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5th GW India Conference on India's Economic Development and U.S.-India Relations

IIEP has hosted four major India conferences, in 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2024 with an array of well-known speakers from India and the U.S. The fifth India conference will take place on April 24th, 2025. The fourth GW India conference took place in 2024, and the third GW India conference took place in 2019. During the pandemic, IIEP hosted many of the best and brightest thinkers about India as part of a virtual "Envisioning India" series, all of which can be found on our YouTube channel. 

The GW India conferences have brought together top academic researchers, senior leaders of the corporate world, officials from the IMF, World Bank, OECD, and the UN, and current and former high-level policymakers in the U.S. and Indian governments. These conferences have been organized in partnership with the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), India's National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, and the GW-Center for International Business Education and Research (GW-CIBER). The conferences addressed questions of poverty reduction, job creation, ramped-up growth, market reform, competitiveness, regional and global partnerships, sustainable growth, infrastructure, and urbanization. Keynote speakers included V. Anantha Nageswaran, 18th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India; Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank; Vivek Lall, Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation; Arun Kumar, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service; and Arvind Subramanian, 16th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India.

Envisioning India - 2025 Conference

• 5th GW India Conference on India’s Economic Development and U.S.-India Economic Relations

  (Apr 24, 2025) 

Envisioning India - 2024 Conference

Sessions Included: “India Macroeconomic Imperatives in a Post-Pandemic World”, “India’s Trade Policy and the Global Environment”, "Reducing Inequality and Eliminating Poverty", "Social Inclusion and Empowerment", "Climate Change: India’s Pathways and Challenges", "Pathways to India’s Progress: Breaking the Mould"

Keynote Speaker: V. Anantha Nageswaran, 18th Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India

Lunch Keynote:  Dr. Vivek Lall, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation

Thematic Address: Indermit Gill, Chief Economist, The World Bank

Co-sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy, the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy, the GW Center for International Business Education and Research, and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies.

Click below for the full agenda for the event, on April 16th.

• 4th GW India Conference on India’s Economic Development and U.S.-India Economic Relations 

  (Apr 16, 2024) 

Envisioning India - 2019 Conference

March 19th, 2019
Sessions Include: “A Fireside chat with H.E. Amb. Shringla”, followed by a “Panel of experts on education, infrastructure investments, and pharmaceuticals”
Moderator: Ajay Chhibber, Distinguished Visiting Scholar (IIEP) and Chief Economic Advisor (FICCI)

Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda and video.

Envisioning India - 2016 Conference

October 5th, 2016
Sessions Included: “Macro Economic Policy for Faster Growth”, “India’s Commitment to Climate Change and Sustainable Growth”, “Infrastructure and Urban Drivers of Growth”, and “Equitable Growth and Poverty Eradication: Measurement, Programs, and Policies”
Keynote Speaker: Arvind Subramanian, 16th Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India

Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda and video.

Envisioning India - 2015 Conference

April 13th, 2015
Sessions Included: “Economic Outlook and Macro Economic Policies”, “Finance, Urbanization, and Growth”, and “Poverty Eradication and Participation”
Keynote Speaker: Arun Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Consular Service

Co-sponsored by the US India Business Council and the Elliott School of International Affairs
Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda and video.

Envisioning India - Virtual Series 2024

• "Why India Is Growing Fast, But Not Creating Enough Jobs" (Thursday, October 17th, 2024) 

Envisioning India - Virtual Series 2022-2023

• “India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today” (Thursday, March 2nd, 2023)

Envisioning India - Virtual Series 2021-2022

• “Are China and India Likely to Miss the Convergence?“(Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022)(Video)
• “Understanding Poverty Dynamics and the Impact of the Pandemic“(Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022)(Video)
• “Equitable Action for Climate Change” (February 9th, 2022) (Video)
• “Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival” (February 2nd, 2022) (Video)
• “Taking on China – the Imperative and Agenda for India” (November 17th, 2021) (Video)
• “India’s Economy in a Post-Pandemic World” (October 20th, 2021) (Video)
• “Getting India to the Green Frontier” (September 29th, 2021) (Video)

Envisioning India - Virtual Series 2020-2021

• “India’s Environment Challenges and Impact of COVID” (May 12, 2021) (Video)
• “India’s Trade Policy: Past, Present, Future” (April 21, 2021) (Video)
• “India’s Federal Finances in COVID Times” (March 10th, 2021) (Video)
• “India’s Farm Laws” (Feb 26th, 2021) (Video)
• “Schooling in India’s New Education Policy and Impact of COVID on Learning Outcomes” (February 10th, 2021) (Video)
• “Diagnosing and Addressing India’s Post-2011 Growth Slowdown” (January 22nd, 2021) (Video)
• “Saving Indian Capitalism from its Capitalists” (December 9th, 2020) (Video)
• “The Economics of Implementation and India’s Covid-19 Response” (November 15th, 2020) (Video)
• “India’s COVID-19 Challenge: Outcomes and Options” (October 15th, 2020) (Video)
• “Fiscal Dominance: A Theory of Everything in India” (September 9th, 2020) (Video)

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• Poverty in India: Issues and Policies
• Are Informal Workers Benefiting from Globalization? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in India
• India and USA: Shared Prosperity, Opportunities, and Challenges
• Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in India: Policy Changes and Prospects
• Inaugural Conference on India’s Economy