We are pleased to announce that an article authored by Geethanjali Nataraj, Policy Lead Trade and Investment, DFID supported Knowledge Partnership Programme has been published in The Financial Express (Print) on Page 9. The article elaborates on how China’s presidency of G20 is being looked at with a lot of anticipation, as it is not only […]
The agenda of a G20 summit is generally set by the country holding the chair. China’s presidency of G20 is being looked at with a lot of anticipation, as it is not only the second-largest economy, but is also the largest trading partner of several countries, including India. The economic backdrop underpinning the Chinese G20 […]
n article by Geethanjali Nataraj, Policy Lead Trade and Investment, KPP , IPE Global has been published in The Pioneer. The article was published in the Print edition on 16th March, 2016. The article looks at the Budget 2016-17 as a modest effort with its emphasis on giving relief to the farm sector and fueling […]
The India–ASEAN relationship received a shot in the arm with the conclusion of the 8th Delhi Dialogue on 17–19 February 2016. Since 1991 India has been aggressively pursuing increased trade and strategic relations with Southeast Asian Countries as a part of its ‘Look East’ policy. Now, ASEAN has grown to be India’s fourth largest trading […]
The hype surrounding Budget FY17 was unprecedented. Given the unrest in the country—from student agitations in JNU to the Jats—it is only apt that the focus got shifted to the economy, whose revival would not only give a boost to manufacturing and job creation, but also divert the attention of the population from the political […]
India is conscious of the challenges posed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement inked last year among 12 Pacific Rim countries, which are comparable to the tough challenges the country had to face post the 1991 economic liberalisation, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Monday. Addressing a talk on the TPP and […]
What does Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has in store for the Indian economy and its people in 2016? Will this be a pro-poor budget as suggested by many experts or will it have sops for India Inc? Will the recent banking crisis be on the Mr Jaitley’s mind? What steps will he take to ease […]
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 aims to increase India’s merchandise exports from $450 billion in 2013-14 to $750 billion in 2020. But the ground realities are different. Negative export growth for more than a year has raised concerns among policy makers, clearly reflected in recent initiatives announced by the ministry of commerce and industry (MoC&I). These include the building of megaCoastal […]
With a shift in focus towards bi-lateral and plurilateral trade agreements such as Trans-Pacific Partnership and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement which accounts for more than two thirds of world trade and GDP, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, along with trade experts on Monday emphasized the importance […]
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis presented the National Awards for e-Governance for the Year 2015-16 in Nagpur today. The awards were given for exemplary implementation of e-Governance initiatives. The awards were given away at the end of the 19th National e-Governance Conference which concluded in Nagpur today. Odisha government was awarded a national e-governance […]
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis presented the National Awards for e-Governance for the Year 2015-16 in Nagpur today. The awards were given for exemplary implementation of e-Governance initiatives. The awards were given away at the end of the 19th National e-Governance Conference which concluded in Nagpur today. The Paddy Procurement Automation System […]
Adding a feather to its cap, Odisha government has been awarded a national e-governance award for its successful e-initiatives in agriculture namely, Procurement Automation System (P-PAS) and farmer registration programme during the two-day 19th National e-Governance conference inaugurated in Nagpur yesterday. After getting Krishi Karman Award for 2014-15, Odisha government’s Food, Supplies & Consumer Welfare […]
