The Indian government, on first day of fiscal 2015-16, released the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) that will run till...
Education and health are two responsibilities governments across the world strive to fulfill, as these are imperative for social...
Manufacturing is a crucial determinant of success of any industrial nation. The manufacturing competitiveness of an economy is determined...
On March 23, 2015 Lee Kuan Yew breathed his last. Lee was one of the tallest leaders in the...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a speaker at the “Cluster World Congress” at Session II – Cluster Internationalisation – Value Chains...
Dr. Amit Kapoor interacted with the The Basque delegation lead by Minister Arantxa Tapiaon March 23, 2015 at Mumbai. The Press Release...
The Aam Aadmi Party’s electoral success in the Delhi assembly polls is a reflective of how the people of capital rate...
The recent Swacch Bharat campaign kicked off by the Prime Minister of India, with its thrust on cleanliness has...
Special Address by Dr. Amit Kapoor at the Global CSR Conference 2015 on March 19, 2015 at the India International Center,...
The Rajya Sabha passed the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015 on March 14 after the Lok Sabha had earlier...
Over the past year or so, the government has tried to recalibrate the institutional foundations of India. These include...
Recent developments within the power sector merit attention. The first of these is to do with performance of the...
Dr. Amit Kapoor commented on the views shared by Professor Raghavendra Rau at a session organised by The Oxford and Cambridge...
The recent budget has been pragmatic that focuses on enhancing the foundations of competitiveness and social wellbeing of its...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 28 delivered a budget that will go down as one of the best since liberalization...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the panel “Global Solution Network that solve real problems” at the GSN Summit Washington,...
Dr. Amit Kapoor presented his views at the New Mobility Trends: Business Models That Are Growing a Trillion Dollar...
One of the greatest shifts the modern world has seen is in the context of urbanization with more than...
One of the key areas where the new government has focused aggressively is the area of external affairs. Prime...
While various static and dynamic factors determine the growth of a nation, innovation remains a key driver of its...
Three recent reports from different perspectives mention the prospects of the global economy and the risks that are inherent. These include...
Dr. Kapoor was one of the speakers at the Annual Economics Festival: ECOVANTAGE organised by The Economics department, Jesus and Mary...
The Oxford online dictionary describes leadership as: “The action of leading a group of people or an organization, or...
At Thinkers50 India we are driven by simple but fundamental beliefs: that ideas are powerful because they can change...
As 2015 brings in new personal resolutions for people, it ushers in new hope and fresh activity. Everyone is...
A globally competitive economy requires a robust and competitive banking system. The present banking system is a result of reforms and...
The past week, apart from ushering in the New Year was also witness to the birth of a new...
Over the past few weeks, there has been a growing interest among media in Inddia’s indirect tax regime. On...
One of the fundamental questions in the realm of economics is – what drives prosperity? One may ask prosperity...
Indian management thinkers who made an impact in 2014: Corporate leaders from Tata Sons, Social Venture, GMR, ODA make...
International Think Tank Releases The India State Competitiveness Report 2014 Discusses the report and findings on the sidelines of...
Crude oil prices have plummeted globally. The present levels have consequences for both oil exporting countries like Russia, Nigeria,...
Over the past few years, we have been particularly interested in studying India’s competitiveness. It is because, understanding it...
During the past few week notable changes have happened in the external and internal policy environment, which merit attention....
Indian cities being the backbone of the country since decades can easily drive the country towards prosperity. However, to...
Research and development (R&D) forms the basis of future competitiveness of any nation. It is because R&D is critical...
Intellectual Property Rights are important from the standpoint of maintaining present as well as ensuring future competitiveness. They also...
Delhi is the Most Competitive City of India in 2014 as per the Institute for Competitiveness Study India City...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the India’s IP and Innovation Policies Strengthening International Cooperation, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan on November 4,...
Entrepreneurship and innovation are intrinsically linked with growth and development of any economy. Newer ways of competing define not...
The India Competitiveness Report envisages and looks holistically at the competitiveness of India. While we can certainly already see...
The India City Competitiveness Report 2014 is a methodological computation of a city’s performance over an year using city’s numeric...
“The Council champions the belief that to be competitive, and raise the standard of living Americans, we must...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his insights on creative economy at the Conference on Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for...
The world is becoming increasingly ‘connected’ both physically and digitally. It has raised the fundamental ‘death of distance’ debate....
The theory that developing countries should attract investments is based on the fact that investments especially FDI’s have immense...
Allegations of predatory pricing may not hold ground in the high-pitch turf battle for consumers’ pocket between e-tail and...
India is an infrastructure-starved country, be it roads, ports, railways, airports, power generation or distribution facilities, irrigation facilities, access...
Professor Michael E. Porter addressed the gathering at Porter Prize 2014 Porter Prize recognizes the strategic acumen of corporates...
India’s National Competitiveness Forum attended by more than hundred CXO’s and other global leaders Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and...
Institute for Competitiveness – Mint Strategy awards ten leading enterprises of India across different industry categories Monday, September 29,...
Recently we had the privilege of organizing the National Competitiveness Forum on September 26, 2014, where leaders from four...
From Left to Right: Deborah Wince Smith, President & CEO, Council on Competitiveness; Sukhjeet Pasricha, Vice President-HR, Indigo; CP...
India’s National Competitiveness Forum & Porter Prize 2014 all set to take place on September 26, 2014 Tuesday, September...
The title of this article draws from a section in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 that...
Dr. Amit Kapoor as a Plenary Speaker at 2014 Academy of Business in Society (ABIS) Doctoral Summer School on September...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shred his views at the New Mobility Special Interest Session on September 9, 2014 at ITS...
Manufacturing is a crucial determinant of success of any industrial nation. The industrial revolution in Europe fostered this spirit...
Citizen control and takeover by companies is often pointed out as an Achilles’ heel in any capitalist society. People...
When PM Modi spoke to the people from the ramparts of the Red Fort on this independence day, he...
India is a union of states and it is this unity in diversity, which makes India unique. The diversity...
Cities have been the engines of growth and prosperity since time immemorial. In fact, it may be surprising to...
World Economic Forum released its first report on “The Competitiveness of Cities” on August 13, 2014. It includes case...
Dr. Amit Kapoor made a presentation at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Gurgaon on August 12, 2014. Governance Now and the Directorate...
Competitiveness is defined as the productivity with which a country’s uses its resources like land (natural resources), labor (human...
Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. The most critical ones are to lead a long and...
India has long been considered a goldmine of potential, banking on its ability to integrate despite the diversity posing...
The recently concluded BRICS annual summit held in Brazil resulted in the important Fortaleza Declaration and Action plan from...
State govts cutting across political lines are competing with each other to attract investments and create jobs New Delhi: Taking...
The past few days have been particularly historic when talking about the impact they can have on the trajectory...
Over the past few years we have heard all sorts of deficits, which have been ailing India. The most...
Urbanization has been an integral part of India’s growth story. The country today has an urban population of 377.10...
Every state or region needs to chart its own course in overcoming the challenges to wealth-creation Remarkable variations are...
It’s time to break out of the silos of inherited prosperity for a breakthrough in wealth-creation Competitiveness can be...
According to a leading economist and social scientist Richard Florida, creative class is the key driving force for economic...
Delhi at the moment is under a whiff of fresh air with the Narendra Modi regime taking charge at...
Dr. Amit Kapoor chaired the session at Sustainability Reporting for Sustainable Development on June 11-12, 2014 at Apollo Bunder Mumbai, Maharashtra....
We are seeing the seeding of a remarkable shift and modification of some archaic structures and mechanisms in the...
The case study was published in Ivey Publishing and authored by Amit Kapoor, Sandeep Goyal & Rajen Gupta Issues: Social...
India is a country of a billion strong people which is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by 2050. Presently,...
Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated the panel on “Win-win Models for Industry University Partnerships” at the Businessworld Higher Education Summit – India’s...
Narendra Bhai Modi takes oath for the office of the Prime Minister today. India is looking forward to his...
The Lok Sabha election results have been surprising and stunning, to say the least. No one expected such a...
Last week was exceptional as for the first time I saw a hole in the iron wall of protection...
The debate is raging on the independence of Prasar Bharti. The contours of the debate are pertaining to the...
India has the third largest education system in the world. This in itself is a remarkable achievement though the...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on Policy and Societal Impact at the Canada India Infrastructure Forum on April 25,...
Dr. Amit Kapoor as a speaker at the Plenary session at the Canada India Infrastructure Forum on April 23, 2014...
The last piece under this column titled “Will Anything Change with New Prime Minister?” got some real positive comments...
Detailed coverage of the Workshop on ‘Visioning Chandigarh’ organised in association with Taleem College of International Studies (TCIS).
The mood for change in the country is strong, and it is imminent that we would have a new...
India Council on Competitiveness Launches with MOU Signing in Washington, DC, USA Friday, April 11, 2014 10:36AM IST (5:06AM...
GDP has dominated as a measure of national performance over the large part of last hundred years though an...
The global slavery index 2013 gives us quite a dismal picture about a reality in India. The reality is...
Dr. Amit Kapoor at a Workshop Session/Pillar I: Accelerating Competitiveness at the Better Business Summit: “Competitiveness through Collaboration” on 28...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the closing Plenary at the Better Business Summit: “Competitiveness through Collaboration” on 28...
Dr. Amit Kapoor at a Workshop Session/Pillar I: Accelerating Competitiveness at the Better Business Summit: “Competitiveness through Collaboration” on 27 March, 2014...
According to the World Press Freedom Index that measures the level of freedom of information in 180 countries ranks...
One of the biggest issues confronting Indian universities is their absence from the list of top-ranking varsities across the...
