), Lingle (1995), Mahbubani(1997)) but was soon overcome by the Asian Crises (Emerson (1998)). Virmani (1999a,b) showed that India (the elephant) was among the ten fastest growing economies of the World since 1980 and projected that in the next decade its growth rate would accelerate above that of the Tigers and reach the top three. It also asserted that though Chinas past growth had been overestimated by about 2% it (the dragon) would remain the fastest growing economy in the world during the first decade of the 21st century. 

Krauthammer (1990/91) had heralded the arrival of The Unipolar Moment and set off debate on its many ramifications. The reality of the unipolar world returned to center-stage after the Asian crisis even though some questioned whether the unipolar moment had passed (Nye(1999), Huntington(1999) ). Since 9/11 the USA has asserted its primacy and the unipolar nature of the world has been re-asserted. There is, however, a variety of views on how long the unipolar world will last. Bergsten (2004) and Virmani (2004) have written about the possibility of the unipolar world order of the past half century converting into a bipolar or tripolar one. 

State power is the extent that (one) effects others more than they affect [one][Waltz (1979)]. It is therefore a combination of its capacity to resist the unwelcome influence of others and conversely to influence others to behave as it wants them to. With increasing globalisation, democratisation and inter-dependence, the form in which such power is expressed is likely to change over this century. However, history is unlikely to end (Fukoyama) and old ways of using power may not fade away that quickly. The powerful will also find new ways to express their power. 

In the presentation Dr. Virmani argues that the global economy is evolving in a direction that will result in a tripolar world by the middle of the 21st century. Thus the 21st century will be a Tripolar Century with two of the poles in Asia and one on the other side of the Pacific. So ironically it could end up as partly a Pacific, partly an Asia-Pacific and partly an Asian century. This is based largely on an economic view of power a la Kennedy (1988). He defines an index of Power Potential to measure economic power and shows how this index captures the current unipolar world. He then outlines the evolution of global power, first into bipolar and then into a tripolar world based on his economic projections. The reasons why the European Union may not become a fourth pole was taken up in the discussion. 

Mr. K. Subramanyam, Chairman, Task Force chaired the seminar.


VIP2 : A Simple Measure of a Nation's (Natural) Global Power | 2005

| 2005-11-29

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VIP2 : A Simple Measure of a Nations (Natural) Global Power
 
 
November 29, 2005
 
A seminar on VIP2: A Simple Measure of a Nations (Natural) Global Power by Dr. Arvind Virmani organized by ICRIER on November 29, 2005.
 
The USA is often referred to as the most powerful Nation on Earth, particularly since the collapse of the USSR in 1990. It is well known that the US economy is the largest in the world. But does the size of an economy measure a nations power in a global context? During the cold war between the US and NATO and the USSR and Soviet Bloc the world was bi-polar, that is, the two countries USA and USSR were recognized to be the two most powerful in the world of the time. The most visible part of their competition was in space, nuclear, defense and other technology. The possession of advanced military equipment such as ICBMs, submarines, aircraft carriers, bombers and fighters was also an important determination of the relative power of these two nations. Since then complex models have been built to define and measure a nations global power. Economic and technological factors play a major role in these models [see eg. Tellis et al (2000)]. Other factors are natural resources, education & skills and investment in R&D and technology development. 

State power is the extent that (one) effects others more than they affect [one][Waltz (1979)]. It is therefore a combination of its capacity to resist the unwelcome influence of others and conversely to influence others to behave as it wants them to. International relations experts have been divided on the relative importance of economic strength and military might in the global power of a nation. We resolve this conflict by decomposing national power into two elements: (a) The power potential of a country, which depends on economic strength and general technological capability, and (b) military capability. This includes defense and strategic equipment and specific technologies needed for attaining military superiority. Together these define the actual power of a country. International ambition and determination, the Will to power play a role in transforming the power potential into actual power. 

Virmani (2004, 2005) proposed a simple index of power potential. In this paper we present the index (christened VIP2), discuss its rationale and calculate the value of this index for all the medium and large countries in the world. We also define an index of actual power (VIP) based on VIP2, which requires a separate measure of military capability. 

The paper starts with a discussion on the economic basis of national power. It then defines the VIP2 (the index of power potential). This index is then calculated for about 110 countries. The paper also analyses the implications for permanent, veto bearing membership of the UN Security Council. 

Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Media Adviser to the Prime Minister chaired the seminar.
 


Seminar on 'Important Issues for India's Negotiations in WTO' | 2005

| 2005-11-14

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Important Issues for Indias Negotiations in WTO
 
 
November 14, 2005
 
An interactive seminar was organized by ICRIER on November 14, 2005 jointly with the Ministry of Commerce and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) on Important Issues for Indias Negotiations in WTO. The objective of the seminar was to facilitate discussion on important negotiating issues before the Hong Kong Ministerial Meet of WTO to be held in December. Honorable Minister of Commerce, Mr. Kamal Nath was the Chief Guest for the occasion. 

With a view to undertake a dialogue with the Minister of Commerce and other relevant ministries, an in-depth interaction on key issues relevant for the current round of negotiations was carried out on Agriculture and Non Agriculture Market Access, Market Access Negotiations in Services and distribution services in particular Indias retail sector. The session on Negotiations was chaired by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER. The seminar also discussed and disseminated some of the ICRIER research on key WTO related issues including Impact of Tariff Reforms, Cross Modal and Cross Sectoral Issues in Services, Trade Facilitation, Anti-Dumping and Subsidies in Services. This session was chaired by Mr. S. N. Menon, Commerce Secretary. 

The Commerce Minister started by stating that the awareness level of developing countries is much higher than the Uruguay Round with developing countries being more prepared and voluntarily engaging in the negotiations. 

On Agriculture, Commerce Minister opined that it still remains the most distorted sector. It should be asserted that domestic support and subsidies areas are also an obstacle, since they are illegitimate instruments in a rule-based, fair and equitable multilateral system, and it would be better, the sooner they are dismantled. India is asking for a substantial cut in trade distorting domestic subsidies and eventual elimination of export subsidies. Tariffs remain the only instrument of protection and for safeguarding food and livelihood security and rural development. Appropriate policy space must be intrinsic to any agreement at Hong Kong and beyond. The discussion pointed out that India should be aggressive in Agricultural negotiations and tie up tariff reduction to subsidy reduction in developed countries. Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member Planning Commission mentioned capping of high tariff lines is extremely important. 

In NAMA, the Minister pointed out that India is seeking significant market access through reduction in tariff peaks and tariff escalation and reduction in non tariff barriers in the developed countries on products of our exports interest. As India has already undertaken unilateral tariff cuts and is planning to bring the existing tariff to the ASEAN level, its bargaining strength in NAMA negotiations is quite high. There is a misconception that only tariffs are an obstacle to market access; it is the non-tariff barriers which are gaining in significance. 

Regarding Services, the Minister was of the view that India needs to open in some sectors to gain meaningful market access in Services in developed countries. Unfortunately, there is not much improvement in areas of interest to India viz. Movement of Natural Persons (Mode 4) and Cross Border Supply (Mode 1) in the offers, but discussions in the Friends Group co-chaired by India have been positive, and better results are expected. Mr. B. K. Zutshi, former Ambassador to GATT, pointed out that India has the option and strategy for market access negotiations in services to leverage its market size and its reform process for its engagement in the services negotiations to secure access in sectors and modes of export interest to it in the members markets. With the submission of the revised offer, we have started moving in the right direction. Mr. Kamal Nath added that coupled with market access (Mode 4) commitments, it is equally important to have disciplines on domestic regulations. 

On the future strategy for liberalization in the retail services with respect to distribution services, it was emphasized that India has two alternative approaches: multilateral liberalization followed by unilateral liberalization (which improves the bargaining position but is has its risks), or vice versa. The Minister added that investment was needed for back-ended logistic management and foreign investment was required to supplement domestic investment.


Panel Discussion on 'Energy Security: The Future of Oil & Gas in India' | 2005

| 2005-10-25

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Panel discussion on 'Energy Security: The Future of Oil & Gas in India'
 
October 25, 2005
Mr.Talmiz Ahmed, Ms.Sudha Mahalingam, Dr.T L Shankar
 
ICRIER organized a panel discussion on Energy Security: The Future of Oil & Gas in India on October 25, 2005 to review prospects in the light of mounting oil prices, rising demand and uncertain supplies; uncertainties surrounding global energy prospects, and moreover to discuss both domestic and international policy options needed to take care of Indias energy security. 

The panelists included Talmiz Ahmad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Sudha Mahalingam, Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library and TL Sankar, Consultant, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad. 

Sharing the governments perspective, Mr. Talmiz Ahmad emphasized that energy security is an integral part of national security. Oil and gas continue to be dominant sources of energy but the present oil and gas scenario is characterized by distorted, non market and irrational features. With a 70% gap between domestic supply and demand for oil signifying Indias dependency on oil imports, he cautioned that India has to ensure existing supplies while at the same time diversify to foreign sources. He drew attention to the efforts in the Caspian, Latin America and Africa as examples. At the same time domestic efforts at exploration and production must also be strengthened. For gas, he maintained that pipelines to bring gas from neighbouring countries are important. Multiple pipelines do not compete with each other as all the supplies will be needed. Roundtables to bring consumers and producers together, setting up a World Energy Forum in the UN, were among the global options mentioned. He posed the question about what proportion of domestic demand should be covered by equity oil from concessions, given the FOREX reserves and BOP status of India 

Ms. Sudha Mahalingam emphasized demand-side management as an integral part of managing energy security. But even with aggressive demand-side management measures, especially in the transportation sector, India will continue to be dependent on imported hydrocarbons, especially from the Middle East Persian Gulf region. Hedging, overseas oil equity and long-term contracts could address price volatility to some extent. Gas is a regional resource. Pricing is a key issue in gas imports whether through pipelines or LNG since downstream industries like power and fertilizer cannot absorb high prices. Dual pricing of gas in domestic markets will have to continue. As far as possible, future capacities in power generation should be fuelled by domestic gas as well as hydel sources. India should also consider importing electricity from Central Asia, especially Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan which have abundant hydel capacity. 

Mr. TL Sankar started out by saying that while there have been various ideas and efforts on energy security, there has not been much of an effort to anchor them together. For this he emphasized on greater stress on coordination of the main elements of the energy chain. He also pointed out that while oil may be used for transport, he was not very sure about the usefulness and sustainability of using gas for producing electricity. Additionally, price of electricity in India has hit the international standards and there is not much of a room to increase its price any further. The key issue to energy security is wide scale availability of cheap electricity. It is technically feasible to produce electricity for less than Rs. 2/- per unit using domestic coal. This is one option to reduce Indias import dependence on gas. He also focused on energy efficiency improvements and substitution of bio fuels which would reduce import requirements of oil. 

The discussion that followed focused on the geopolitical risks of relying on imports from politically volatile regions and the need to exploit more fully indigenous coal resources, using new technologies like underground gasification and coal-bed methanation. 

Concluding the ICRIER discussion Mr. Nitin Desai stated that energy security is more than tying up sources of oil supply. It must look beyond to demand management and alternatives to oil. This requires coordination. But coordination can become a bureaucratic routine of meetings unless it has a purpose. This could be demand assessment and management and setting priorities for long-term technology options. The sectoral bodies should be left free to undertake supply planning on the basis of this assessment and priority setting. 

Seminar was chaired by Nitin Desai, Honorary Professor, ICRIER (Former Under Secretary-General of the UN). It was attended by academicians, scholars, experts, ministry representative and media


Performance of Indian Export Processing Zones Aradhna Aggarwal | 2005

| 2005-03-30

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Seminar on Performance of Indian Export Processing Zones (EPZs)
 
 
March 30, 2005
 
From L to R: Dr. Aradhna Aggarwal, Consultant, ICRIER, Mr. Gopal K. Pillai, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER. 

ICRIER organised a seminar on 'Performance of Export Processing Zones: A Comparative Analysis of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh' to analyse factors carrying important policy implications crucial for the success of EPZs and SEZs in India. The seminar was chaired by Mr. Gopal Pillai, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. 

Elucidating the economic rationale behind EPZs, Mr. Pillai, pointed out that the real test in terms of the success of the zones was whether they have lead to an overall increase in the economic activity - the indicators being economic growth, investment and employment. Dr. Aradhana Aggarwal, Consultant ICRIER, explained in her presentation that the purpose behind the zones was to establish a viable internationally competitive platform capable of attracting export oriented investment to promote exports. To sustain their competitiveness in the long run it is important to improve countrywide investment climate, as the zones cannot be insulated from the broader institutional and economic context of the country. Finally, the zones will need to give way to industrial clusters of high tech industries to help jump-start the manufacturing processes in the country and improve export competitiveness with greater return. 

Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & CE, ICRIER, pointed out that China's success as compared to India was mainly in terms of attracting export related FDI and labour intensive exports. India he said needs to bring its infrastructure availability and quality to global standards in the SEZs within the next few years


Panel Discussion on Reforming Global Governance Virendra Dayal, Anwarul Hoda and Nitin Desai | 2005

| 2005-03-24

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Panel Discussion on Reforming Global Governance
 
 
March 24, 2005
 
From L to R: Dr. Virendra Dayal, former Member, NHRC and former Under Secretary General, UN, Mr. Nitin Desai, Honorary Professor, ICRIER and Former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Prof. Arjun Sengupta, Chairman, the Center for Development and Human Rights, New Delhi, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive and Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission. 

ICRIER organised a panel discussion on 'Reforming Global Governance' in view of the wide-ranging global changes and challenges affecting the UN today. The aim of the discussion was to present an Indian and a developing country perspective on the reforms of global governance as well as to reflect on the role of the Bretton Woods Institutions. 

Chairing the discussion Mr. Arjun Sengupta, Chairman, National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised and Formal Sector & former Executive Director for India in the IMF pointed out that the UN till now has effectively spelt out the gaps and links within the governance system to facilitate development. And today it has to play the role even more effectively. 

Speaking on the emergence of human rights reforms as also the contentious issue of humanitarian intervention, Mr. Virendra Dayal, former Member National Human Rights Commission and former Under Secretary General in the UN, said that India should play a proactive role in the emerging human rights regime of the UN, as well as in the evolution of norms for humanitarian intervention. Raising pertinent issues related to WTO rules vis--vis the developing countries, Mr. Anwarul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission, explained that it was mostly the manner in which the WTO rules were implemented and not the rules per se that resulted in tilting the gaps against the interests of the smaller countries. Mr. Nitin Desai, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, emphasised that the effectiveness of global mechanism for the articulation of norms and standards was perhaps the most spectacular achievement of the UN today. He stressed on legitimacy of the multilateral system in the eyes of the North and South, which he felt would be questioned if decision making bodies like the Security Council are not modified to give greater voice to the third world.


Panel Discussion on 'The Future of the Dollar' Srinivasan Varadarajan, Surjit Bhalla and Omkar Goswamy | 2005

| 2005-02-04

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Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Dollar"
 
 
February 04, 2005
 
From L to R: Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Director, Oxus Research and Investments, Dr. Omkar Goswami, Chairman, CERG Advisory Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Nitin Desai, Honorary Professor, ICRIER, Mr. Srinivasan Varadarajan, Managing Director (Head of Markets), JP Morgan Chase Bank, Mumbai, and Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER. 

ICRIER organised a panel discussion on 'The Future of the Dollar' to assess the future of the US Dollar, in light of its overall decline of the dollar in international currency markets. It focussed on structural issues of the world economy, the role that the Dollar plays in it and how that role is evolving. 

The discussion began with a presentation by Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & CE, ICRIER on the evolution of the external value of the rupee over the past decade focussing on the linkages of the Real Exchange rate to productivity changes and differential inflation. Presenting a market perspective for the next year or so, Srinivasan Varadarajan, Director, J. P. Morgan Securities, (India) offered that the case for a weaker dollar had been building for quite sometime, the key factors being the impending correction in global imbalances, the need for the US to finance the "twin deficits" and a diminishing requirement for Asian reserve accumulation. Graphically illustrating the decline of the Dollar from Jan 2002 to Jan 2005, Omkar Goswamy, Director, CERG Advisory discussed the implications of the dollar slide for key currencies including Europe, Asia and China. Dr. Surjit Bhalla, MD, Oxus Investments emphasised that the role of interest rates must be taken in the context of growth if it is going to be taken as a tool of exchange rate and savings rate policy. Towards the end, Dr. Virmani distinguished between short-term movements in exchange rate, which emanate from expectational factors and manifest themselves through capital flows and long-term trends, which depend predominantly on relative productivity changes and are closely related to growth and competitiveness. Mr. Nitin Desai, Honorary Professor, ICRIER and Chair of the discussion, concluded, that the key imbalance is between the dollar and the Asian currencies, particularly the Chinese currency. For some time the present processes of dollar depreciation would continue.


China's Impact on NAFTA Economies Dr. Wendy Dobson | 2004

| 2004-12-17

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China's Impact on NAFTA Economies
 
 
December 17, 2004
 
Dr. Wendy Dobson, Professor at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and Director of its Institute for International Business. 

ICRIER invited Dr. Wendy Dobson, Professor at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and Director of its Institute for International Business for a seminar on 'China's Impact on NAFTA Economies'. 

The focus of the seminar was on China's emergence as a major economic force--creating both opportunities and risks for business and policy planning for NAFTA economies. The seminar was important in terms of its usefulness for India in understanding how the Chinese have handled and overcome the trade diverting provisions of NAFTA. Dr. Dobson examined issues of trade, investment and the exchange rate regime, as well as China as a source of systemic risk-before discussing implications for Canada and its NAFTA partners. 

The seminar was chaired by Mr. Nitin Desai, Honorary Professor, ICRIER.


Foreign Direct Investment in Retail Sector: India Dr. Arpita Mukherjee and Ms. Nitisha Patel | 2004

| 2004-11-22

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Foreign Direct Investment in Retail Sector: India
 
 
November 22, 2004
 
From R to L: Mr. D. K. Mukhopadhyay, Economic Adviser, Department of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER, Mr. L. Mansingh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India, Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Senior Fellow, ICRIER and Ms. Nitisha Patel, Research Assistant, ICRIER. 

Based on the draft report of the study titled 'Foreign Direct Investment in Retail Sector: India' entrusted by the Department of Consumer Affairs, ICRIER organised a seminar to analyse the growth across different segments of retailing, evaluate the likely impact of allowing FDI on stakeholders and suggest the likely timeframe and process of allowing FDI. 

The results of the ICRIER study recommend that any opening up of the FDI regime should be gradual (3-5 years) to give the domestic industry enough time to adjust to the changes. Foreign players should not be allowed to trade in certain sensitive products like arms and ammunition and the list of excluded products should be clearly stated in the FDI policy. It suggests that in the initial stage, FDI up to a maximum of 49 percent should be allowed so as to provide an opportunity for the domestic players to enter into joint venture agreements. The study also provides a definition of retail trade. Lastly, the study points out that unilateral liberalisation should precede multilateral liberalisation in sensitive sectors like retailing. 

Mr. L. Mansingh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, chaired the session. The seminar was attended by different ministries, organised and unorganised retailers, foreign retailers, industry and trading associations, retail experts, multilateral agencies, real estate developers, manufacturers, academicians and media


The Growth Experience: Lessons from the 1990s Dr. Roberto Zagha and Dr. Lant Pritchett | 2004

| 2004-09-28

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The Growth Experience: Lessons from the 1990s
 
 
September 28, 2004
 
From R to L: Dr. Roberto Zagha, Economic Advisor, The World Bank's PREM network, Dr. Lant Pritchett, Lead Economist, The World Bank, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, IFPRI and Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER. 

ICRIER and the World Bank organised a joint seminar on 'The Growth Experience: Lessons from the 1990s' to analyse the impact on growth of key policy and institutional reforms: macroeconomic stability, trade liberalization, privatization, deregulation of finance and utilities etc. Drawing from the World Bank report as well as from ICRIER and other research work on macroeconomics, growth, policy & reform, the seminar focussed on factors that led to the obstruction and sustenance of economic growth in the nineties. 

While making their presentations Dr. Roberto Zagha, Economic Advisor of the World Bank's Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) network and Dr. Lant Pritchett, Lead Economist of the World Bank's South Asia Environment and Social Unit emphasised on the importance and relevance of new policy initiatives necessary for raising the sustainable rate of economic growth in developing countries, with special reference to India. The seminar drew lessons from the diverse country experiences; from the perspective of reforms in policy and institutional areas and how it has affected growth. 

Representatives from the Planning Commission, Ministries of Finance and External Affairs, Financial Institutes, Multilateral Organizations, Research Institutes and Academia participated in the seminar. Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, IFPRI and Board Member, ICRIER, chaired the seminar.
 


Impact of Tariff Reforms on Indian Industry Dr. Arvind Virmani, Dr. B N Goldar and Dr. C Veeramani | 2004

| 2004-06-25

Place: | Venue

Impact of Tariff Reforms on Indian Industry
 
ICRIER organised a seminar on 'Impact of Tariff Reforms on Indian Industry' on June 25, 2004 to debate and discuss how the domestic industry in India would be impacted by the substantial industrial tariff cuts expected to be made by the Indian Government in the near future. The Seminar was based on the findings of a comprehensive study (titled 'Impact of Tariff Reforms on Indian Industry: Assessment based on a Multi-Sector Econometric Model') undertaken by ICRIER to quantify the impact of tariff policy changes on India's industrial sector. The results shared at the discussion were surprising in that, the findings suggested that even a substantial decline in tariff rates from an average of about 30% to about 10% (along with associated currency depreciation and increased market access) would have only a marginal impact on net exports, value of production and employment in the organised manufacturing sector. It seems no significant adverse impact would be there on the domestic industrial sector from the tariff cuts. Rather, a small increase in aggregate industrial production and employment might occur emanating from the efficiency enhancing effects of tariff reform. The Seminar was chaired by Prof. K L Krishna
 


ICRIER-World Bank Seminar on Global Development Finance Dr. Mansoor Dailami | 2004

| 2004-06-10

Place: | Venue

ICRIER-World Bank Seminar on Global Development Finance
 
 
June 10, 2004
 
From L to R: Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Deputy Country Director, ADB; Dr. Surjit Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments; Mr. Michael F. Carter, India Country Director, The World Bank; Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER; Dr. Mansoor Dailami, Lead Economist, The World Bank, at the seminar on "Global Development Finance 2004 - Harnessing Cyclical Gains for Development, jointly organised with the World Bank. 

ICRIER and the World bank jointly organised a seminar on 'Global Development Finance: Harnessing Cyclical Gains for Development' on June 10, 2004 to share expert views and experiences to understand the challenges and implications regarding the global financial conditions affecting developing countries and the future of infrastructure financing in the developing world. 

The Seminar was based on World Bank's report by Dr Mansoor Dailami, Lead Economist, World Bank. The discussions emphasised that the key challenge for policymakers in developing countries is to channel capital flows into areas, such as infrastructure, where it can lay the foundations for sustained growth and poverty reduction. Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER chaired the Seminar.


An Analysis of Retaliation Under the WTO Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence | 2004

| 2004-03-25

Place: | Venue

An Analysis of Retaliation Under the WTO
 
At an ICRIER seminar held on March 25, 2004, Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert L. Williams Professor of Trade and Investment at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University presented a study on the economics of retaliatory measures permitted in the WTO for dispute resolution in cases in which the member complained against is unable to comply with the recommendations of the Disputes Settlement Body. In his view it would be preferable if in such cases there was a provision for compensation through liberalisation in areas of interest to the complaining party. Compensation as a substitute for retaliation is already provided for in the Dispute Settlement Understanding. The new proposal made by Prof. Lawrence was that such compensation would be available from a list of compensatory measures already agreed by each member in advance. 

During the discussions that followed the view was expressed that the existing system did not envisage that retaliation would be permanent. The aim was not to square the accounts. Although the implementation of retaliatory measures resulted in contraction of trade and diminution of world welfare, its ultimate objective was to put pressure on the WTO member concerned to withdraw the offending measures. Members generally used those measurers for retaliation that had the maximum potential to put political pressure for compliance. The alternative proposed by Prof. Lawrence would deprive the complaining party of the possibility of applying pressure by retaliating where it hurt most. The seminar was chaired by Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER.


Economic Reforms: Policy and Institutions at fifth GDN Conference Dr. Arvind Virmani | 2004

| 2004-01-30

Place: | Venue

Fifth GDN Annual Conference
 
The Global Development Network (GDN) held its Fifth Annual Conference on Understanding Reform during January 28-30, 2004 in New Delhi. ICRIER was the co organiser for the Conference.
 
ICRIER Session
 
ICRIER had a special responsibility for organising a session to review Indian Reforms from a multidisciplinary perspective. A paper on the topic was presented at the first parallel session on "Economic Reforms: Policy and Institutions" by Dr Arvind Virmani, Director & CE ICRIER (ICRIER Working Paper #121). The session was chaired by Prof. Wahiduddin Mahmud, Professor of Economics, Dhaka University. The discussants were: Prof. Ira Gang, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA and Prof. Alvaro Forteza, Universidad de la Republica Montivideo, Uruguay. 
 
SANEI Session
 
SANEI (South Asia Network of Economic research Institutes), co organised a session on "Economic Reforms in South and East Asia: A Comparative Perspective" with EADN (East Asia Development Network). Dr Arvind Virmani, Director, ICRIER, and Prof. Chia Siow Yue, EADN, Singapore, co chaired the session. Presentations were made by Prof. T N Srinivasan, Chairman, SANEI on "Economic Reforms in South Asia" and Prof. Wing Thye Woo, UC Davis, on "Modifying the East Asian Development Strategy for the New Millenium". Prof. Min Tang, Chief Economist, ADB, China, and Prof. Wahiduddin Mahmud, Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, served as discussants.
 
GDN Workshop on Bridging Research and Policy
 
The Global Development Conference was preceded by several workshops related to different GDN activities during January 24-26, 2004.

ICRIER is engaged in a study on "Linkages Between Development Researchers and Policy Makers: A Case Study on India" under the GDN Global Research Project on "Bridging Research and Policy". Dr Tarun Das, Consultant, ICRIER, participated at this workshop which reviewed the overall objectives of the project, its progress till date, and the steps ahead.

SANEI
 also participated in the Conference at the Network Heads' Meeting, Network Heads' and Coordinators' Meeting, the GDNet Steering Committee Meeting and the Knowledge Fair.


Missing Markets in the World Trading System: The Case for 'Sui Generis' Protection of Traditional Knowledge under TRIPS Prof. Ajeet Mathur | 2003

| 2003-10-30

Place: | Venue

Missing Markets in the World Trading System: The Case for 'Sui Generis' Protection of Traditional Knowledge under TRIPS
 
 
October 30, 2003
 
Dr. Ajeet Mathur, Professor, ICRIER, speaking at the seminar organised by ICRIER on 'Missing Markets in the World Trading System: The Case for "Sui Generis" Protection of Traditional Knowledge Under TRIPs'. 

Dr. Ajeet Mathur, Professor, ICRIER, presented a study of the feasibility and economic logic in the design of a sui generis protection system for protection of traditional knowledge at a seminar on October 30, 2003. Prof. Mathur proposed a framework that would harmonise national priorities and also satisfy all international commitments, including TRIPS. The study finds that recognition of traditional knowledge as a global public good could enable an international sui generis system to be operationalised. An international treaty providing sui generis protection to traditional knowledge could be reached through WIPO or UNESCO or WTO. Prof. Mathur noted that countries need not wait for an international treaty and national sui generis systems can be designed to suit national priorities. 

Prof. Mathur concluded that for benefit-sharing arrangements to work, the government should limit its role to capacity building, facilitating information flows, promoting new forms of contracts enforcement, and making effective international representation. He proposed that it would be useful to conduct pilot projects in biodiversity hotspots like the North-Eastern states, Western Ghats, Himalayan slopes, and the Narmada and Tapti Basins in process-led action research to gain more experience of how to build capacity and embed benefit-sharing arrangements in local communities, local entrepreneurial initiatives, and local self-governance. Dr. Arvind Virmani, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER, chaired the seminar.
 


US Agricultural Policy and WTO Issues Affecting Developing Countries | 2003

| 2003-10-13

Place: | Venue

US Agricultural Policy and WTO Issues Affecting Developing Countries
 
 
October 13, 2003
 
Dr. Mary Burfisher of the ERS-USDA addressing the audience at the seminar on 'US Agricultural Policy and WTO Issues Affecting Developing Countries: Recent USDA/ERS Research', jointly organised with United States Department of Agriculture. 

ICRIER organised a half-day joint Seminar with the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on October 13, 2003. The focus of the Seminar was on policy implications of recent research conducted at the ERS-USDA and identification of possible topics for collaborative research. Dr. Mary Burfisher of the ERS-USDA made a presentation on 'The US Experience with De-coupled Payments'. Dr. John Wainio of the ERS-USDA spoke on 'Market Access Proposals: Addressing the Concerns of Developing Countries' and Dr. C Edwin Young, Senior US Agricultural Policy Analyst, ERS-USDA, made a presentation on 'Potential Market Impacts of US Farm Policy'. 

The seminar highlighted issues related to the US Farm Bill 2002 and de-coupled payments and the implications of market access issues in the WTO for developing countries. The seminar was attended by senior economists of the ERS-USDA and senior officials of the Department of Commerce and Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Government of India, among many others. Dr. R. C. A. Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, chaired the seminar


Cancun Agenda on Market Access: A Reality Check ICRIER-FICCI Joint Seminar | 2003

| 2003-08-29

Place: | Venue

Cancun Agenda on Market Access: A Reality Check
 
ICRIER and FICCI jointly organised a one-day seminar on 'Cancun Agenda on Market Access: A Reality Check' on August 29, 2003. In his inaugural address, Mr. S. N. Menon, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, stated that countries like India with a huge population dependent on agriculture were not willing to accept the developed countries' position on tariff reduction without a reciprocal reduction in subsidies and that the joint framework on agriculture submitted by the US and European Union was an unfair document, as it did not reflect the ambitions of the developed and developing countries. On services, Mr. Menon stated that India was keen on offshore operations through electronic means and movement of natural persons. 

The deliberations mainly focused on the three core areas of non-agricultural market access, agriculture, and services with emphasis on the impending Cancun negotiations. Concern was expressed by all speakers on the low level of ambition in the US-EC proposals with regard to reduction/elimination of subsidies in the negotiations on agriculture. It was felt that for the Doha Round negotiations to succeed, it was imperative that the major industrialised countries agreed on the elimination of export subsidies and on deep reduction of domestic support. The speakers welcomed the proposal for taking the tariff average into account in the formula for reduction of non-agricultural tariffs. While concern was expressed on the proposal for sectoral elimination of tariffs in automobile components it was also felt that elimination of tariffs on textiles would provide a big opportunity for India. On services, the speakers stated that India has tremendous trade potential and should therefore actively participate in the GATS 2000 negotiations and push for removal of market access barriers in Modes 1 and 4 in markets of export interest. Eminent policy makers, policy advisors, academics, and senior officials from the WTO, World Bank, and Ministry of Commerce attended the seminar.


Trade in Land Transport Services: Railways Arpita Mukherjee and Ruchika Sachdeva | 2003

| 2003-08-06

Place: | Venue

Trade in Land Transport Services: Railways
 
At a seminar organised by ICRIER on August 6, 2003, Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Senior Fellow, ICRIER, and Ms. Ruchika Sachdeva, Consultant, ICRIER, made presentations on a sectoral study titled 'Trade in Land Transport Services: Railways', based on a project funded by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. This study investigates the recent trends and developments in the rail transport sector, globally and in India, within the context of the GATS 2000 negotiations. The findings shared at the seminar emphasised that the sector witnessed limited liberalisation during the Uruguay Round of negotiations as few WTO Members scheduled commitments. The railway network in India, which is under a public monopoly, has resulted in monopoly-induced inefficiencies and low level of productivity. The study emphasised on the need and urgency for restructuring the rail transport services and suggested various reform measures to enhance the productivity, efficiency, and global competitiveness of this sector. The seminar was attended by academicians and representatives from various ministries/departments and, industry associations. Mr. B. K. Zutshi, Advisor, WTO Issues, ICRIER, chaired the session.
 


WTO Rules and Dispute Settlement Procedures Anwarul Hoda, S Narayanan, Aradhna Aggarwal and Rajeev Ahuja | 2003

| 2003-03-17

Place: | Venue

WTO Rules and Dispute Settlement Procedures
 
 
March 17, 2003


Export-Competitiveness of Indian Textile and Garment Industry Samar Verma | 2002

| 2002-07-22

Place: | Venue

Export-Competitiveness of Indian Textile and Garment Industry
 
Samar Verma


 
July 22, 2002
 
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Economic Development, Trade and Wages Prof. Ronald Jones, University of Rochester | 2002

| 2002-02-04

Place: | Venue

Economic Development, Trade and Wages

Prof. Ronald Jones, University of Rochester
 
 
February 4, 2002
 
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Reform of Anti-dumping Regulations: Preparing for forthcoming WTO Negotiations Prof. PKM Tharakan | 2002

| 2002-01-25

Place: | Venue

Reform of Anti-dumping Regulations: Preparing for forthcoming WTO Negotiations
 
January 25, 2002
 
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China's Entry into the WTO: Impact on Developing Countries Prof. Richard Cooper Harvard University | 2002

| 2002-01-23

Place: | Venue

China's Entry into the WTO: Impact on Developing Countries
 
January 23, 2002
 
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Trade and Globalisation Dani Rodrik and Meghnad Desai | 2002

| 2002-01-11

Place: | Venue

What Should be India's Economic Priorities in Globalising World?
 
Lord Meghnad Desai, Professor,
London School of Economics
 
 
January 6, 1999.
 
About Lord Meghnad Desai

LORD MEGHNAD DESAI, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is currently the Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics. Born in July 1940, he was educated at the University of Bombay. He secured his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He has written extensively on a wide range of subjects. From 1984-1991, he was co-editor of the Journal of Applied Econometrics. He has been both Chair and President of Isligton South and Pinsbury Constituency Labour Party in London and was made a peer in April 1991. He is currently Chairman of the Trustees Board for Training for Life, Chairman of the Management Board of City Road


Globalisation and Global Governance Vincent Cable | 2001

| 2001-09-17

Place: | Venue

Globalisation and Global Governance 
Vincent Cable
 
 
September 17, 2001
 
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The evolution of the securities markets in India in the 1990s Ajay Shah | 2001

| 2001-09-06

Place: | Venue

The Evolution of the securities market in the 1990s

Ajay Shah
 
September 2001
 
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India's Macroeconomic Management in the Nineties Shankar Acharya | 2001

| 2001-09-05

Place: | Venue

India's Macroeconomic Management in the Nineties

Shankar Acharya
 
September 2001
 
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Trade, Growth and Poverty David Dollar | 2001

| 2001-04-18

Place: | Venue

Trade, Growth and Poverty
David Dollar
 
April 18, 2001
 
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Developing Countries and the WTO Service Negotiations Aaditya Mattoo | 2001

| 2001-02-22

Place: | Venue

Developing Countries and the WTO Services Negotiations
 
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February 22, 2001
 
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Is Anti-Dumping Here to Stay ? Mathew Tharakan | 2001

| 2001-02-13

Place: | Venue

Is Anti-Dumping Here to Stay ?
Mathew Tharakan
 
 
February 13, 2001
 
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Cumulation and Injury Determination in Anti-Dumping Decision Mathew Tharakan | 2001

| 2001-02-08

Place: | Venue

Cumulation and Injury Determination in Anti-Dumping Decision
Mathew Tharakan
 
February 08, 2001
 
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WTO and Agriculture with Special Reference to Gujarat | 2001

| 2001-01-21

Place: | Venue

WTO and Agriculture with Special Reference to Gujarat.
 


 
January 20-21, 2001
 
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The International Transmission of Crises Kristin J. Forbes | 2000

| 2000-12-15

Place: | Venue

WTO and Agriculture with Special Reference to Gujarat.
 


 
January 20-21, 2001
 
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Information Technology and Productivity Sanjeev Dewan | 2000

| 2000-12-01

Place: | Venue

Information Technology and Productivity.

Sanjeev Dewan
 
December 1, 2000
 
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Indian Export and Economic Growth Performance in Asian Perspective Suresh D. Tendulkar | 2000

| 2000-11-20

Place: | Venue

Indian Export and Economic Growth Performance in Asian Perspective.

Suresh D. Tendulkar
 

Prof.Suresh D.Tendulkar of the Delhi School of Economics, presenting a paper at an ICRIER Seminar. On his left is Dr.Ashok Desai who chaired the seminar and Dr.Arvind Virmani, the principal discussant.

Audience at the seminar
 
November 20, 2000
 
Prof Suresh Tendulkar presented a paper titled, Indian Exports and Growth Performance in an Asian Perspective, at an ICRIER seminar on 20 November 2000. Prof Tendulkar ascribes Indias failure to achieve the levels of progress of some of her East Asian neighbours to the persistently restrictive industrial and trade policies, which were relaxed only in the 1990s. His analysis of competitiveness at a detailed level of disaggregation shows that India has had a sustained presence only in certain labour-intensive products in the past two decades and is now facing stiff competition from China, other South East Asian countries and South Korea. Prof Tendulkar emphasises that, for the economy to come out of the protectionist past, there would be a painful adjustment period involving reallocation of resources towards efficient, globally competitive industries. This project was funded by the Export-Import Bank of India, and has resulted in two working papers of ICRIER, which are also published as occasional papers of the Export-Import Bank of India.
 
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Trade in Maritime Transport Services: Opportunities and Constraints Arpita Mukerjee | 2000

| 2000-11-18

Place: | Venue

Trade in Construction and Consultancy Services: India and the GATS

Arpita Mukherjee
 
November 2000
 
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WTO and Developing Countries: A Post Seattle Discussion Arvind Panagariya | 2000

| 2000-08-10

Place: | Venue

WTO and Developing Countries: A Post Seattle Discussion
 
August 10, 2000
 
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Succeeding in Software:The Indian Experience and the Road Ahead Abhijit V. Banerjee | 2000

| 2000-07-18

Place: | Venue

Succeeding in Software:The Indian Experience and the Road Ahead 

Abhijit V. Banerjee
 
July 18, 2000
 
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India's Informal Trade with Bangladesh and Nepal Sanjib Pohit, Nisha Taneja | 2000

| 2000-07-05

Place: | Venue

India's Informal Trade with Bangladesh and Nepal 

Sanjib Pohit, Nisha Taneja
 
July 05, 2000
 
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Awakening the Other Giant: Trade and Human Resources in India Adrian Wood | 2000

| 2000-05-15

Place: | Venue

Awakening the Other Giant: Trade and Human Resources in India

Adrian Wood
 
May 15, 2000
 
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Multinational Versus Expatriate FDI: A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese and Indian Experiences Ashok Guha and Amit S Ray | 2000

| 2000-04-25

Place: | Venue

Multinational Versus Expatriate FDI: A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese and Indian Experiences 

Ashok Guha and Amit S Ray
 
April 25. 2000
 
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Trade in Telecom Services : Opportunities and Constraints Harsha Vardhana Singh | 2000

| 2000-04-24

Place: | Venue

Trade in Telecom Services : Opportunities and Constraints 

Harsha Vardhana Singh
 
April 24, 2000
 
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Stages of Diversification Romain Wacziarg | 2000

| 2000-03-10

Place: | Venue

Stages of Diversification 

Romain Wacziarg
Assistant Professor of Economics
Graduate School of Business Stanford University.
 
March 10. 2000
 
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Did Financial Reforms Improve the Efficiency of Investment Allocation in Corporate India? Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis | 2000

| 2000-03-09

Place: | Venue

Did Financial Reforms Improve the Efficiency of Investment Allocation in Corporate India?

Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis
 
March 09. 2000
 
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Linking Trade Agreements To Environmental Standards and the Effect on Optimal Protectionism Ben Zissimos | 2000

| 2000-03-07

Place: | Venue

Linking Trade Agreements To Environmental Standards and the Effect on Optimal Protectionism

Ben Zissimos
 
March 07, 2000
 
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Impact on Savings via Insurance Reforms Ajit Ranade | 2000

| 2000-02-23

Place: | Venue

Impact on Savings via Insurance Reforms 

Ajit Ranade
 
Feb 23, 2000
 
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Trade in Tourism Services : Opportunities and Constraints Homi Aibara | 2000

| 2000-02-14

Place: | Venue

Trade in Tourism Services :Opportunities and Constraints 

Homi Aibara
 
Feb 14. 2000
 
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India's Export Performance in Asian Perspective 1980-96 Suresh Tendulkar | 2000

| 2000-01-25

Place: | Venue

India's Export Performance in Asian Perspective 1980-96.

Suresh Tendulkar
Professor, Delhi School Of Economics,
Delhi University
 
January 25. 2000
 
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Capital Account Liberalization and the Risk of Volatile Capital Flows: Implications for Policy Intervention Kenneth Kletzer, Renu Kohli | 1999

| 1999-12-21

Place: | Venue

Capital Account Liberalization and the Risk of Volatile Capital Flows: Implications for Policy Intervention 

Kenneth Kletzer, Renu Kohli
 
December 21, 2000
 
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RS Bhatt Memorial Barry Eichengreen, University of California | 1999

| 1999-12-16

Place: | Venue

RS Bhatt Memorial 

Barry Eichengreen, University of California
 
Dec 16, 1999
 
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Patent Regimes and Options in Developing Countries Robert Evenson, Yale University | 1999

| 1999-12-14

Place: | Venue

Patent Regimes and Options in Developing Countries

Robert Evenson, Yale University
 
Dec 14, 1999
 
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Competition Policy, Development and Developing Countries. Ajit Singh | 1999

| 1999-11-26

Place: | Venue

Competition Policy, Development and Developing Countries.

Ajit Singh
 
Nov 26, 1999
 
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Competition Policy, Development and Developing Countries. Ajit Singh Nov 26, 1999 Text Available in PDF | 1999

| 1999-11-23

Place: | Venue

Reforming in a Global Economy 

John Williamson, Institute of International Economics
 
Nov 23, 1999
 
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Reforming in a Global Economy John Williamson, Institute of International Economics Nov 23, 1999 Information not available as of now. Please come back later. | 1999

| 1999-11-04

Place: | Venue

Movement of Natural Persons and Trade in Services: Liberalizing Temporary Movement of Labour under the GATS 

Rupa Chanda
 
Nov 04, 1999
 
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Trade in Accountancy Services: Opportunities and Constraints T.C. A Anan | 1999

| 1999-10-21

Place: | Venue

Trade in Accountancy Services: Opportunities and Constraints 

T.C. A Anant
 
Oct 21, 1999
 
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Trade in Accountancy Services: Opportunities and Constraints T.C. A Anant Oct 21, 1999 Information not available as of now. Please come back later. | 1999

| 1999-10-04

Place: | Venue

Fiscal Reliance on Extra-budgetary Fees in Chinas 

Richard Eckaus, Professor, M.I.T.
 
Oct 04, 1999
 
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India in the World Economy T.N. Srinivasan, Yale University and Suresh Tendulkar, Professor, Delhi School of Economics | 1999

| 1999-09-09

Place: | Venue

India in the World Economy
 
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T.N. Srinivasan, Yale University and Suresh Tendulkar,
Professor, Delhi School of Economics

Sept 9, 1999


Trade in Legal Services:Opportunities and Constraints M.L. Mitra, Director, National Law School | 1999

| 1999-08-21

Place: | Venue

Trade in legal Services:Opportunities and Constraints
 
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N.L.Mitra, Director, National Law School

Aug 21, 1999
 
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Trade in legal Services:Opportunities and Constraints Picture N.L.Mitra, Director, National Law School Aug 21, 1999 Text Available in PDF | 1999

| 1999-08-10

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Trade in legal Services:Opportunities and Constraints
 
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N.L.Mitra, Director, National Law School

Aug 21, 1999
 
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Developing an Information Technology Rafiq Dossani, Professor, Stanford University | 1999

| 1999-08-08

Place: | Venue

Indo-US Relations

Marshall M. Bouton, Executive Vice President, Asia Society
 
Aug 8, 1999
 
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Indo-US Relations Marshall M. Bouton, Executive Vice President, Asia Society | 1999

| 1999-07-30

Place: | Venue

Indo-US Relations

Marshall M. Bouton, Executive Vice President, Asia Society

Date : Aug 8, 1999

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Trade in Software Services: Opportunities and Constraints N.R. Narayana Murthy,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Infosys Technologies Ltd and Dewang Mehta, President, National Assotiation of Software and Services | 1999

| 1999-07-17

Place: | Venue

Indo-US Relations


Marshall M. Bouton, Executive Vice President, Asia Society

Date : Aug 8, 1999

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Saving-Investment Correlations and Capital Mobility in Developing Countries with Special Reference to India Benu Schneider, Professor, ICRIER | 1999

| 1999-07-13

Place: | Venue

Saving-Investment Correlations and Capital Mobility in Developing Countries with Special Reference to India

Benu Schneider, Professor, ICRIER
 
July 13, 1999
 
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Size Efficiency and Financial Reforms in Indian Banking Pradeep Srivastava, Professor, ICRIER | 1999

| 1999-07-08

Place: | Venue

Size, Efficiency and Financial Reforms in Indian Banking.

Pradeep Srivastava
 
July 8, 1999
 
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Trade in Health Services:Opportunities and Constraints Yogi Mehrotra,Vice President, Indian Hospitals corporation | 1999

| 1999-04-26

Place: | Venue

Trade in Health Services:Opportunities and Constraints

Yogi Mehrotra,Vice President, Indian Hospitals Corporation.
 
April 26, 1999
 
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Trade in Air Transport Services:Opportunities and Constraints Cyrus Guzder,Chairman and Director, Airfreight Ltd. | 1999

| 1999-04-23

Place: | Venue

Trade in Air Transport Services:Opportunities and Constraints

Cyrus Guzder,Chairman and Director, Airfreight Ltd.
 
April 23, 1999
 
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Informal Trade in the SAARC Region Nisha Taneja, Fellow, ICRIER | 1999

| 1999-03-17

Place: | Venue

Informal Trade in the SAARC Region

Nisha Taneja, Fellow, ICRIER
 
March 17 , 1999
 
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Changing Views on Capital Controls Jeffery Frankel, former Member Council of Economic Advisor to US President | 1999

| 1999-03-08

Place: | Venue

Changing Views for Capital Controls
 
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Jeffery Frankel,
Former Member,
Council of Economic Advisor to US President
 
March 8, 1999
 
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Exports in India's Growth Process Suresh D. Tendulkar, Professor, Delhi School of Economics | 1999

| 1999-01-19

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Exports in India's Growth Process (No. 46)

Suresh D. Tendulkar
 
January 19, 1999
 
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Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why Lyn Squire, Director, World Bank | 1999

| 1999-01-14

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Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why

Lyn Squire, Director, World Bank
 
Jan 14, 1999
 
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Exchange Rates and Chinese Competitiveness: Implications for Emerging Economies Surjit S. Bhalla, President, Oxus Research and Investments | 1998

| 1998-07-31

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Exchange Rates and Chinese Competitiveness: Implications for Emerging Economies

Surjit S. Bhalla, President, Oxus Research and Investments
 
July 31, 1998
 
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Stakeholder Meeting on Services Market Access Priorities with Thailand and Indonesia in the ongoing CEPA negotiations | 1998

| 1998-07-29

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New Trade Theories

T.N. Srinivasan, Yale University
 
July 29, 1998
 
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New Trade Theories T.N. Srinivasan, Yale University July 29, 1998 Information not available as of now. Please come back later. | 1998

| 1998-07-09

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Intellectual Property Rights in Indian Agriculture

Jayashree Watal, Fellow, ICRIER
 
July 09, 1998
 
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Some Implications of Real Exchange Rate Targeting in India Pradeep Srivastava , Professor, ICRIER and Urjit Patel, Reserve Bank of India | 1998

| 1998-06-23

Place: | Venue

Some Implications of Real Exchange Rate Targeting in India (No. 43)

Urjit R. Patel, Reserve Bank of India,
Pradeep Srivastava, ICRIER
 
October 1997 (Revised)
 
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Exchange Rate Management in Developing Countries | 1998

| 1998-06-17

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Exchange Rate Management in Developing Countries.

John Williamson, World Bank
 
June 17, 1998
 
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Lessons to be drawn for India from the South-East Asian Economic Crisis | 1998

| 1998-05-19

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Lessons to be drawn for India from the South-East Asian Economic Crisis

Joseph E. Stiglitz, World Bank
 
May 19, 1998
 
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