Arvind Panagariya

Frequent elections delay reforms, 16th Finance Commission chief Panagariya tells JPC on simultaneous polls

September 23, 2025 8:04 am

Backs idea of simultaneous polls, will appear before House panel on Wednesday

‘US import curbs will remain higher for China, Vietnam and Cambodia’: Arvind Panagariya

May 03, 2025 12:58 pm

Speaking at an event hosted by the Isaac Centre for Public Policy, Panagariya said the US-China trade conflict is “here to stay” and that a successful trade deal with the US could pave the way

Odisha joins Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat to seek 50% share in Central taxes

February 07, 2025 5:05 am

It also demanded inclusion of cess and surcharge in divisible pool so states can have their share in it.

Tripura’s finances ‘sound’ but per capita income below national average: Arvind Panagariya

January 30, 2025 4:15 pm

Dr Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of 16th Finance Commission, says Tripura has proposed a revision from the 41% share of the central tax pool to 45-50%—a sentiment shared by almost all states visited by the panel.

Arvind Panagariya at Idea Exchange: ‘A big mistake in the Nehru model was emphasis on heavy industry. You can’t be labour abundant and capital scarce’

January 27, 2025 10:13 pm

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to replace the Planning Commission with NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya was its first vice-chairman. In April 2023, he was appointed Chancellor of Nalanda University.

Internal policy barriers hurdle to leveraging China-plus-one: Arvind Panagariya

December 13, 2024 8:08 am

Arvind Panagariya said that significant work has been done such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms but more work is needed on labour and land to attract multinationals moving out of China.

Arvind Panagariya tries to get to the heart of the argument that Sardar Patel’s economic development model might have been an improvement on Jawaharlal Nehru’s

November 23, 2024 3:43 pm

But even if Nehru's model was faulty, why wasn’t it changed after his death? Why didn’t other politicians, civil servants, businesses and policy analysts move away from it? Panagariya’s argument is that Nehru was such a tall leader that most politicians of that period had “fully internalised” socialism in their political thought

In India's Trade Policy: The 1990s and Beyond, Arvind Panagariya takes on the economics of protectionism

August 03, 2024 5:34 pm

The Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission of India wrote many articles which appeared in newspapers between 1989 and 2023, arguing against equality a.k.a. arguments in favour of markets and capital within the economics discipline

It’s time we realised our full potential to 10 per cent growth: Arvind Panagariya

February 19, 2024 7:24 am

Going forward, I think after the elections, perhaps those are the areas that will require the government's attention.

Delhi Confidential: Talks with farmers and a floor test in Bihar

February 14, 2024 8:01 am

Of the three Union ministers tasked to represent the Government during talks with protesting farmers, Minister of State (Home) Nityanand Rai could not attend the second round of meeting in Chandigarh on Monday.

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya Resigns

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

President Mukherjee chairs Conference of Governors

February 09, 2016 8:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday presided over a two-day Conference of Governors at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital. It is the fourth conference presided over by President Mukherjee and 47th such conference held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. As many as 23 Governors and two Lieutenant Governors are participating in the conference. Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Cabinet Ministers, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval participated in the conference. The conference will deliberate on terrorism and insurgency activities, creating jobs for youths with special focus on skill development for school dropouts.

FE Exclusive Interview With Arvind Panagariya

January 22, 2016 2:32 pm