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As the March 29 cut-off date for Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) nears, there seems to be...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was the Master of Ceremony for the launch of Astounding Bhagavad Gita, which comprised of 670 pages,...
Towards creating a healthier and more productive India
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Food Safety, India Council, 0Towards creating a healthier and more productive India The last four years of the Narendra Modi government have seen...
Can the UGC’s recent Quality Assurance Strategies Address Challenges in Open Distance Learning Education in India?
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0Can the UGC’s recent Quality Assurance Strategies Address Challenges in Open Distance Learning Education in India? Considering the significant...
A budget of good politics and economics
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Budget, India Council, 0As was being expected, the interim Budget presented by Piyush Goyal was not a traditional vote-on-account by any means....
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his expert comments on Budget 2019 at ABP news Channel on February 1, 2019.
Dr. Amit Kapoor was part of the consultation meeting on condom alliance to revive the condom market in India....
The age of awakening: The story of the Indian economy
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The age of awakening: The story of the Indian economy India is an elaborate mix of contradictions and complexities....
India needs to improve its educational outcomes to catch up with China
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0Both China and India, started building their national education systems under comparable conditions in the late 1940s, but varying...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the Roundtable on “Building on Jugaad: India’s Road to Transformative Innovation” organised by U.S. Chamber of...
Future prospects for the economy don’t seem promising
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Future prospects for the economy don’t seem promising Even the most optimistic estimates cannot deny that in all likelihood,...
Low student-teacher ratio vs quality of higher education
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0Low student-teacher ratio vs quality of higher education One of the factors influencing the quality of teaching in an...
More private investment in education can improve its productivity
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0More private investment in education can improve its productivity Given the limited fiscal space to increase the expenditure on...
As India moves forward, it needs to learn from the past
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Learning from the Past India is an elaborate mix of contradictions and complexities. It is rare to find other...
Reaffirming Faith in the Fight Against Climate Change
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Reaffirming Faith in the Fight Against Climate Change Conversations in India rarely revolve around the subject of climate change....
Lok Sabha polls in 2019 still anybody’s game, BJP debacle not reflective of national mood
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, 0Lok Sabha polls in 2019 still anybody’s game, BJP debacle not reflective of national mood The results of the much-awaited...
Salvaging trust after Urjit Patel’s exit Disagreements between the government and the central bank are a common occurrence in...
Universities should consult industry on designing courses to make students employable
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0Universities should consult industry on designing courses to make students employable Even though the idea of globalisation has come...
Focused higher education can help India capitalise on its demographic dividend
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0Focused higher education can help India capitalise on its demographic dividend While investment in critical social infrastructure like...
Dr. Amit Kapoor in a fireside chat with Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime...
Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated a panel discussion on “Role of Media and Information in Creating Shared Value” at the...
Location’s the name of the game
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Cluster Mapping, India Council, 0Location’s the name of the game In this globalised world, there are many voices cheerleading the belief that location...
Considering Brexit once again Divorces are always messy, but none have so much at stake as the separation of...
Dr. Amit Kapoor delivered a keynote at the BSchool Excellence Conclave 2018on November 20, 2018 at Taj Mahal...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the South Asia Regional Conferenceon Urban Infrastructure: New Approaches to Public...
Is India’s higher education system future ready? Here’s a view
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0Is India’s higher education system future ready? Here’s a view As the world stands on the brink of the...
The performance of cluster tool helps in comparing cluster performance based on cluster stars. Cluster Stars are based on...
The data by cluster tool helps in comparing cluster performance and presence across Indian states. This tool is mainly...
The cluster by region tool helps in examining the presence and performance of different clusters in a region. The...
Time now to breathe life into the country’s languishing business environment
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Time now to breathe life into the country’s languishing business environment In a refreshing change of pace for the...
Land Transportation Corridors: Regional Networks for Trade and Development
amitkapoor, , competitiveness, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the Regional Connectivity Conference: South Asia in the Ind0-Pacific Context organised...
Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated a session at the IP Dialogue: Opportunities for US -India Collaboration, a FICCI-US Chamber Initiative...
India’s economic growth not inclusive enough, inequality rises
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Social Progress, 0India’s economic growth not inclusive enough, inequality rises The Indian growth story has been far from perfect. That is...
Designing collaborative networks for innovation: Cluster Mapping as a tool
amitkapoor, , Cluster Mapping, Speaking, 0Follow the yellow brick road: how cluster mapping lays the foundation for successful clusters Understanding how your clusters work...
Carbon pricing: How politics makes implementation difficult
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Carbon pricing: How politics makes implementation difficult In a curious happenstance last week, two global events put the spotlight...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the 18th World Knowledge Forum organised on October 10-12 in Seoul, South...
Jawaharlal Nehru should be understood in the context of his times, not ours
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Jawaharlal Nehru should be understood in the context of his times, not ours It would hardly be an exaggeration...
How to bridge India’s tech-induced skill gap
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0How to bridge India’s tech-induced skill gap The world stands on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, powered...
Smart cities not about sensors, they are about PPPP
amitkapoor, , Cities, Media, News & Coverage, Social Progress, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor’s coverage of the talk delivered at the Smart City Expo India held in Jaipur on September...
Driving the digital transformation of local governments
amitkapoor, , Cities, Social Progress, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the Smart City Expo in Jaipur on September 26, 2018. The seeing...
Learning from diversity in regulation Pawan Agarwal and Amit Kapoor discuss how regulation impacts the economic as well as...
India improves by 2.29 points on the SocialProgress Index in the last five years
amitkapoor, , Articles, Press Release, Social Progress, 0News Release: India improves by 2.29 points on the SocialProgress Index in the last five years September 21, 2018...
Post Maruti-Suzuki departure, Gurugram needn’t go the Detroit way
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Cities, India Council, 0Post Maruti-Suzuki departure, Gurugram needn’t go the Detroit way Cities and regions always have a variety of factors that...
How global financial crisis of 2008 hurt liberal democracy, open borders
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0How global financial crisis of 2008 hurt liberal democracy, open borders Exactly ten years ago on 15 September 2008,...
More than a million people have been displaced from their homes in the Indian state of Kerala after...
Rupee crashes past 72: Currency mayhem signals a deeper problem; India must think long-term, find solutions within
amitkapoor, , Articles, India Council, 0Rupee crashes past 72: Currency mayhem signals a deeper problem; India must think long-term, find solutions within The Indian...
Dr. Amit Kapoor outlined the objectives of the CSR Mapping Initiative at the 43rd Anniversary Annual General Meeting &...
Shifting to SDRs would unshackle global central banks of forex woes
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Shifting to SDRs would unshackle global central banks of forex woes It is no secret that the international monetary...
Hindustan’s Economic Power and Competitiveness
amitkapoor, , competitiveness, News & Coverage, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on Hindustan’s Economic Power and Competitiveness on DBTV Channel on August 31, 2018.
India needs to rethink its currency management
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0India needs to rethink its currency management The economy is a fickle beast. Exactly a year ago, the rupee,...
Dr. Amit Kapoor in conversation with Rasmus Hougaard, Founder, Potential Project at the third edition of Mindful Leadership...
The great divide: How inclusive growth still eludes India
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Social Progress, 0The great divide: How inclusive growth still eludes India Inequality and lack of access to public goods and services...
The Age of Awakening It took just over seven decades after the British left India, but recent growth trends...
India needs to drastically reform higher education in rapidly digitising world
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Education, India Council, 0India needs to drastically reform higher education in rapidly digitising world As India gets close to celebrating its 72nd Independence...
A movement to make India eat safer, healthier food
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Food Safety, India Council, 0A movement to make India eat safer, healthier food India is under a terrible burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs),...
Long road ahead to ending hunger, malnutrition
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Social Progress, 0Long road ahead to ending hunger, malnutrition The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) incorporate zero hunger as one of the 17 targets to...
Paving the way towards prosperity with global migration
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Paving the way towards prosperity with global migration Last week, after more than a year of intense negotiations, United...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at a breakfast round table hosted by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the High Level Political Forum side event at UN on July...
How to push India’s competitiveness
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, competitiveness, India Council, Social Progress, 0How to push India’s competitiveness Social and economic progress are the two pillars on which a country’s competitiveness stands...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on Innovation at the OPPI annual summit on July 13, 2018 at...
Monopolies in digital space are bad for media and entertainment industry
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Monopolies in digital space are bad for media and entertainment industry It was not very long ago that the daily...
Competitiveness and the path to a prosperous India
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Competitiveness and the path to a prosperous India Are most of the nations able to keep up the economic...
India staring down the barrel of a major water crisis
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Sustainability, 0India staring down the barrel of a major water crisis Shimla and Bangalore are two very disparate cities. One...
Crisis of confidence in banking system provides an opportunity to unleash reforms
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Crisis of confidence in banking system provides an opportunity to unleash reforms India’s banking sector has been hogging the...
In an era of productivity slowdown, India has entered AI arena at perfect time
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0In an era of productivity slowdown, India has entered AI arena at perfect time The current global economy is...
Quebec, Qingdao and the new age of multilateralism
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Quebec, Qingdao and the new age of multilateralism The contrasting events that transpired in the cities of Quebec and Qingdao over the weekend...
The study analyses social progress of 637 districts from 33 states and Union Territoriesby applying the Social Progress Index...
Agriculture and Allied Activities – Pushing Competitiveness
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Agriculture and Allied Activities – Pushing Competitiveness The farmers across the nation are on a 10-day strike, cutting off...
Sustainability Reporting Frameworks: Experience of Companies
amitkapoor, , Social Progress, Speaking, Sustainability, 0In the lead up to World Environment Day 2018, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of...
Social Progress India launches Social Progress Index: Districts of India 2018
amitkapoor, , Social Progress, 0News Release: 2018 Social Progress Index: Districts of India Editor’s Notes: The complete 2018 Social Progress Index: Districts of...
News Release: 2018 Social Progress Index: Districts of India Editor’s Notes: The complete 2018 Social Progress Index: Districts of...
Professor Michael E. Porter Addresses the Gathering at Porter Prize 2018
amitkapoor, , Porter Prize, Press Release, Press Release, 0News Release: Professor Michael E. Porter Addresses the Gathering at Porter Prize 2018 New Delhi, India / 31thMay 2018–...
Bangladesh could well march past India on the growth path
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Bangladesh could well march past India on the growth path India has had an unfortunate history of losing out to...
Taking Competitiveness to next level The new Karnataka government will need to take innovation out of Bengaluru to kick...
Lessons from Karnataka The drama revolving around the Karnataka state elections refuses to fade away. The assembly election results...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the panel discussion at 2018 Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance Summit in...
Oil prices: Government between a rock and a hard place
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Oil prices: Government between a rock and a hard place Just as the Indian economy was limping back to normalcy after...
India’s Coming Productivity Crisis Economic growth originates from two main sources. The first lies in getting more people to...
Strict KYC for digital payments = death of India’s digitalisation push?
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Strict KYC for digital payments = death of India’s digitalisation push? In a situation that is all too familiar...
A lunch discussion was hosted by GIPC with Dr. Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness and President, India...
Probit regression model can almost accurately predict election outcomes
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Probit regression model can almost accurately predict election outcomes Before India goes in for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections,...
Is the Economy Out of the Woods Yet? By all estimates, the Indian economy has entered into a phase of recovery. After...
Developing economies have outdone themselves in the last few years. Low disposable incomes and resource challenges have incentivized...
Dr. Kapoor made a presenation to Dr Bibek Debroy and Shri Ratan P. Watal, Chairman and Member Secretary respectively of...
Global debt at historical high: Modi government on right track but Xi’s China in a precarious situation
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The Global Debt Problem Any undergraduate student of economics would vouch for the fact that an economy in a...
GNFC Neem Project: The Ecosystem of Shared Value (Ivey Publishing)
amitkapoor, , Cases, Shared Value, 0This case is suitable for graduate and post-graduate courses in general management and strategy, and for post-graduate courses...
GNFC Neem Project: The Ecosystem of Shared Value (Harvard Business Publishing)
amitkapoor, , Cases, Shared Value, 0A radical change was triggered in the fertilizer industry in India in fiscal year 2015-16, following a policy...
Times are changing and ideas for economic growth need to keep up
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Times are changing and ideas for economic growth need to keep up All economies want to produce more within...
Trade War Fears and the Emerging Market Resilience
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Trade War Fears and the Emerging Market Resilience The much-dreaded trade war has come dangerously close to fruition after...
Internet Penetration Post – Jio Expected to Boost GDP by Over 5 percent
amitkapoor, , Press Release, 0News Release: Internet Penetration Post – Jio Expected to Boost GDP by Over 5 percent April 6, 2018 New...
It’s All About Productivity Only sustained productivity growth can raise living standards It is quite commonplace to hear the...
“Creative Economy” as a champion of economic value generation
amitkapoor, , Creative Economy, Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the closed door dialogue organised by Digital India Foundation (DIF) with high-level...
Innovation-driven economy key to tackling inequalities
amitkapoor, , Innovation, Media, News & Coverage, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Economic Growth at the Back to Basics: The Role...
India needs to create and sustain essential competitive advantages
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0India needs to create and sustain essential competitive advantages Our chief economic advisor very succinctly put it recently that India is both a...
States must stop relying on Centre’s handouts Since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the award of “Special...