How India's Economy Works The Core Team

In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist Rathin Roy about India's economic growth and challenges, the country's economic transformation, the need for inclusive development, the growing disconnect between the masses and the growth process and much more.

ABOUT RATHIN ROY
Rathin Roy was the Director and CEO of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi. He has previously worked as an Economic Diplomat and Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with postings in London, New York, Kathmandu and Brasilia. He has also served as an Economic Adviser with the Thirteenth Finance Commission, New Delhi, in the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India. He was part of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and was a member of the last pay commission that recommended pay hikes for central government employees as well as being a member of the selection panels that chose the two governors of the RBI. His policy interests and research has mainly focused on fiscal and macroeconomic issues pertinent to human development in developing and emerging economies.

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In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to former secretary with the Ministry of Agriculture Siraj Hussain about agriculture policy, managing food inflation, minimum support price, wheat procurement, nuanced policies that balance farmer interests with consumer needs and much more.

ABOUT SIRAJ HUSSAIN
Siraj Hussain joined the IAS in 1979 and served the Govt for 37 years. He has worked as the Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing and as Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture. At present, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of National e-Repository Limited, a director on the board of Shri Renuka Sugars Limited and also a trustee of World Food Programme Trust for India. He writes regularly on agriculture and food policy for various reputed publications.

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In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economists Maitreesh Ghatak and Rishabh Kumar about poverty estimation in India, historical trends in poverty reduction, defining the poverty line, poverty in rural areas vs urban areas and much more.

ABOUT MAITREESH GHATAK
Maitreesh Ghatak is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics since 2004. He is an elected Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the International Economic Association. His main areas of research interest are development economics, public economics, and the economics of organisations. He is a co-editor of Economica since 2016 and is also in the editorial board of several journals. He has served as the Lead Academic of the International Growth Centre’s (IGC) India–Bihar programme and as an external member of the Research Committee of The World Bank. He is a founding member of several research networks: Theoretical Research in Development (ThReD), Economics of Social Sector Organisations (ESSO), and Non-profits, Governments, and Organizations (NGO) and writes regularly on economic, political and policy issues for a broader audience with a special focus on India in various newspapers, magazines, and blogs.
ABOUT RISHABH KUMARRishabh Kumar is currently assistant professor of economics at The University of Massachusetts Boston.  He writes about current & historical inequality/poverty, economic development and political economy. He has previously taught at  California State University, San Bernardino and worked in government for New York City’s Department of Finance. He received his PhD in Economics from The New School for Social Research in May 2017.
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In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Chakshu Roy about challenges faced by members of parliament in contributing to economic policymaking, the importance of research support, the limitations of the parliamentary system and much more.

ABOUT CHAKSHU ROY
Chakshu Roy is an expert on the rules and procedures of Parliament and its functioning. He anchors programs to strengthen the capacity of legislators at the centre and state level. He supports civil society organisations to engage with legislatures and has trained journalist groups about tracking the functioning of Parliament and State Vidhan Sabhas. He has also been involved in setting up the first comprehensive database of state legislation in the country. He writes regularly on legislative issues and about the strengthening of the institution of Parliament.
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In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Vijay Singh Chauhan about streamlining cargo clearance processes in India, the challenges faced during COVID-19 in cargo clearance and much more.
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In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Rajesh Vetcha about Airports, how they are run, how the systems that allow for the functioning of airports work, passenger charters and much more.
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