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Accelerating India’s Growth to Improve Lives

FED aims to facilitate sustained & broad-based economic growth of over 10%, 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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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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Ashish Dhawan On ‘Equity’ In Philanthropy | Ep 7 | FED Dialogues

Our guest for this episode of FED Dialogues, a private equity investor turned philanthropist, has a neat analogy for how…

Posted on September 2, 2024 by 0
CategoriesFocus Areas Ideas for Growth

Karthik Muralidharan Lays Out India’s Roadmap for Effective Governance | Ep 6 | FED Dialogues

Our guest for this episode of FED Dialogues, has just authored one of the most highly acclaimed books on India…

Posted on August 6, 2024 by 0
CategoriesFocus Areas Ideas for Growth

Dr Naushad Forbes On Fulfilling India’s Economic Promise | Ep 5 | FED Dialogues

Growing up in a business household, Naushad Forbes read and heard about the gulf in living standards that separated countries…

Posted on July 24, 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

Economist and public policy expert Ajay Shah's conversation with FED Director Rahul Ahluwalia was a lot like everything! They touched on a myriad of topics, from looking at the private sector's flagging appetite for investment to categorising industrial policy into four pillars (and why he's unenthusiastic about all four) to what we can learn and what we must not learn from the China and Japan growth stories. Watch!
  • September 30, 2024
  • In the news

Low cotton sowing in kharif season may impact India’s textile export target amid a decline in cotton production

Cotton sowing is down to 11.24 million hectares, raising alarms about India's ability to reach its target of $100 Bn worth of textile exports by 2030. Mihir Parekh, Associate Partner, Garments, at FED, says "the risk is increased by the fact that import of cotton fibre attracts 10% duty. This can substantially affect India’s export competitiveness by increasing the raw material price throughout the value chain." Read more.
  • September 20, 2024
  • Op-Ed

Reimagining SEZs to Drive Economic Competitiveness

As long as Indian manufacturing grapples with restrictive labour laws and inefficient land utilisation, we'll not meet our job targets. Special Economic Zones are an important solution. But are Indian SEZs up to the mark? FED Director Rahul Ahluwalia and Team Lead Ronak Pol explore in this piece for Outlook Business.
  • September 17, 2024