Resource Constraints in an Open Economy with Due Consideration to National Security - Rajiv Kumar and Purnamita Dasgupta
This study is an input for the work done by the Working Group on Feedstock, Fuel and other Supply Side Constraints, constituted by the Planning Commission. It will provide a conceptual framework for policy for effective intervention for addressing the resource constraints faced by a rapidly growing manufacturing sector. The study will consider supply side constraints attributable to domestic policy distortions, while keeping in mind considerations of national security and the country’s comparative advantage in an open economy framework.
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The National Interest Project - Amb. Santosh Kumar, Dr. Rajiv Kumar
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of External Affairs
Commencement: July 2007
In consonance with ICRIER’s plan to build up capabilities and contribute towards strategic research and thinking, it has taken up the new project—The National Interest Project.
Sponsored by The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India; this project is for two years. The Co-Directors for the project are Ambassador Santosh Kumar and Dr. Rajiv Kumar and in-house team members are Mr. Ashis Banerjee, Consultant and Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy, Research Associate.
The main objective of the project is to carefully analyze India’s national interests in the medium -to- long term (upto2030) so that they can serve as more effective benchmarks for external policy over the next decade and as a basis for building a national consensus on the conduct of external relations in the era of coalition politics and rapid socio-economic transition.
A multi-disciplinary analysis of India’s external relations in the national interest framework will throw up conclusions and recommendations for government.
Contributors to the Project:
Theme / Region |
Paper Writer |
National Interest – The Concept & Indian Context |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar & Amb. Santosh Kumar |
India’s External Environment in Next Decade |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Conventional Security |
Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal |
Nuclear |
Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal |
Space |
Wg. Cdr. Ajay Lele |
Internal Security |
Dr. Ajay Sahni |
Political Islam |
Prof. Musheerul Hasan |
Energy |
Dr. V Raghuraman |
Water |
Mr. R. Rangachari |
Investment |
Dr. Ram Kishen Rajan et.al. |
Technology |
Dr. Y. S. Rajan et.al. |
Knowledge Economy |
Dr. Saurav Srivastava |
Market Access |
Dr. Amitendu Palit & Dr. Rajiv Kumar |
United States |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Russia |
Amb. Kanwal Sibal |
China |
Amb. Vinod C. Khanna |
Japan |
Cmde. Sujeet Samaddar |
Pakistan |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Bangladesh |
Mr. Ashis Banerjee |
Nepal |
Amb. Deb Mukharji |
Sri Lanka |
Prof. P. Sahadevan |
China & South Asia |
Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy |
Myanmar |
Amb. Ranjit Gupta |
Past Events:
Event |
Chair |
Main Speaker and Topic |
Date |
National Interest Project Brainstorming |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar |
Discussion Paper of NIP, prepared by Amb. Santosh Kumar |
09 Aug. 2007 |
Roundtable meeting with Dr. Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Dr. Markey, “India’s Intellectual Infrastructure for an Ambitious Foreign Policy” |
20 Oct. 2007 |
Roundtable with Prof. Francine Frankel, Department for South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Prof. Frankel, “India- U.S: The National Interest Interface” |
05 Nov. 2007 |
Brainstorming on India’s South Asia Policy |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Mr. Ashis Banerjee,
Ms. Nisha Taneja |
21 Dec. 2007 |
Roundtable with Mr. Sundeep Waslekar, Strategic Foresight Group, Mumbai |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar |
Mr. Waslekar, “Global Security and Economy: Emerging Issues of the Next Decade” |
29 Jan. 2008 |
Roundtable with Amb. Teresita C. Schaffer, Director for South Asia, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Amb. Schaffer, “Indian and the US National Interests and the Relevance of Pakistan and China” |
25 Feb. 2008 |
Roundtable on India’s Future External Environment and Net Assessment |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Amb. Santosh Kumar; Dr. Rajiv Kumar; and
Admiral Raja Menon |
24 July 2008 |
Review Meeting for NIP Draft Paper on Pakistan |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
26 July 2008 |
Review Meeting for NIP Draft Paper on Technology |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Dr. Y S Rajan and Dr. Amitav Malik |
04 Aug. 2008 |
Review Meeting for NIP Draft Paper on Investment |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar |
12 Sept. 2008 |
Review Meeting for NIP Draft Paper on Water |
Amb. Santosh Kumar |
Mr. R. Rangachari |
15 Sept. 2008 |
Future Events:
Event |
Chair |
Main Speaker and Topic |
Date |
International Conference on “India and its Neighbours 2008” jointly organised by ICRIER & IDSA |
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Changing Political Context in South Asia and Prospects of Security and Regional Cooperation |
05-06 Nov. 2008 |
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