Political Economy

This program studies the role of the Indian state in factor markets, land markets, land reform, and capital and financial markets.

Commentary
India’s New Budget Reveals a Shift in Fiscal Strategy
- Suyash Rai
- February 17, 2022
The proposal aims to produce high and sustained growth to get the country back on track after slowdowns that preceded the coronavirus pandemic.
Event
The Politics of Data Protection Regulation: Examining the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s Report on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
- Suyash Rai, Anirudh Burman
- February 15, 2022
- Zoom Webinar
We hosted a Political Economy Seminar on ‘Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill.’ This webinar was a discussion between Anirudh Burman and Suyash Rai on the JPC report and its political and economic implications.
Commentary
A Pandemic and a Union Budget: A Study in Three Acts
- Suyash Rai
- January 30, 2022
- Wire
Suyash Rai details how the pandemic affected the already-struggling budget management & what we should look for in the upcoming Union Budget 2022.
Commentary
There’s an Expansion of State Power in the Domain of Privacy
- Anirudh Burman
- December 18, 2021
- Indian Express
Anirudh Burman writes about increased privacy concerns in India following the Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019.
Event
Measuring Trade Facilitation: Evidence from India
- Abhijit Das, Harsha Vardhana Singh, Sruti Vijayakumar, Vijay Singh Chauhan, Vivek Johri, Suyash Rai
- November 16, 2021
- Zoom Webinar
On November 16, we hosted a conversation with Sruti Vijayakumar, Vijay Singh Chauhan, Abhijit Das, Harsha Vardhana Singh, & Vivek Johri on how the Trade Facilitation Agreement has placed trade facilitation initiatives high on the agenda of the governments of the member economies, including India.
Event
Land Litigation in India: Learnings from a Study on Land Litigation in Delhi
- Anirudh Burman, Devendra Damle, Karan Gulati, Kshitij Batra, Namita Wahi
- September 24, 2021
- Zoom Webinar
This seminar will have Devendra Damle and Karan Gulati present and discuss their study and its findings. This will be followed by brief remarks by Kshitij Batra and Namita Wahi. The seminar will conclude with an open discussion.