GW India

IIEP has hosted two major India conferences, in 2015 and 2016, with an array of well-known speakers from India and the U.S. These conferences brought together top academic researchers, 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 were organized along with the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). 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 Arun Kumar, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, and Arvind Subramanian, Former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India.

Envisioning India - 2024 Series

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

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

  (Apr 24, 2024) 

  Session includes Indermit Gill, Chief Economist, The World Bank, and  V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India. (Video)

Envisioning India - Virtual Series 2022-2023

Virtual series beginning 2022:

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

Envisioning India - Virtual Series 2021-2022

Virtual series beginning 2021:

• “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

Virtual series beginning 2020:

• “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)

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: Ridhika Batra

Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

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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 Subramanium

Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

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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

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

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Other India-Related Events

• 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