Date: Tuesday 1 June 2010
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Panellists: Shankar Acharya, Isher Ahluwalia, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Surjit Bhalla, Martin Wolf
Chair: Professor Lord Stern

India has traversed a long way since the economic reforms of the early 1990s, and is now widely recognized as one of the fastest growing countries in the world. In view of Montek Singh Ahluwalia's key role in crafting reforms which helped integrate India with the world economy, this volume (India's Economy: Performance and Challenges Essays in Honour of Montek Singh Ahluwalia) in his honour brings together essays by leading experts on the Indian economy and on international economic policy. It spans the main features of India's economic development and addresses a wide rang of topics such as growth, inequality, macroeconomic performance, monetary policy, capital markets, infrastructure, human resources, global finance, climate change and international trade.

Shankar Acharya is a Member of the Boards of Governors and Honorary Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. He is also former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.

Isher Judge Ahluwalia is Chairperson of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi and Vice Chairperson of the Global Development Network (GDN), New Delhi.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia was the first director of the Independent Evaluation Office, International Monetary Fund. He is currently deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Government of India.

Surjit Bhalla is President of Oxus Fund Management, New Delhi. Martin Wolf is Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times and an honorary graduate of LSE.

Martin Wolf is associate editor and chief economics commentator at the Financial Times and an honorary graduate of LSE.

Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Director of the India Observatory at the LSE.

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