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Rebuilding Indian Economy This year, Independence Day is a quiet affair and just another day of rising COVID-19 cases....
Indian economy and new beginnings As India gears up to celebrate Independence Day this year, albeit in a more...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the discussion on “The role of youth in making new India” organised...
The disconnect between Stock Markets and Real Economy Despite the high unemployment levels, a possible economic contraction in the...
Two Sides of the Same Crisis: Stock Markets and Real Economy
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Two Sides of the Same Crisis: Stock Markets and Real Economy Here’s the conundrum. The unemployment levels in India...
Role of Equality in Pandemics Like many other natural disasters and global epidemics, the Covid-19 pandemic also does not...
Keeping India on track: Why the current wave of rail reforms is actually “historical”?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Keeping India on track: Why the current wave of rail reforms is actually “historical”? One of the most overused adjectives in the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has awakened us to the rising inequality around the world that economists have long been warning...
Capitalism needs an ethical reboot Economists have been cautioning about the rising inequality around the world for some time...
How Coronavirus Accentuates Inequality Inequality is a phenomenon that always permeates all levels of society across all walks of...
Coronomics: Life and Leadership Beyond the Pandemic’ will bring together a diverse array of top global experts to discuss...
Discerning the Future The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated some of the major trends that had already started to shake...
Addressing the COVID fallout Over the last few decades, the world has made tremendous progress in lifting people out...
Covid 19: Vulnerabilities and Priorities
amitkapoor, , Covid 19, Social Progress, Speaking, States, 0Covid-19 is an unprecedented crisis with ripple effects on virtually every aspect of society. At stake is not just...
During this time of disruption, financial inclusion remains a powerful development tool to improve access to finance and to...
With the shifts in global economic order, political landscape and social behavior all taking place simultaneously, it is safe...
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Institute for Competitiveness joins hands with Haier Model Research Institute to establish Rendanheyi IoT Research Center in India Highlights:...
In nature, Internet of Things is the Internet of people. Haier ecosystem brand is able to overthrow traditional product...
The Signal in the Noise: Using the Best Data to Combat COVID-19 in India
amitkapoor, , Articles, Covid 19, Economic Times, 0The Signal in the Noise: Using the Best Data to Combat COVID-19 in India It is impossible to truly...
The Lure of Universal Healthcare ! What India is doing in Healthcare
amitkapoor, , competitiveness, Covid 19, Healthcare, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor placed Universal Health Care in the competitiveness perspective for India’s economy and social impact. He will...
A New Global Order Every aspect of human life, from health to the economic system, is affected by the...
Rejuvenating India’s Growth Paradigm After Narendra Modi’s announcement last week of a gargantuan economic package, India spent the days glued to...
Covid 19: Vulnerability Index- Mapping for the Indian States
amitkapoor, , Covid 19, Report, Shared Value, Social Progress, 0The Institute for Competitiveness, released the Vulnerability Index: The Mapping for Indian States 2020. Himachal Pradesh is the most vulnerable...
All rivers return to the ocean -Creating a win-win situation for EMCs Based on CEO Zhang’s speech for the...
3E: Ushering in a Transformative IoT Paradigm Speech by Mr. Zhang Ruimin, Haier Group’s Chairman of the Board and...
On Sep 20th, 2017, the First International Rendanheyi Model Forum was held in Qingdao. It was a much-anticipated event...
India’s revival plan must focus on cities As the migrants crisis has shown us, India needs to create new...
The Path of Self Reliance There were two aspects to Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the 49th night...
The webinar was organised by Ansal University on May 11, 2020. Dr. Amit Kapoor participated as a panelist in...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views in the webinar “Coping in a post Covid – 19 World” organised by...
How Vulnerable are Indian States to COVID-19 infections?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Covid 19, Economic Times, 0This pandemic could act as a starting point for the re-orientation of the primary and district health care systems...
Dr. Amit Kapoor participated in a canid talk titled “Coping in a post Covid World”. Candid Talk’, is a...
With support from the Ford Foundation CUTS International is implementing a project titled ‘Strengthening the Discourse on Economic Policy...
Which communities will be hardest hit by Covid-19? Which communities will need most support? Covid-19 is a new and...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his ideas at the webinar series on Digital Payments and FinTech on April 29, 2020....
IRM Interaction
amitkapoor, , Covid 19, IRM, Media, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on the India Revival Mission on ET Now on April 28, 2020. India...
We will come out of this catastrophe with not only positive changes, but negative practices as well. The Covid-19...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his inputs at the session on Global Competitiveness and Covid – 19 at Harvard Ext...
OVER 86% OF URBAN INDIA AGREES WITH THE LOCKDOWN: STUDY New survey by Institute for Competitiveness shows the impact...
Franchisees need support from their franchisors, not exploitation. Even if the government disincentivises exploitative behaviour in view of this...
India Revival Mission As India grapples with the spread of the coronavirus disease, an economic crisis is brewing underneath....
Our World After Coronavirus By the end of the second world war, the world had been reduced to ruins....
How COVID-19 is Impacting India? Uncertainty is abound as the world grapples with the spread of coronavirus. If one...
Culture Class Podcast with Chirag Yadav and Manisha Kapoor who are senior researchers at the Institute. They are 2...
An unwanted shipment: The Indian experience of the 1918 Spanish Flu
amitkapoor, , Articles, Covid 19, Economic Times, 0The Indian experience of the deadly Spanish flu of 1918 shows how pandemics interact with social divide across communities ...
Tackling the Inevitable: The Need for New Economic Ideas in the Time of Coronavirus
amitkapoor, , Articles, Covid 19, Economic Times, India Council, 0Tackling the Inevitable: The Need for New Economic Ideas in the Time of Coronavirus The machines have stopped. The...
Does Inequality Matter? Inequality is an inevitable consequence of economic growth. The challenge is to ascertain the level at...
Assessing the Regional Competitiveness of the Indian Bioeconomy: Moving Towards A Sustainable, Circular Model
amitkapoor, , Report, 0The report analyses the competitiveness of the Indian bioeconomy from the perspective of its regional bio-clusters. Executive Summary The...
The Missing Politics of Inequality Inequality is an inevitable outcome of economic growth. Only its extent can be kept...
Economic Opportunities and Challenges for U.S.-India strategic partnership
amitkapoor, , Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor discussed the Economic Opportunities and Challenges for U.S.-India strategic partnership. Attendees to this session had the chance...
Innovation is an idea that is often misunderstood. Innovation does not necessarily mean invention. It can also be doing...
During the seven decades of independence, India’s relationship with the United States has always been complicated. Before the new...
As dust settles on Trump’s India trip, here’s a relook at the road ahead on trade
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, India Council, 0There will be several gains for India to make for itself by resolving the trade equations with the US. ...
Look Beyond GDP to Measure Prosperity, Urges Amit Kapoor
amitkapoor, , Articles, India Council, News & Coverage, Social Progress, 0When economists, policymakers, and media commentators discuss growth or compare living standards across countries, they typically turn to a...
Competitiveness, Economic Development and Strategy: Going Beyond GDP as Measure of Human Well Being
amitkapoor, , Social Progress, Speaking, 0We need alternative metrics to complement GDP in order to get a more comprehensive view of development and ensure...
Strategies for Innovation Innovation is an idea that is often discussed but equally misunderstood. In simple terms, innovation is...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was invited to speak at the Global Eye Conclave featuring India’s top Bureaucrats, business leaders and...
Budget 2020: Cutting the Fiscal Restraints
amitkapoor, , Articles, Budget, Economic Times, India Council, 0Budget 2020: Cutting the Fiscal Restraints There were a lot of expectations riding on the Budget this year as...
Budget 2020: The Need for Gender Budgeting
amitkapoor, , Articles, Budget, Economic Times, India Council, 0The Need for Gender Budgeting The progress of a nation is inextricably linked with the status of its women....
Breaking India’s Resource Curse India has an abundance of mineral deposits with the country producing over ninety different types...
Is it time for a more realistic disinvestment target?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Budget, Economic Times, India Council, 0Is it time for a more realistic disinvestment target? The upcoming Budget might be the most crucial one for...
How India can keep its airlines afloat In the past decade, the Indian aviation industry has seen two airlines...
Rethinking India’s Growth Paradigm India grew at 4.5 percent in the last quarter as per the recently released statistics....
Breaking the Resource Curse India has an abundance of mineral deposits. The country is the second-largest producer of steel;...
Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated a session on “International Experience on Input Subsidy Schemes at the Workshop on “Strategizing Transformation...
Asia’s Second Coming For the majority of human history, Asia has been the economic powerhouse of the world. Prior...
ACCESS ASSIST, in partnership with Koan Advisory, organized a closed-door roundtable at Taj Palace on ‘Growth through Digitisation: Strengthening India’s...
India’s worrying growth statistics and what they mean for the future
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, India Council, 0India’s Worrying Growth Statistics and What They Mean for the Future The Indian economy grew at 4.5 percent in...
Dr. Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness opines that the current economic slowdown is a temporary one and the...
Trade tensions are on the rise. Traditional manufacturing hubs are no longer competitive. New manufacturing destinations are on the...
India will be in top 3 countries in innovation in next 30 years
amitkapoor, , Future of States, Innovation, Interview, Media, News & Coverage, 0India in the next 30 years will be in the top three countries in innovation and will drive global...
The Special Case of Developing Economies: Are they Uniquely Placed in Online Economy?
amitkapoor, , Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor chaired the session at the CUTS – CCIER Biennial Conference organised on December 2, 2019 at...
Can Asia regain its former glory? For most of human history – or as far as data can tell...
Amit Kapoor and Ease of Living Index
amitkapoor, , Ease of Living, Interview, Media, News & Coverage, 0On the podcast, John talks with Amit Kapoor about how GDP is a poor measure of Human Well Being....
The report was unveiled at the Global Bio India 2019 organised by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the panel discussion “Biosciences to Bio-Economy” at the Global Bio 2019 organised...
The wave of resentment The world today is witnessing a pattern of resentment with multiple outbreaks taking place across...
India Sustainability Conclave 2019 is an interesting brainstorming platform with knowledge, networking and capacity building as additional take-away to...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his thoughts on the Innovation Landscape in India. The views were based on the India...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on the innovation landscape in India at the Cuts – USISPF Roundtable on...
Overcoming Hurdles Crucial for Child Development in India
amitkapoor, , Articles, India Council, Social Progress, 0The most effective investments a country can make is in its children. The young of today go on to...
The Asian Divergence Back in October 1949, when India was framing its constitution that would make it a democratic...
Institute for Competitiveness released the Child Progress Index at the India’s National Competitiveness Forum & #PorterPrize 2019 on October 17...
Innovation is today recognised as an important vehicle to the realise the goal of a New India. Accordingly, earlier...
Professor Michael E. Porter Addresses the Gathering at Porter Prize 2019
amitkapoor, , Porter Prize, Press Release, Press Release, 0Sub Heading: #PorterPrize was presented to TATA Chemicals, Tata Community Trust Initiatives, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Renew Power, Janssen India,...
Child Progress Index Released for the state of Uttar Pradesh
amitkapoor, , Press Release, Social Progress, 0Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad and Baghpat emerge as top performers Source: Institute for Competitiveness New Delhi, Thursday, October 18,...
NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness launches India Innovation Index 2019
amitkapoor, , Innovation, Press Release, 0Press Release Sub Heading: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Delhi are among the innovation front-runners in the country. New Delhi, India Highlights: NITI Aayog with Institute...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the North Chapter of India Economic Conclave 2019. India Economic Conclave, the...
The need of humans to develop at the fastest pace and surpass all its competitors, has led to indiscriminate...
India Innovation Index 2019 The India Innovation Index 2019 comes at a time when Innovation is a subject matter...
The diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan are at a new low with Pakistan trying to drum up international...
More than half of world’s income went to top 10% of population; India has highest income inequality among major global economies
amitkapoor, , Articles, First Post, India Council, 0As income levels across the world rose in the past decades, so did income inequality. In 2016, more than...
What India can Learn from China’s 70 Years of Economic Growth?
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0What India can Learn from China’s 70 Years of Economic Growth? China celebrated the 70th anniversary of becoming a communist...
The article was published with Harvard Business Review on October 4, 2019.
Climate Change and Rising Inequality across Countries The “war on nature must end”, appealed the sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg as...
Game theoretic approach to India-Pakistan conflict
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Game theoretic approach to India-Pakistan conflict The tensions between India and Pakistan refuse to abate. Ties between the two...