Rakesh Mohan delivered the Shashwat Panda Memorial Lecture at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on May 7. In his lecture, titled “Escaping the Low Middle-Income Trap: The Imperatives of State Strengthening,” he emphasised the importance of enhancing the state’s capacity to provide law and order, as well as essential services such as education and healthcare, which are vital for economic growth.
On May 1, Shivshankar Menon was speaker at the Special Session of the Himalayan Future Forum (HFF) 2024, an initiative of the Nepal Economic Forum. His speech highlighted the importance and current scenario of geopolitics in the Himalayas.
Shifali Goyal presented her ongoing research at the 11th Conference on Asia and Pacific Economies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, PRC | May 31
Pooja Ramamurthi was invited by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to provide strategy inputs for the next phase of Indo-German Triangular cooperation projects | May 24
Rakesh Mohan was a speaker at the discussion of the book “India’s Finance Ministers: Tumbling Into Reforms (1977-1998)” by A.K. Bhattacharya at IIC, New Delhi | May 22
Rajesh Chadha, Ganesh Sivamani and Karthik Bansal presented the findings of CSEP research on critical minerals to the members of the NITI Aayog Inter-Ministerial Group for Critical Minerals | May 17
Amshika Amar spoke on “How Relevant is the MDB Reform Discourse for Southern International Financial Institutions (IFIs)?” at a discussion organised by the Center for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, and Center for Global Development, Washington DC | May 13
Rajat Verma presented his paper, co-authored with Laveesh Bhandari, titled “Implications of Taxation Alternatives in India’s Energy Transition: ESAM Analysis” at the Bureau of Economic Research International Conference organised by the University of Dhaka | May 9
Laveesh Bhandari moderated a discussion with G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant, on “Resilient Future: India’s Long-Term Growth Agenda”, at a discussion hosted by the Ananta Aspen Centre | May 6
Anoop Singh discussed “80 Years after Bretton Woods” at the session hosted by The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, the Banco de Portugal and the Robert Triffin International Association in Lisbon, Portugal | May 6
Rahul Tongia delivered the keynote address on “Why the Future of Energy and Sustainability in India Cannot (and Should not) Look Like the Past”, at the University of Chicago’s Delhi Centre symposium on Energy History and Environmental Sustainability | May 3
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