Lauding India‘s structural reforms, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog chief, said such reforms have moved the country from the fragile 5 to the top 5, leading to a growth rate of about 8.4% in the last 3 quarters.“Analysts are correct in saying that 30% of the global GDP growth will come … Read more
Cheistha Kochhar. Photo: Linkedin An Indian student died after being run over by a truck while cycling back to her apartment in London last week, according to a social media post by Niti Aayog former CEO Amitabh Kant. 33-year-old Cheistha Kochhar was a Ph.D. student at the London School of Economics (LSE), her father retired … Read more
One of the unexpected announcements at the G20 summit held in New Delhi earlier this month was a trade corridor designed and proposed by select member nations. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was launched with the promise of galvanising connectivity and trade through India, the Arabian Gulf and Europe, with an underlying goal of … Read more
Ahead of the annual India-U.S. BioPharma and Healthcare Summit to be attended by scientists, academicians, corporate leaders, and officials from both countries, a top Indian official has urged the G20 countries to collaborate and focus on evidence-based research. “I urge G20 member countries, businesses, academics, and scientists to collaborate and focus on evidence-based research and … Read more
India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Thursday said successful cities are fundamental to a successful nation, underlining that urbanisation must be an instrument of growth, job creation, and elimination of poverty. Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Urban20 City Sherpas’ inception meeting here, Kant said cities must be designed for cycling, walking and … Read more
India will be seeking to restructure multilateral financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank which are out of sync with present-day challenges, a top official said on Monday. These Bretton Woods bodies were created after the World Bank, and are largely focused on the direct lending which was necessary in the post-second … Read more
India’s G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant speaks at the first G20 Sherpa meeting, in Udaipur, on December 4. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Monday made a strong pitch for working together through hope, harmony and healing to deal with the global challenges, with a focus on developing countries and the Global … Read more
G20 provides a great opportunity for lending a healing touch to the world in times of challenges, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, said on Tuesday. The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. India will assume the presidency of the powerful grouping from the current … Read more
India can be the cheapest producer of Green Hydrogen in the world due to its enabling climatic conditions, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Kant pointed out that India has brought down the cost of renewable energy. “India has size and scale. India can be … Read more
India’s policy regime should be pro-innovation, light touch and progressive if it wants its entrepreneurs to grow and prosper, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, though challenges of cyber security, land acquisition and huge pendency of court cases remain. “My view is that your policy regime should be pro-innovation, light touch and progressive. You should … Read more