Restart: The Last Chance For The Indian Economy?
VIEW EVENT DETAILSWith the release of the first budget under the new government, India is abuzz with speculation on the economic implications that lie ahead. From market stability and growth to sustainable social and infrastructure development, the budget serves as a roadmap representing the direction and pace of India’s economic policy. But when the nation calls for speedy solutions, India’s challenges can seem overwhelming. In Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy, author Mihir Sharma shows what he thinks can and must change in India’s policies, administration and even its attitudes in order to address the obstacles facing the Indian economy. Join our panel of experts for this timely conversation as they discuss the growth trajectory of the Indian economy and its intimations going forward.
Mihir S. Sharma was born in Delhi and grew up in Chandigarh, Mumbai, Jamshedpur and in Kolkata. He was trained as an economist and a political scientist before dropping ignobly out of academia. Like many others unable to concentrate on any one thing long enough to write a dissertation, he drifted from one thing to another till he found the closest thing to paid unemployment in a capitalist society-journalism. He now writes and edits opinion for the Business Standard newspaper in New Delhi.
Sajjid Chinoy is J.P. Morgan’s Chief India Economist and also covers Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Before joining JP Morgan, he was an economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC and a Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company in New York. He served as a member of RBI's “Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework" that proposed inflation targeting in India and also serves as a member of the Indian Banks Association (IBA) Monetary Policy Group. He was recently awarded the Consensus Economics’ Award for the Best Economic Forecaster Award for 2013. He has authored several publications on the Indian economy including co-editing a book on Indian economic reform: "Reforming India's External, Fiscal and Financial Policies" with Dr. Anne O. Krueger. He received his Ph.D. in economics at Stanford University in 2001.
Gaurav Gupta is the Asia Director of Dalberg, a global advisory firm focussed on helping clients maximise social impact. He also leads the firm's Energy practice. Gaurav has tackled a wide range of social development challenges including advising multinational companies to adopt more socially inclusive practices, developing thought leadership on expanding access to energy for the poor, helping cities become more inclusive towards citizens and developing strategies to fight human trafficking. In work outside of Dalberg, Gaurav has been an unsuccessful and occasionally successful entrepreneur. He is a founding partner in a string of ventures including two eco-resorts, a sustainable tourism online platform, an organic tea plantation, and an eco-friendly fair trade fashion label. He also helped establish a leading public policy think-tank on Australian Aboriginal issues. Prior to his work in Asia, Gaurav spent six years at The Boston Consulting Group in Sydney and London. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford and an MA in Development Economics from Yale University. When not working, Gaurav likes to spend his spare time with his wife, his dogs and fellow entrepreneurs (in that order).
This programme is part of our Business of Asia series, which highlights new developments and best practices in the corporate and economic world that bolster notions of corporate citizenship, including engaged leadership, innovation, and corporate social responsibility. Past programmes under this series include a conversation on the Australia-India economic relationship, a discussion on reimagining India's vision for growth and a conversation on the role of morals in the marketplace.
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