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V Anantha Nageswaran
V Anantha Nageswaran ias the Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India.
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Proof of a deep-tech fund is in its outcomes. That’s the audit worth doing
August 10,2026 06:24:35 AM
Were undeserving ventures funded? Were deserving ones turned away? Judge the decision on what was knowable then, not on what hindsight reveals now
Mon, Aug 10, 2026
India now has the funds, the talent and the opening for a research leapSubscriber Only
July 17,2026 17:50:30 PM
Hormuz showed what it costs to depend on others for what one needs; the technological independence that will enhance resilience and, eventually, build indispensability can be achieved only by building capabilities from the ground up
Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Indian industry is at a crossroads — it needs to look at longer horizonsSubscriber Only
June 12,2026 18:20:04 PM
The business community has historically looked to the state to create the conditions for its prosperity, and the state’s obligations in this regard are not trivial. But the capacity for strategic influence is not the state’s to create unilaterally
Sat, Jun 13, 2026
R&D underspending in India has no one cause. It’s systemic as well as culturalSubscriber Only
June 12,2026 06:20:16 AM
The truth, as usual, lies in the interaction between multiple causes, none of which is individually sufficient.
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
We need to speed up economic reform, but pessimism doesn’t helpSubscriber Only
May 23,2026 06:30:05 AM
The appropriate response to Surjit Bhalla’s genuine concerns is to accelerate reform — not to dispute the imperative, but to reject the analytical scaffolding that obscures rather than illuminates it
Sat, May 23, 2026
This year’s likely below-normal monsoon is one more warning: India must pay heed to water stressSubscriber Only
May 01,2026 06:03:24 AM
Civilisations have flourished and perished because of water. India has been witness to that itself. Therefore, we will be doing ourselves a big favour if we do not treat water conservation and management as an avoidable luxury but as an existential necessity.
Fri, May 01, 2026
India’s GDP debate: Right questions, wrong numbersSubscriber Only
March 18,2026 06:13:09 AM
If the true overestimation were really 22 per cent of GDP, the official revision would look nothing like it does. That gap is not a detail to be explained away
Wed, Mar 18, 2026
India’s next manufacturing leap is about what it producesSubscriber Only
January 31,2026 07:00:13 AM
The next phase of industrialisation must prioritise strategically important and technologically-intensive sectors
Sat, Jan 31, 2026
India doesn’t seek a multipolar world — it’s already hereSubscriber Only
June 30,2025 07:28:52 AM
Strategic autonomy gives India space to manoeuvre amid global uncertainty.
Mon, Jun 30, 2025
How our lifestyle is creating an epidemic of mental ill healthSubscriber Only
September 07,2024 07:20:59 AM
Early use of smartphones, ultra-processed food and low levels of exercise are emerging as prime suspects in declining mental well-being among youth. They need to be tackled
Sat, Sep 07, 2024
Economic Survey shows what India gets right — and developed nations get wrong — about climate changeSubscriber Only
July 22,2024 16:04:19 PM
Chapter 13 of the Economic Survey addresses what developed nations often refuse to acknowledge and what India has always advocated — accepted climate-suitable pathways need to account for a variety of approaches with optimality at their core
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
What each district says about India’s progress – and how it can help frame better policiesSubscriber Only
February 27,2024 08:14:41 AM
Lack of high-quality data can obscure the full picture of progress. Initiatives like the District Development Index for Maharashtra can help plug the gap and help policymakers develop a targeted approach
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Chief Economic Advisor writes: Tax on international credit card transactions is fairSubscriber Only
May 20,2023 07:07:32 AM
Those claiming that tax on LRS is perverse miss the point, spread unnecessary panic
Sat, May 20, 2023
Parameswaran Iyer and V Anantha Nageswaran write: Giving data its dueSubscriber Only
February 23,2023 07:15:51 AM
National Data and Analytics Platform enables policy-makers and researchers to exploit the potential of government data
Thu, Feb 23, 2023
Post-Covid economy needs intellectual re-evaluationSubscriber Only
October 23,2021 04:00:03 AM
Pandemic has set the stage for a decade of churn. Central banks across the world are facing a great challenge
Sun, Oct 24, 2021
No need for hasty estimates of Covid deaths in IndiaSubscriber Only
July 27,2021 03:25:53 AM
Soumya Kanti Ghosh, V Anantha Nageswaran write: It is sensible to wait for better data, which should become available in 2023, if not sooner
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
The train of structural reforms set in motion on Nov 8, 2016, has led to formalisation of economySubscriber Only
November 09,2020 03:02:06 AM
Demonetisation played an important role in stirring a debate about the entrenched informality in the economy — what to do about it and how.
Mon, Nov 09, 2020
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