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How telecom has become driver of economic change in India
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Telecom, 0How telecom has become driver of economic change in India For most part of human history, change was glacial...
Late convergence stall The usual brouhaha around the Budget strips the Economic Survey of the attention it deserves. The...
Long-awaited market correction finally in full swing
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Long-awaited market correction finally in full swing History has strange ways of repeating itself. The economic situation in the...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the panel discussion on Budget 2018-19 on February 3, 2018 at...
Budget 2018: Balancing populism with economics
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Budget, India Council, 0Budget 2018: Balancing populism with economics The Budget is finally out and to put it simply, Mr. Jaitley did...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the panel discussion on Budget 2018-19 on FirstPost.com on February 1,...
Budget 2018 expectations: After Economic Survey, much now depends on what FM Arun Jaitley has in store
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Budget 2018 expectations: After Economic Survey, much now depends on what FM Arun Jaitley has in store In its own...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his insights on Access to FELT elements (Finance, Electricity, Labour, Transport) at the CUTS...
Last week Uday Kotak of the Kotak Mahindra Bank had a warning for the stock markets entering a possible...
The Global Dialogues & Conversations India this year is putting together its largest ever entourage of ministers, policymakers and...
The price prescription Post-GST, we need a more targeted taxation and retail policy on tobacco products India is the...
Budget 2018 will be Modi govt’s biggest challenge in 4 years. Here’s why
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Budget, India Council, 0Budget 2018 will be Modi govt’s biggest challenge in 4 years. Here’s why Unlike most countries, budgets are usually...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his insights at the State of the Economy series on January 11, 2018 on...
India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world that has grown at a rate of above...
Aaj Savera – Interaction with DD Anchor Nidhi Kumar
amitkapoor, , Cities, Interview, Media, News & Coverage, Shared Value, Social Progress, Strategy, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor in conversation with DD National Anchor Nidhi Kumar. The program was aired on January 8,...
FSSAI not a Lone Ranger, states have to complement it
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0In the same week as a Delhi court acquitted all the accused in the 2G fiasco, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), which had a...
India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world that has grown at a rate of above...
The new year is upon us. It has been 17 years into the 21st century and if one word...
The new year is upon us. It has been 17 years into the 21st century and if one word...
This is the ninth year for the release of the State Competitiveness Report. The report looks at an...
<a href=’#’><img alt=’MOC ‘ src=’https://public.tableau.com/static/images/SC/SCR_Tool/MOC/1_rss.png’ style=’border: none’ /></a> Creativity is gaining attention as an important driver for economic growth...
Rocky ride for the economy in 2017 It has been almost a decade since the world underwent a litany...
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Tapping Into the Evolving Telecom Sector
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Telecom, 0Tapping Into the Evolving Telecom Sector The Indian telecom industry is passing through complex times. It has been almost two decades since the Atal...
Shared Value Summit 2017 discusses on how to imbibe the spirit of inclusivity in the business models
amitkapoor, , Press Release, Shared Value, 0Shared Value Summit 2017 discusses on how to imbibe the spirit of inclusivity in the business models Shared Value...
Dr.Amit Kapoor shared his views on “Developing Digital Workforce” at the Digital India Summit, a flagship event of...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his insights at the Global Economic Outlook series on December 13, 2017 on Lok...
Strengthening Livelihoods of the Poor: Role of Private Sector
amitkapoor, , Shared Value, Speaking, 0Dr. Kapoor shared his views on Strengthening Livelihoods of the Poor: Role of Private Sector at the Livelihoods Asia Summit...
It’s best to steer clear of Bitcoins lest the bubble bursts
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0It’s best to steer clear of Bitcoins lest the bubble bursts It is impossible to make sense of the...
Creativity is gaining recognition as an important tool for understanding the economic growth and prosperity of a particular region...
Bad news for Modi? Bleak prospects for Indian economy for next few quarters
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Bad news for Modi? Bleak prospects for Indian economy for next few quarters The much-awaited second quarter gross domestic...
Consumer Protection Act: A Reform In Limbo The Bill includes quite a few forward-looking, innovative measures that will go...
Tobacco consumption: Why bidi, not cigarette, is bigger challenge for India
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Tobacco consumption: Why bidi, not cigarette, is bigger challenge for India It seems like a good time for India...
‘Padmavati’ protests much ado about nothing? It’s that time of the year again when our sentiments are hurt, and...
Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the Round Table Discussion on “Unlocking India’s Mineral Wealth: Policy Priorities”...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at a high level panel on “Understanding the nature of the ‘Tragedies...
Graded measures, not knee-jerk reactions needed against air pollution
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0“Delhi is a wakeup call for the world on air pollution. It clearly tells us that unless decisive actions are...
Plotting Social Progress We need a cohesive measure of social progress in individual States The accomplishments of modern India...
Is Doing Business Really Easy? Modi’s efforts in building India’s global appeal to investors seems to have finally yielded...
Dr. Amit Kapoor sharing his views on the #SocialProgressIndex of States of India at the India Development Debate |...
Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated a session at an interactive workshop, entitled ‘Diversity and Inclusion’, organised by The High Commission...
World markets ripe for the taking, but where is India’s strategy?
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Strategy, 0World markets ripe for the taking, but where is India’s strategy? In an expected and welcome turn of events,...
Economic growth doesn’t guarantee social progress
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Social Progress, 0Economic growth doesn’t guarantee social progress Since the recent growth figures disclosing the deceleration in the Gross Domestic Product...
Dr. Amit Kapoor sharing his views on CNBC TV 18 on the release of Social Progress Index: States of...
In 2014 Institute for Competitiveness, India joined hands with Social Progress Imperative to lay the foundation for their...
India’s states should track and act on social parameters
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Social Progress, 0India’s states should track and act on social parameters Political conversations across the country in the last few weeks...
Social Progress India launches Social Progress Index: States of India 2017
amitkapoor, , Press Release, Social Progress, 0New Delhi, India / 25th October 2017 Highlights: The study released by Institute for Competitiveness, India in collaboration with...
Government should wake up to scourge of illegal LEDs
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Government should wake up to scourge of illegal LEDs The Indian LED lighting industry is going through a boom...
The real reason why Modi is struggling to find a fix for India’s job crises
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The real reason why Modi is struggling to find a fix for India’s job crises The problem of jobs...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at a panel discussion on “The Jammu and Kashmir dispute between India and...
India’s economy is resilient and will bounce back, but here is the deep-rooted problem
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0India’s economy is resilient and will bounce back, but here is the deep-rooted problem Since the latest growth numbers have...
India improving on competitiveness index, but large ailments remain
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0India improving on competitiveness index, but large ailments remain In a respite to the Modi government, which has been...
Fiscal stimulus could do more harm than good if Modi ignores these things
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Fiscal stimulus could do more harm than good if Modi ignores these things It is almost a certainty that...
Can BRICS credit rating agency ever take off?
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Can BRICS credit rating agency ever take off? The BRICS Summit was largely an uneventful affair this year. Apart...
Economic Issues Will Have a Decisive Say in 2019 General Elections
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0It is becoming really hard to be optimistic about the Indian economy. As TN Ninan pointed out last week,...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views on Social Progress Index and Data Driven Governance at the Global Progress 2017 in...
Scaling up core micronutrient interventions: It’s $12 bn vs $574 mn
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Healthcare, India Council, 0Buzz Aldrin, one of the first two people to land on the moon, was quoted saying “If we can...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at a round table on “Increasing access to medicines – perspectives from...
India needs to holistically tackle child malnutrition
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Healthcare, India Council, 0It is no secret that India has had an appalling record in keeping her children healthy. It is no...
Remember the debilitating crisis of 2008? Something scarier is heading your way
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0It has been a decade since the biggest financial crisis in living memory swept the globe. In a run...
JSW Steel: Shared Value at Vijayanagar Steel Plant (Harvard Business Publishing)
amitkapoor, , Cases, Shared Value, 0By 2015, JSW Steel Limited had established itself as one of India’s leading steel producers. Since 2002, it had...
Self-proclaimed godmen and a coterie of sycophants to back them and validate their claims have always been ubiquitous in India. This...
Not just a boardroom battle: Here are the real reasons behind the Infosys crisis
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Infosys is yet again in the news for all the wrong reasons. The poster child of the Indian IT industry just...
India’s social advancement dependent on rise in productivity
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The Indian rupee has been on a rising spree this year. Beginning from historical lows back in December-January, when...
Need of The Hour is to Keep Core of Infosys Intact
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Dr. Vishal Sikka’s exit from Infosys seems to have been accentuated by the streak of comments made by co-founder...
Shared Value an important lever in Prime Minister’s Vision of New India 2022
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, Shared Value, 0On the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement, The Prime Minister urged the citizens to create a new...
The RBI expectedly cut the repo rate last week by 25 basis points, bringing the key lending rate to a six-year...
Why Rising Wealth Gap in India Doesn’t Mean Growth is Inequitable
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The data released by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index revealed some shocking statistics about the rise of inequality in India....
THINKERS Announces List of Foremost Thinkers in the Area of Economics and Governance in India
amitkapoor, , Press Release, Thinkers, 0THINKERS Announces List of Foremost Thinkers in the Area of Economics and Governance in India New Delhi, Delhi, India...
Dr. Amit shared his views at the round table on science and innovation organised by Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM)...
Market investors need to avoid being driven by animal spirits
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The Indian stock markets seems to be on a steroid-infused dream run. Both the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty-50 and...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views as one of the panelist at the conference on “Creating an Enabling Ecosystem...
Indian household savings patterns have been witnessing some massive structural shifts off late. Households in India have historically been...
Climate change: Radical changes in consumption the way forward
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Last week Antarctica shed a trillion-ton iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf that had been tethered precariously at...
The discussion paper relates to the social progress of 28 Indian states & 1 Union territory and is...
Self-policing can overcome perils of social media
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Since the election of Donald Trump to the White House and the subsequent allegations of Russia rigging the outcome,...
Strategic action against human trafficking long overdue
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The annual US Congress-mandated report on human trafficking last week continued to place India in the tier-2 category, which includes countries...
Understanding Business Models: Literature Review of Concepts and Trends
amitkapoor, , Articles, Research Paper, 0This article undertakes the literature review to understand the emerging trends on the conceptualisation of business model theme....
Social Progress Index: India’s quality of life improves, but scores low on communication, environment
amitkapoor, , Articles, Social Progress, 0The measurement of quality of life is critical to understand whether economic growth is fostering social development across the...
Insights shared by Amit Kapoor on Rising Foreign Investment on Lok Sabha TV on 20th June, 2017.
Is RBI’s hawkish stance hurting India’s growth prospects?
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0The role of interest rate in India’s growth is grossly underplayed. The movement of interest rates have been strongly...
Perspective: Analysis of Newspaper Stories with Senior Journalists & Commentators
amitkapoor, , News & Coverage, 0Perspective shared by Amit Kapoor on Analysis of Newspaper Stories with Senior Journalists & Commentators on 14th June,...
US plans to roll back the 2010 Dodd Frank Act, a fatal move towards deregulation
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0Twice in two weeks the US has taken steps that will have dire repercussions on a global scale. First,...
The city is becoming the centre of economic growth in the modern world, but gaps between different cities are...
Professor Michael E. Porter visualises plan for a competitive India at NCF 2017
amitkapoor, , India Council, Press Release, 0Source: Institute for Competitiveness New Delhi, Thursday, May 26, 2017 4:00 PM Harvard Business School Professor and leading management...
Need to guard against demographic dividend becoming demographic burden
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, India Council, 0It has been an eventful three years for the Modi government. Back in 2014, BJP had inherited a system...
Contrary to popular belief, skill is a rarity among Indian graduates. In the field of engineering, for instance, quantity...
This case is suitable for graduate and executive education courses in general management and strategy and other post-graduate...
Insights shared by Amit Kapoor on 3 Years Of Modi Government on Lok Sabha TV on 26th May...
Michael E. Porter hails improving government-business relationship in India
amitkapoor, , India Council, Press Release, 0Source: Institute for Competitiveness New Delhi, Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:30 AM Harvard Business School Professor...
Professor Michael E. Porter presented Porter Prize 2017 in Mumbai
amitkapoor, , Porter Prize, Press Release, 0Source: Institute for Competitiveness Mumbai, Wednesday, May 26, 2017 1:00 PM Harvard Business School Professor and leading management thinker,...
Professor Michael E. Porter presented Porter Prize 2017 in Mumbai
amitkapoor, , Porter Prize, Press Release, Press Release, 0Professor Michael E. Porter presented Porter Prize 2017 in Mumbai Source: Institute for Competitiveness Mumbai, Wednesday, May 26, 2017...
Michael E. Porter discusses strategy with a gathering of top industry leaders in Mumbai
amitkapoor, , Porter Prize, Press Release, 0Source: Institute for Competitiveness Mumbai, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 1:30 PM Harvard Business School Professor and leading management thinker,...
Michael E. Porter discusses strategy with a gathering of top industry leaders in Mumbai
amitkapoor, , Porter Prize, Press Release, Press Release, Strategy, 0Michael E. Porter discusses strategy with a gathering of top industry leaders in Mumbai Source: Institute for Competitiveness Mumbai,...
To transform, India needs to improve competitiveness of its states
amitkapoor, , Active Voice, Articles, Future of States, India Council, States, 0India has become the fastest-growing economy in the world. The next logical steps are to make this trend sustainable...