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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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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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News & Updates

  • In the news

India To Retaliate With Counter Levies On US Goods | Setback To India-US Trade Talks?

In today's episode of India Global, India has formally notified the World Trade Organization of its plan to impose retaliatory tariffs on US products, in response to Washington's continued duties on steel and aluminium imports. The proposed move, detailed in a WTO circular, could take effect at the end of 30 days from Monday. NDTV's Gaurie Dwivedi speaks to Rahul Ahluwalia, Founder- Director, of Foundation for Economic Development.
  • May 13, 2025
  • Op-Ed

How PLI is actually taking Indian manufacturing backwards (and what can be done about it)

The future of India’s much-touted Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is in serious doubt. Despite grand ambitions, the scheme has failed to halt—let alone reverse—the decline in Indian manufacturing. Proponents of the scheme give it credit for recent success in electronics manufacturing, where India has become one of the world’s largest smartphone producers. Acknowledging the scheme’s issues, they ask for it not to be killed but rebooted as PLI 2.0 (or was it 3.0?).
  • May 6, 2025