This spring, the Deepak and Neera Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies will be hosting the third Columbia Summit on the Indian Economy in partnership with the Consulate General of India in New York.

The two-day summit will be full of engaging lectures, discussions and presentations covering various topics related to India's current and future economic state.

This event will be hosted at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University (420, W. 118th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10027)

Seating is limited and a paid ticket guarantees a seat.

Event Schedule

Friday, March 24, 2023

8:00 – 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee

9:00 - 9:15 am — Welcome Remarks

Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University

9:15 – 10:45 am — Session 1: India: Growth and Macroeconomy

Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University (Chair)

Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF (Author)

Poonam Gupta, Director General, NCAER (Discussant)

10:45 – 11:00 am — Coffee Break

11:00am– 12:30pm — Session 2: A Panel on US-India Partnership

Ashley Tellis, Tata Chair and senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Moderator)

Kenneth Juster, Former US Ambassador to India, 2017-2021 (Panelist)

Frank Wisner, Former US Ambassador to India, 1994-1997 (Panelist)

12:30 – 1:30pm — Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:00pm — Session 3: Export-led and Manufacturing-fed Growth

Ruchir Agarwal, Harvard Kennedy School & Yale School of Management (Chair)

Devashish Mitra, Professor, Syracuse University (Author)

Mary Lovely, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute (Discussant)

3:00-3:15 pm — Coffee Break

3:15 - 4:45 pm — Session 4: Poverty and Inequality: Before and After Covid-19

Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF (Chair)

Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University (Author)

Pravin Krishna, Professor, Johns Hopkins University (Discussant)

4:45 – 5:30pm — Session 5: India in the Amrit Kaal

Deepak Raj, Founder and MD, Raj Associates (Chair)

Randhir Jaiswal, Consul General, Consulate General in New York, Government of India (Speaker)

5:30 – 6:30pm — Reception

Saturday, March 25, 2023

9:30 – 11:00am — Session 6: Digital Payments and Economic Growth

Nandini Gupta, Professor, Indiana University (Chair)

Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Professor, University of Michigan (Author)

Isha Agarwal, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (Discussant)

11:00 – 11:15pm — Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45pm — Session 7: The Myth & Reality of Teacher Shortage in India

Devashish Mitra, Professor, Syracuse University (Chair)

Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Professor, University College London (Author)

Anjini Kochar, Senior Research Fellow, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (Discussant)

12:45 – 1:45pm — Lunch Break

1:45 - 3:15pm — Session 8: A Panel on Reforms and the Future of the Indian Economy

Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University (Moderator)

Viral Acharya, Professor, New York University (Panelist)

Poonam Gupta, Director General, NCAER (Panelist)

Pravin Krishna, Professor, Johns Hopkins University (Panelist)

3:15 – 3:30pm — Coffee Break

3:30 - 5:00pm — Session 9: Public Projects at Scale and Speed

Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University (Moderator)

Anurag Jain, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India (Panelist)

Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (Panelist)

Event Website

Summit Program and Speaker Biographies