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Economics Public Discourse 


Global South Voices, heard and unheard

International links…to local things

GS - 01


June

2025

Education: Exploring East

GS-02

August

2025

Language Diplomacy

GS-03

September

2025

In-Depth Insights
 

Trumpeting times for India and China

Natasha Agarwal and Paresh Batra

India-China Relations, Global South, Luban workshop, Visa policies

ID - 01

January

2025

Economic Optimization of the Global South boundaries

Natasha Agarwal and Paresh Batra

Global South, India China Education

ID - 02

February

2025

OP-ED
 

Dragon-Elephant Tango for a Brighter Global South Future

China-India Dialogue Magazine

India, China, Global South

July

2025

Brain Circulatory Network: Integrating the Global South through BRICS

Global South Forum

India, Global South, BRICS

July

2025

The High Cost of Doing Business in India and the Reform It Demands

The Wire

India, Global South

June

2025

Vague Borders and Bold Boundaries – The Rise … and the Rise of Global South Nations

The Geopolitics

Global south, India, China

February

2025

India-China ties need not be frosty

Nikkei Asia

India-China Relations

November

2024

Global South Voices - heard and unheard (in Chinese)

Global Times

India-China Relations, Global South, Global Economy

October

2024

India cannot afford to lose plot on FDI while chasing Chinese investments

South China Morning Post

India-China Relations, FDI, Human Capital

August

2024

Paradigm shift

China Daily

India-China Relations

July

2024

Making the most of FDI

Institute for Security and Development Policy

FDI, Human Capital

May

2024

Solutions In(dia) motions - India's transport and logistics sector

Institute for Security and Development Policy

Road Transport/Infrastructure, FDI, Human Capital

February

2024

Germany's strategy on China - A misguided focus on technology transfer

ARTNet (UNESCAP)

Human Capital, Global Economy, FDI

September

2023

BRICS-plus will benefit from opening way to free movement of workers

Nikkei Asia

Human Capital, India-China Relations, Global South Global Economy

September

2023

Diplomatic Overdrive

Force Magazine

Global Economy, Global South

April

2023

India's CoVID19 testing hesitancy - the potential role of psychological distress and trauma

Observer Research Foundation

Mental health

June

2021

Information about CoVID19 in India

The Leap Blog

Data and Policy Impact

June

2020

CoVID19 trauma - India's unseen real battle

Observer Research Foundation

Mental health

April

2020

SoS for the road transport sector at the time of CoVID19 pandemic

Observer Research Foundation

Road Transport/Infrastructure

April

2020

The effects of export credit gaurantees on firm performance

VOX CEPR Policy Portal

Export financing, International Trade

December

2019

Data - Where India's trade protectionism lies?

Observer Research Foundation

Data and Policy Impact, International Trade

April

2018

Export Credit Agencies and a changing climate

Observer Research Foundation

Export financing, International Trade, Climate Change

April

2018

It is time India changes the narratives of its FDI Policy

Observer Research Foundation

FDI, Human Capital

February

2018

India's visa policy reforms

The Leap Blog

Visa Policy, Human Capital

January

2018

No point in pursing coal over renewables

Mint

Climate change

November

2017

Not easy bringing jobs back to the US

The Hindu Business Line

Human Capital

January

2017

Questions on the Union Budget and Make in India

Observer Research Foundation

FDI, International Trade

January

2017

India, US, and their WTO dispute on importation of certain agricultural products

World Trade Law

Global Economy

November

2016

Impact of export credit agencies on exports - Evidence from the US EXIM Bank

Global Policy

Export Financing, International Trade

July

2016

India's liberalized yet restrictive visa policy

Observer Research Foundation

Visa Policy, Human Capital

June

2016

The missing piece in Modi's #MakeInIndia dream

The Dialogue

FDI, International Trade

May

2016

Why should outward FDI be encouraged

Ideas for India

FDI

April

2016

Open government data - an answer to India's logjam

International Open Data Conference

Data and Policy Impact

March

2016

Unleashing the full potential of India's 'Open Government Data' Initiative

Ideas for India

Data and Policy Impact

January

2016

India must do more to see the impact of open data

World Wide Web Foundation

Data and Policy Impact

November

2015

Getting more out of India's "Tourist Visa on Arrival" Scheme

Ideas for India

Visa Policy, Human Capital

April

2015

FDI's role in China's growth

Financial Times

FDI, International Trade

July

2012

Enter the dragon

Financial Times

FDI, International Trade

November

2011

Policy Report
 

Competition and market power in the UK Labour markets

Renisha Rana, Joel Kariel, Max Read, Ana Rincon Aznar, Jakob Schneebacher and Nicole Scholz

Competition and Markets Authority

Competition economics, labour market

January

2024

Understanding Inverted Duty Structure

Natasha Agarwal

Observer Research Foundation

International Trade

January

2017

Managing India's trade deficit with large trading partners - Lessons and prospects

Sunitha Raju, V. Raveendra Saradhi, Natasha Agarwal, R. Rijesh & Arundhati Choudhuri

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

India-China Relations, Global South, Global Economy, International Trade, FDI

November

2014

Policy Brief
 

Bilateral visa policies between India and China

Natasha Agarwal

Centre on Asia and Globalisation

Visa Policy, Human Capital, India-China Relations, Global South, Global Economy

Jul

2024

United States and the fight against climate change - A greater role for the US EXIM Bank?

Natasha Agarwal and Louis Dupuy

ARTNet (UNESCAP)

Export Financing, International Trade, Climate Change

Feb

2018

Examining the limitations of India's online visa regime

Natasha Agarwal

Observer Research Foundation

Visa Policy, Human Capital

May

2017

Open government data - an answer to India's logjam

Natasha Agarwal

Self

Data and Policy Impact

Sept

2015

Atithi Devo Bha?

Natasha Agarwal and Magnus Lodefalk

Observer Research Foundation

Visa Policy, Human Capital

May

2015

Journal
 

Mitigating information frictions in trade - evidence from export credit gaurantees

Natasha Agarwal, Jackie M.L. Chan, Magnus Lodefalk, Aili Tang, Sofia Tano, Zheng Wang

Journal of International Economics

Export Financing, International Trade

2023

Does the US EXIM Bank really promote US exports?

Natasha Agarwal and Zheng Wang

World Economy

Export Financing, International Trade

2017

Balancing the regulation and taxation of banking

Sajid Mukhtar Chaudhry, Andrew Mullineaux and Natasha Agarwal 

International Review of Financial Analysis

Banking and Finance

2015

Credit constraints and spillovers from foreign firms in China

Natasha Agarwal, Chris Milner and Alejandro Riano

Journal of Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance, International Trade, FDI

2014

Working Papers
 

A systematic approach to identifying systemically important firms

Natasha Agarwal, Sanchit Arora, Akhil Bhel, Rohini Grover, Shashwat Khanna & Susan Thomas

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Banking and Finance

2013

FDI spillovers in China - Connecting the missing link between micro and macro

Natasha Agarwal and Chris Milner

Globalisation and Economic Policy

FDI, Global South

2011

Media Comments
 

'Unwelcome news': Should India be worried about Sri Lanka and China's growing cooperation?

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

South China Morning Post

India-China relations, Global Economy, Global South

2025

India, China urged to unite against US tariffs amid growing trade tensions

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

South China Morning Post

India China, Global South, Tnternational Trade

2025

With ouster of Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, is India losing its South Asia allies to China

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

South China Morning Post

India-China relations, Global Economy, Global South

2024

Keen to move forward - India, China signal thaw in ties with diplomatic, border efforts

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

South China Morning Post

India-China relations, Global Economy, FDI, Global South

2024

India has data, but who is going to figure it out

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

Hindustan Times

Data and Policy Impact

2017

US Export Import Bank and climate financing under the Trump administration

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

Fatima Arkin, a Philippines-based journalist writing for Devex

Export Financing, International Trade, Climate Change

2017

Study questions US EXIM efficiency

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

Global Trade Review

Export Financing, International Trade

2016

No place for geospatial in India's Open Data Use License draft?

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

Geospatial World

Data and Policy Impact

2016

India's incredible quick fix to 'Visa-on-Arrival' problems

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

The Wall Street Journal

Visa Policy, Human Capital

2015

India changes Name of Visa on Arrival after complaints about program

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

The Wall Street Journal

Visa Policy, Human Capital

2015

What's in a name - India's e-visa is actually a smart programme

Comments provided by Natasha Agarwal

Quartz

Visa Policy, Human Capital

2015

As seen on
 

A systematic approach to identifying systemically important firms

Business Standard

Does the US EXIM Bank really promote US exports?

Business Standard

Does the US EXIM Bank really promote US exports?

Business Standard

Understanding Inverted Duty Structure

Business Standard

Atithi Devo Bha?

Business Standard

India's CoVID19 testing hesitancy - the potential role of psychological distress and trauma

Business Standard

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