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Accelerating Indiaโ€™s Growth to Improve Lives

FED aims to facilitate sustained & broad-based economic growth of over 10%,ย to improve the lives of all Indians.

We identify high-impact growth opportunities in areas like labor-intensive exports, housing, etc., and work with the government on creating a value chain of reform

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Our Focus Areas

Opportunities for Fast & Sustained Growth

Manufacturing

India should capitalise on Its low-skilled labour pool to drive export-led growth

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Construction

Construction in India has the potential to create 1.5 crore productive jobs

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Tourism

Tourism employs 3.2 crore people & has the potential to absorb more workers

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CategoriesFocus Areas Ideas for Growth

Report: Worker Housing | Unlocking Labour-intensive Manufacturing In India

Our biggest imperative as a nation today is to create good jobs that would help our humungous workforce transition out…

Posted on November 18, 2024 by 0
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Lant Pritchett On Growth, Development & Income Inequality | Ep 9 | FED Dialogues

Our guest for October is one of the strongest proponents of countries striving for GDP growth as a means of improving…

Posted on November 8, 2024 by 0
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Ajay Shah On 4 Pillars Of Industrial Policy, And Why They’re All Bad | Ep 8 | FED Dialogues

Ajay Shah, economist extraordinaire and author of the finest primer on public policy in India – ‘In Service of the…

Posted on November 8, 2024 by 0

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  • Op-Ed

Take manufacturing cue from Vietnam

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ! In 2008, India and Vietnam were at almost the same GDP per capita (approximately $1,000). In 2023, Vietnam, at $4,400, was closing in on double our per capita GDP of ~$2,400. The difference? Foundation For Economic Development COO Vinay Ramesh and Team Lead Ronak Pol on why India must take manufacturing cue from Vietnam.
  • March 17, 2025
  • In the news

How Can India Move Up The Value Chain In Manufacturing? FED On Budget 2025

As an exporter, India is especially unique. Almost in every sector, there's a globally competitive Indian firm exporting to the world. The problem is, we don't do it at scale. How do we get our export engine firing on all cylinders? Rahul Ahluwalia, Director at Foundation For Economic Development, discusses with The Secretariat. Watch the full clip.
  • February 1, 2025
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Should India Worry About Growth In Global Markets? FED On Budget 2025

Should "weak global demand" make us adjust our expectations about India's GDP growth. Foundation For Economic Development Director Rahul Ahluwalia points out that India's share of world merchandise exports is just 1.8%. Hence, the question shouldn't be about global demand, but about how India can expand its share of global exports. Watch the full clip.
  • February 1, 2025