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Why Failure of Aramco’s IPO launch is Good News for India?
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

In early 2017, Aramco, the world’s most profitable oil company, was planning an Initial Public Offer (IPO) with the desired valuation of 2 trillion USD. Aramco’s planned IPO has created anxiety for the oil importers and excitement for internation....

September 18, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , Aramco IPO , Saudi Arabia oil , Oil imports
Will China Boycott Goods from the United States of America?
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

The United States of America (U.S.) and the People’s Republic of China (China), are locked in a fierce trade tussle. Both countries have imposed tariffs which threaten to de-stabilise the integrated global economic order. China has a history of bel....

September 11, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , China’s boycott diplomacy , US China trade war
‘The Growth Delusion: Wealth, Poverty and the Wellbeing of Nations’, by David Pilling, Tim Duggan Books, 2018, Pages: 304, Price: $ 16.45, ISBN: 9780525572503
Vinod Bishnoi

Business Standard reported on August 16 that “India’s GDP (is) expected to grow at 7.4% in FY19”;1 to the general population this statement brings in a wave of optimism regarding not just the economy of the country but also a sense o....

September 04, 2018 Economic Studies , Book Reviews , India’s GDP , Growth , Public services , Green Growth , Human Development
अमेरिका चीन व्यापार विवाद- अनिश्चित भविष्य
Dr Teshu Singh

चीन के साथ बढ़ता व्यापार घाटा चीन-अमेरिका संबंधों के मौजूदा दौर में एक गंभीर मुद्दा बन गया है। प....

August 14, 2018 Economic Studies , चीन-अमेरिका संबंध , अमेरिकी व्यापार नीतियां
Another Casualty of US-China Trade Tussle: Tourism
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

The US-China trade dispute has now begun to hit some of the other sectors of the two economies. On June 15, 2018, President Trump said the US would impose tariffs worth 50 billion USD on Chinese imports. A week later, on January 22, 2018, the US Depa....

August 13, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , US-China trade , US-China Tourism
Will Chinese Economy ever surpass the US Economy?
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“With uncertainty, there is never a dull moment.” - Haresh Sippy
Donald Trump’s presidency has sparked fears of a changing world order and an alleged further decline of the US. The ‘America First’ emphasis and the recent....

August 08, 2018 Economic Studies , Article , China’s economic progress , Sino-US economic gap
India Gains Access to Sabang -A Road Map for Economic and Sustainable Development
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Opinion pieces, columns and news reports in India are rife with the belief that the Sabang Port in East Sumatra, Indonesia, will be developed by India for strategic purposes. Many scholars and analysts have vehemently argued that Sabang would serve a....

June 13, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Connectivity , Short Sea Shipping
The US-China Trade Dispute: Uncertain Future
Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

Rising US trade deficit with China has become a serious issue in the current stage of US-China relations. The trade deficit has increased significantly in last five years and has become a central theme in Donald Trump’s China policy. In 2017, th....

June 01, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , US-China economic relations , US-China trade issues
Chinese Economy in 2018: Changes and Challenges
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Le Keqiang, while addressing the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress kept China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 6.5 percent for 2018, somewhat lower than th....

May 14, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , Chinese economy , China’s financial policy
Commentary: The Fifth India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

The swelling trade deficit with China has emerged as key area of concern in India’s bilateral ties. Some fear a hollowing out of large segments of Indian industrial capacity. It is in this background that the fifth India-China Strategic Economic di....

May 03, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , India-China trade deficit , Strategic Economic Dialogue
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