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By Amit Kapoor and Jessica Duggal Against the backdrop of rising poverty and income inequality, a closer examination of...
Mind the gap, then fix it: The mismatch between workforce skills and job market demands in India
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0By Amit Kapoor and Inputs by Sheen Zutshi Recent discussions on employment generation in India have been sparked by...
By Amit Kapoor and Sheen Zutshi Bridging the Skill Gap: Paving the Way for India’s 2047 Vision India’s rapidly...
By Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha In the midst of June, Delhi is sweltering under an unprecedented...
The Employment Dilemma: India’s Struggle with Jobless Growth By Amit Kapoor India, one of the fastest growing economies in...
By Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy May 2024 has been particularly severe for India, as the country endured one...
By Amit Kapoor and Jessica Duggal Every election season brings with it a surge of promises – some novel and...
by AMIT Kapoor and Meenakshi Ajith NDA 3.0 has positioned itself with ambitious pledges to revitalise the Indian economy....
By Amit Kapoor & Inputs by Shivani Kowadker India’s recently released trade figures have become a subject of intense...
By Amit Kapoor and Inputs by Shivani Kowadker A Balancing Act: Navigating Complexities of the Trade Terrain In recent...
By Amit Kapoor & Meenakshi Ajith Leveraging Global Value Chains: A Recipe for Propelling India’s Manufacturing sector for Inclusive...
Tackling Growing Congestion for Growing Population
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0By Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy Many times, we wonder, ‘Are our cities truly prepared?’ This question weighs heavily...
Not just a one-horse town: Empower Opposition to become active political participants
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0By Amit Kapoor & Inputs by Meenakshi Ajith The adjective ‘competitive’ in the context of someone’s personality trait, may...
Semiconductors to Information Warfare: The Comprehensive Reshaping of Global Dynamics
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0By Dr. Amit Kapoor & Jae Yu In the evolving landscape of global power dynamics, a fundamental transformation is...
By Amit Kapoor & Sheen Zutshi As India sets sail towards its vision of a developed nation by 2047, it stands...
By Amit Kapoor and Arman Sharma Developing new drugs is a challenging endeavour. It is a process that requires...
Solving the Structural Problems with the TV Audience Measurement in India
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0By Amit Kapoor and Mukul Anand TV audience measurement (TAM) aims to impartially and rigorously measure television viewership data,...
Concrete Jungles and Silicon Valleys: The Intersection of Urbanisation and Startup Culture
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0The Silicon Valley narrative holds a contemporary allure that inspires and drives millions of entrepreneurs — a saga of...
By Amit Kapoor and Devansh Sharma Leaders of businesses, government, and institutions all have a stake and a crucial...
Thirst for Change – Advancing Urban Water Security in India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Urbanisation, 0By Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha In the heart of Bengaluru, once celebrated as the City of...
Powering India’s future: Ramping up country’s renewable energy capacity
amitkapoor, , Articles, competitiveness, Financial Express, 0For a country that is increasingly garnering attention for its economic potential and capacity to shape the future, a...
Future of Jobs in India: Preparing for A Dynamic Landscape Employment generation has been at the centre of policy...
Process Innovation: India’s Key to Global Healthcare Transformation
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0By Arman Sharma & Amit Kapoor India’s healthcare sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world. Already the...
Bridging Progress and Preservation: The Imperative of Sustainable Waste Management The archaic dichotomy between economic development and environmental protection...
By Devansh Sharma and Amit Kapoor Urban areas have been epicenters of economic activity since the dawn of humanity....
India’s Defense Procurement Dilemma: Navigating the Proprietary and Open Standards Divide
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0By Amit Kapoor & Jae Yu The strategic contours of international defense procurement shape national security policies and geopolitical...
By Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha The reluctance to shift from the status quo, especially when it seems beneficial...
What Does India’s Social Sector Spending Look Like? by Amit Kapoor and Jessica Duggal “India unhesitatingly desires to grow” were...
Beyond Access to Education: Let’s Talk Quality
amitkapoor, , Articles, competitiveness, Financial Express, 0If you ask an individual what are the top three priority areas that India should set right in the...
In the heart of Jharkhand, nestled amidst the lush greenery and enriched with the bounty of nature, lies Jamshedpur,...
Resolution for a New India – Reinvigorating the Fight Against Poverty and Inequality
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Inequality, 0Amit Kapoor and Jessica Duggal “More and more it is being realised in other parts of the world that...
India’s path forward: Education, climate change, and healthcare will continue to remain areas of focus
amitkapoor, , Articles, competitiveness, Financial Express, 0India’s Path Forward: Transforming Realities As one contemplates the trajectory for India’s transformation from a developing nation to a...
Holding Water: Climate Change, India’s Water Resources and Economic Competitiveness The prevailing notion of the ‘triple planetary’ crises encompassing...
Urbane Ventures: Looking into Commercial Properties Amidst Urbanisation In the early years, when one looks at the beginnings of...
Resolution for a New India – Reinvigorating the Fight Against Poverty and Inequality
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Inequality, 0Amit Kapoor and Jessica Duggal “More and more it is being realised in other parts of the world that...
Preparing for the Future of Work: Key Achievements in India’s G20 Presidency
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, G20, 0By Amit Kapoor and Amitabh Kant The ongoing transformation of our world is undeniable, driven by a complex interplay...
India’s Developmental Challenge: Resolving Regional Disparities
amitkapoor, , Articles, Financial Express, 0There is an oft-repeated analogy that compares the size of certain Indian states with that of European nations. It...
by Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy The way cities exist today makes it nearly impossible to envision any other...
Transition to Sustainability: Economic Implications of Green Energy Adoption in India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0By Amit Kapoor and Suryansh Chalamalasetty India’s energy mix has traditionally been dominated by coal. Thermal energy is generated...
Transition to Sustainability: Economic Implications of Green Energy Adoption in India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0By Amit Kapoor and Suryansh Chalamalasetty India’s energy mix has traditionally been dominated by coal. Thermal energy is generated...
Sustainable Agriculture for the Future: Insights from India’s G20
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, G20, 0Amit Kapoor and Hari Menon India’s concerted efforts towards achieving zero hunger and prioritising food security through social protection...
Globalization has been an age-old phenomenon that can be traced right from the days of the Silk Road. The...
by Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy The recent weeks have resurrected sombre memories of the pandemic era when streets...
Much has been said and written about G20 processes in India over the past one year. The 200+ meetings...
Powers must be kept in check, reforms must be collaborative and citizens should be at the core On 9...
By Amit Kapoor and Dr. Bibek Debroy In the intricate web of urban dynamics, one undeniable truth prevails: the...
Competitiveness and India Growth Story
amitkapoor, , Articles, competitiveness, Financial Express, 0India is being watched closely, discussed, and seen as an inspiration across the world as it transforms itself into...
By Amit Kapoor & Amitabh Kant The recently concluded G20 New Delhi Summit roused immense public interest in India’s...
Export Preparedness Index 2022: Unlocking India’s Export Potential
amitkapoor, , Articles, EPI2022, 0India’s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) for 2023 has outlined the importance of exports as a driver of the nation’s...
Urban Density, FSI, and the Quest for Sustainable Indian Cities
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Urbanisation, 0By Dr. Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor and Aditya Sinha Urban density, the concentration of people within a specific urban...
Enhancing Access and Affordability of Nutritious Food through Rice Fortification in India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0Ensuring access to proper nutrition is a crucial component of public health and a fundamental role of the welfare...
Roofs of plastic;Walls of tin;If cities were in black and white, how would we colour the slums? Locating slums...
by Amit Kapoor, Shivani Kowadker and Vanshchika Kant ‘Inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth’ has emerged as an important theme...
How can the G20 reinvent green jobs in emerging economies? Rebuilding our economies means rethinking about the future. The...
India’s cities: A Tale of Timeless Continuity
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0Ties are viewed primarily through the lens of economic progress, but they are the living embodiment of our cultural...
Enhancing Access & Affordability Of Nutritious Food Through Rice Fortification In India
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, 0Amit Kapoor and Mukul Anand Ensuring access to proper nutrition is a crucial component of public health and a...
A new development paradigm; more synergies and less trade-offs
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, G20, 0Conventional growth models are consumption-driven, supported by a robust manufacturing sector. The world’s emerging economies, including India, need an...
Cities, Climate Change and Urban Flooding
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0By Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy Urbanisation is not only a desired goal but an inevitable outcome. However, this...
Create more competitive jobs to drive the Indian economy ahead
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, India@100, 0Manufacturing has been the backbone of many economies. India has, for the longest time, pondered over ways to ramp...
Amit Kapoor and Divyansh Sahai It is widely regarded that technological progress, especially in cities which have now become...
An Unfinished Journey Towards Urban Decentralization
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Urbanisation, 0Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha The discipline of routine policy outcome assessment is not a matter of...
Today’s Waste Management for Cities of Tomorrow
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0As the world gets more and more urbanised, a significant challenge is presented in the form of municipal waste....
Over the years, the Indian state has responded to changing domestic and inter- national circumstances through reforms, the most...
Competitive Jobs and a Developmental Pathway
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, India@100, 0Several economies have been built on the manufacturing sector. Many economies are driven solely on the basis of their...
Amit Kapoor & Amitabh Kant Entrepreneurship encourages innovation and enables an economy to make a quantum leap in terms...
India needs to fill the vacuum of its mid sizes enterprises space
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, India@100, 0Beyond Start-up India – Scale-up India Amit Kapoor & Dr. Bibek Debroy When the early 19th century French economist,...
Dr Amit Kapoor contributed a chapter on “India and Competitiveness” in the book titled “India 2047:High Income with Equity”....
The Cultural Markers of Urbanisation Experts claim that culture is as old as humanity but constantly evolving. What is...
Echoes of Bleak House: Confronting India’s Waste Management Crisis
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Urbanisation, 0Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor and Aditya Sinha In Charles Dickens’ classic novel “Bleak House,” published in 1853, he masterfully...
Cities around the world are more linked and densely populated than ever. While there are growing social and economic...
Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha Drawing inspiration from Charles Dickens’ “Hard Times,” which vividly portrays the struggles faced by...
Foundational learning for all: Leave no Language behind
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, FLN2023, 0The foundation of basic education is Language; it is a critical determinant of foundational learning because a learner’s competence...
India in an Evolving World: Challenges and Opportunities
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, India@100, 0“Change is the only constant’ is one of the phrases perceived as a cliché in today’s times. The fact...
Notes on Urban Prosperity Any study on urbanisation and prosperity takes a strategic direction to approach its increasing role...
Sustainability has moved beyond being a trend to a policy imperative. Historically unviable consumption levels and energy usage patterns...
India, Clusters and the Case for Uniform Growth
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, India@100, 0India, Clusters and the Case for Uniform Growth One of the major issues in policy has always been what...
Incredible and incredibly experiential India: lessons to adapt to an evolving travel ethos
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Incredible and incredibly experiential India: lessons to adapt to an evolving travel ethos Travel is not the same as...
Use a clear compass to navigate our challenges and opportunities
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, India@100, 0India and the World: Navigating through Challenges and Opportunities The human urge to be able to predict everything ahead...
Urbanisation and Urban Dynamics Cities have come to acquire a very central position in our understanding of the nature...
Bibek Debroy, Amit Kapoor & Aditya Sinha In his seminal book “Street Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in...
Budget 2023-24: Harnessing India’s competitiveness and creating national prosperity
amitkapoor, , Articles, Budget, Economic Times, 0Budget 2023-24: Harnessing India’s Competitiveness and Creating National Prosperity The budget speech began with a declaration of India’s first...
We should focus on clusters to sharpen our competitive edge
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, India@100, 0Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy What propels a nation’s growth has always been one of the key questions in...
Going the Electric Extra Mile: The Delhi Metro’s Last-Mile Connectivity
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0In the year 2000, ninety-nine per cent of Delhi’s local traffic was borne by buses (62 per cent) and...
The Smart City Mission, as envisaged by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, is embedded in the idea of promoting cities...
A sliver of hope materialized when The World Health Organisation’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared at a media...
India’s Policy Impact Challenge: Why it exists, and how to overcome it
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, India@100, 0In the history of India, there have been critical junctures when the policy terrain saw significant reforms. The past...
Unblocking India’s Policy Impact Challenge
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, India@100, 0Amit Kapoor, Amitabh Kant and Christian Ketels India’s economic history is rich with instances of policy interventions which transformed...
Looking at urbanisation as merely a process of the population shift from rural to urban areas makes us lose...
India’s Performance and Competitiveness
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, competitiveness, India@100, 0Amit Kapoor and Amitabh Kant The Indian economic trajectory presents an interesting case to assess through the competitiveness lens....
State of Municipal Finances Amit Kapoor, Bibek Debroy & Aditya Sinha “From wealth (kosa) comes the power of the Government (danda).”...
India’s New Competitiveness Challenge: Reform Distorted Markets
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, competitiveness, India@100, 0Over the years, India’s competitiveness has been marked by substantial progress on certain foundational socio-economic aspects. A lot has...
Where Does India’s Competitiveness Challenge Lie?
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, competitiveness, India@100, 0The secret is to comprehend where they are required and where resource allocation in an economy is best served...
Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy As the world is becoming more urban than ever, it is crucial to place...
Here’s how to boost India’s competitiveness
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, competitiveness, India@100, 0India’s Competitiveness – Performance Gap Over the last few decades, the Indian economy has traversed an interesting journey. The country...
Urbanisation without chaos: How to plan and govern our cities
amitkapoor, , Articles, Business Standard, Urbanisation, 0There are multiple lenses through which one can try to understand urbanisation in order to leverage its advantages for...
Lets Step up strategic efforts mobilise India’s labour potential
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, competitiveness, India@100, 0Economic competitiveness requires us to make the most of our demographic-dividend opportunity as a key growth achiever. In today’s...
India’s Rise and Its Global Implications
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, India@100, 0India’s Rise and its Global Implications The most common definition of globalisation follows that the world is getting excessively...
Shifting the focus: Migration and Female Labour Force Participation
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Migration is one of the key demographic processes which shape patterns of human settlements and has an important role...
Why India’s Success Matters to the World , Not Just to India
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, competitiveness, India@100, 0Why India’s Success Matters to the World, Not Just to India It is often said about the globalized age...