News & Updates
- In the news
FED Director Rahul Ahluwalia notes that sluggish pick-up in exports and private investment in India underscores the need to undertake structural economic reforms in areas like taxation and trade. Read the full story in Business Today Magazine, February 2nd, 2025 edition.
- February 2, 2025
- In the news
On news that this year's Union Budget for FY26 may bring with it higher customs duties in a bid to encourage local manufacturing of intermediate goods, Foundation For Economic Development Director Rahul Ahluwalia explains why we should in fact lower tariffs across the board, to help our manufacturers access global value chains. Read the full story on Mint.
- January 15, 2025
- Updates
Our guest for this episode is an employer who went beyond merely railing about the excessive compliances that Indian businesses must put up with. Manish Sabharwal admits that his earlier attempts at influencing policy outcomes for the Indian industry were overly philosophical. “But reform only happens when you make your ask specific, finite and actionable,” he says in this episode. Sabharwal has many actionable asks. They all circle back to shedding our regulatory weight, cutting down on bureaucratic excesses, and turning India into a lean and mean administrative machine that empowers businesses instead of limiting them. Watch the full episode on our YouTube.
- December 20, 2024