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The Blue Corridors: Maritime Trade Routes as Pillars of Global Ocean Governance
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Developing and Emerging Economies | Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture Jun 08, 2026

The Blue Corridors: Maritime Trade Routes as Pillars of Global Ocean Governance
Nilanjan Ghosh
Forging a Phoenix from the Ashes: An Agenda for Bengal’s Economic Reset
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Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies May 05, 2026

Forging a Phoenix from the Ashes: An Agenda for Bengal’s Economic Reset
Nilanjan Ghosh
Reframing Healthy Ageing as a Post-2030 Development Agenda
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Healthcare Apr 24, 2026

Reframing Healthy Ageing as a Post-2030 Development Agenda
Nilanjan Ghosh | Malancha Chakrabarty
Census 2027: India’s Data Reset for a New Development Decade
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Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies Apr 08, 2026

Census 2027: India’s Data Reset for a New Development Decade
Nilanjan Ghosh
Green Steel and the Economics of Time
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Economics and Finance Mar 24, 2026

Green Steel and the Economics of Time
Nilanjan Ghosh
Economic Survey 2025-26: A Strategic Pathway for a Resilient Economy
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Indian Economy | Economics and Finance Jan 31, 2026

Economic Survey 2025-26: A Strategic Pathway for a Resilient Economy
Nilanjan Ghosh
IMEC and the Future of Global Connectivity
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International Affairs | Connectivity Jan 08, 2026

IMEC and the Future of Global Connectivity
Nilanjan Ghosh
Investing in Children for Climate Adaptation
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Developing and Emerging Economies | Climate Change Dec 11, 2025

Investing in Children for Climate Adaptation
Nilanjan Ghosh
Why India Consumes as China Constructs: A Tale of Two Growth Trajectories
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Developing and Emerging Economies Nov 01, 2025

Why India Consumes as China Constructs: A Tale of Two Growth Trajectories
Nilanjan Ghosh
The Fifth Capital
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Developing and Emerging Economies | Sustainable Development Oct 08, 2025

The Fifth Capital
Nilanjan Ghosh
GST Reforms 2025: Ushering the Era of GST 2.0
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Indian Economy Sep 05, 2025

GST Reforms 2025: Ushering the Era of GST 2.0
Nilanjan Ghosh
Beyond Midnight’s Promise: Is “Inclusive Wealth” the pathway to Viksit Bharat@2047?
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Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies Aug 14, 2025

Beyond Midnight’s Promise: Is “Inclusive Wealth” the pathway to Viksit Bharat@2047?
Nilanjan Ghosh
India’s Knowledge Future: The NEP, Youth, and the Role of Think Tanks
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Education Jul 28, 2025

India’s Knowledge Future: The NEP, Youth, and the Role of Think Tanks
Nilanjan Ghosh
The (In)Equalisers’ Conundrum
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Economics and Finance Jul 24, 2025

The (In)Equalisers’ Conundrum
Nilanjan Ghosh
Incubating 'Ingenuity': Development Think Tanks in Emerging Economies
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Developing and Emerging Economies Jul 09, 2025

Incubating 'Ingenuity': Development Think Tanks in Emerging Economies
Nilanjan Ghosh
Emerging Economies and the Tariff Taper: India’s Subtle Leadership
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Developing and Emerging Economies Apr 15, 2025

Emerging Economies and the Tariff Taper: India’s Subtle Leadership
Nilanjan Ghosh
Leveraging Philanthropy to Strengthen Climate Resilience
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Economics and Finance | Climate Change Mar 28, 2025

Leveraging Philanthropy to Strengthen Climate Resilience
Nilanjan Ghosh | Sharon Sarah Thawaney
Union Budget 2025-26: Short, medium, and long-run perspectives
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Feb 04, 2025

Union Budget 2025-26: Short, medium, and long-run perspectives
Nilanjan Ghosh
Economic Survey 2024-25: India’s growth trajectory and fiscal challenges
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Jan 31, 2025

Economic Survey 2024-25: India’s growth trajectory and fiscal challenges
Nilanjan Ghosh
8th Pay Commission | Driving Growth and Economic Stability in India
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Indian Economy Jan 28, 2025

8th Pay Commission | Driving Growth and Economic Stability in India
Nilanjan Ghosh | Arya Roy Bardhan
Busting the myth of jobless growth: Insights from data, theory, and logic
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Indian Economy | Development | Economics and Finance Oct 02, 2024

Busting the myth of jobless growth: Insights from data, theory, and logic
Nilanjan Ghosh | Arya Roy Bardhan
Where is India’s new National Water Policy?
Expert Speak
Water Sep 11, 2024

Where is India’s new National Water Policy?
Nilanjan Ghosh
Union Budget 2024-25: Incremental step towards Viksit Bharat
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Jul 23, 2024

Union Budget 2024-25: Incremental step towards Viksit Bharat
Nilanjan Ghosh
Economic Survey 2023-24: A sympathetic critique
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Indian Economy Jul 22, 2024

Economic Survey 2023-24: A sympathetic critique
Nilanjan Ghosh
The value of human capital
Expert Speak
Sustainable Development Jul 10, 2024

The value of human capital
Nilanjan Ghosh
The value of nature
Expert Speak
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jun 04, 2024

The value of nature
Nilanjan Ghosh | Soumya Bhowmick
Philanthropy as development finance: The new normal
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Economics and Finance | Developing and Emerging Economies May 18, 2024

Philanthropy as development finance: The new normal
Nilanjan Ghosh | Swati Prabhu
Busting the myths around Indian households’ debts
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Indian Economy | Social Inclusion May 07, 2024

Busting the myths around Indian households’ debts
Nilanjan Ghosh | Arya Roy Bardhan
A diversified portfolio of India’s economic diplomacy
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Economic Diplomacy | International Trade and Investment Apr 12, 2024

A diversified portfolio of India’s economic diplomacy
Nilanjan Ghosh | Swati Prabhu
Making profit a public good: Creating shared values between business and society
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Indian Economy | Developing and Emerging Economies Apr 09, 2024

Making profit a public good: Creating shared values between business and society
Nilanjan Ghosh | Promit Mookherjee
Redeliberating IWRM at the scale of a river basin
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Climate, Food and Environment | Energy | Water | Climate Change Mar 21, 2024

Redeliberating IWRM at the scale of a river basin
Nilanjan Ghosh
The consumers’ economy of India: What do the recent macro numbers tell us?
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Indian Economy Mar 18, 2024

The consumers’ economy of India: What do the recent macro numbers tell us?
Nilanjan Ghosh | Arya Roy Bardhan
Hitting the sweet spot of demographic dividend
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Gender Mar 07, 2024

Hitting the sweet spot of demographic dividend
Nilanjan Ghosh
An Interim Budget for the transforming economy
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Feb 05, 2024

An Interim Budget for the transforming economy
Nilanjan Ghosh
The value of water
Expert Speak
Water Feb 01, 2024

The value of water
Nilanjan Ghosh
Carbon trading in India: Local actions for the global commons
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Energy Jan 10, 2024

Carbon trading in India: Local actions for the global commons
Ajay Tyagi | Nilanjan Ghosh
Can the Nepal-India-Bangladesh (NIB) provide a new template for a regional economic corridor?
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Neighbourhood Jan 03, 2024

Can the Nepal-India-Bangladesh (NIB) provide a new template for a regional economic corridor?
Nilanjan Ghosh | Sujeev Shakya
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The epitome of an “unjust” transition?
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Economics and Finance | Sustainable Development | Climate Change Dec 11, 2023

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The epitome of an “unjust” transition?
Nilanjan Ghosh | Ajay Tyagi
Loss and damage funding blues: Unanswered questions and unattended concerns
Expert Speak
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Nov 20, 2023

Loss and damage funding blues: Unanswered questions and unattended concerns
Nilanjan Ghosh | Vivek Kumar
Does “market imperialism” drive China’s development partnership model?
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China Foreign Policy | Climate Change Sep 11, 2023

Does “market imperialism” drive China’s development partnership model?
Nilanjan Ghosh | Swati Prabhu
Does NPOS mark the beginning of India’s statistical renaissance?
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Privacy & Data Protection Sep 02, 2023

Does NPOS mark the beginning of India’s statistical renaissance?
Oommen C. Kurian | Nilanjan Ghosh
Spring of hope in the winter of despair: Indian economy as the bright spot in the polycrisis
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Aug 14, 2023

Spring of hope in the winter of despair: Indian economy as the bright spot in the polycrisis
Nilanjan Ghosh
A tribute to our selfish needs: Conservation in the Anthropocene
Expert Speak
Developing and Emerging Economies | Climate Change Jul 28, 2023

A tribute to our selfish needs: Conservation in the Anthropocene
Nilanjan Ghosh
Valuing the Cold Carbon: A cost-benefit framework for transitions to sustainable cold medical supply chains in India
Expert Speak
Healthcare | Economics and Finance | Energy | Energy Efficiency Jul 26, 2023

Valuing the Cold Carbon: A cost-benefit framework for transitions to sustainable cold medical supply chains in India
Debosmita Sarkar | Nilanjan Ghosh
Harnessing the “economic complementarities”: What does PM Modi’s US visit have in store for US-India economic relations?
Expert Speak
International Affairs Jun 22, 2023

Harnessing the “economic complementarities”: What does PM Modi’s US visit have in store for US-India economic relations?
Debosmita Sarkar | Nilanjan Ghosh
LiFE, degrowth and SDGs: Some epistemological concerns
Expert Speak
Climate Change May 12, 2023

LiFE, degrowth and SDGs: Some epistemological concerns
Nilanjan Ghosh
Financing climate adaptation: How do we equate the social and the economic rates of return?
Expert Speak
Economics and Finance | Climate Change May 05, 2023

Financing climate adaptation: How do we equate the social and the economic rates of return?
Nilanjan Ghosh
Investing in the Planet: Climate literacy as ESG enabler for Indian corporates
Expert Speak
Climate Change Apr 21, 2023

Investing in the Planet: Climate literacy as ESG enabler for Indian corporates
Nilanjan Ghosh
The unbearable sadness of “being happy”: Biases in the World Happiness Report
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 08, 2023

The unbearable sadness of “being happy”: Biases in the World Happiness Report
Nilanjan Ghosh | Soumya Bhowmick
Integrated water resource management: Where are the critics going wrong?
Expert Speak
Water Mar 22, 2023

Integrated water resource management: Where are the critics going wrong?
Nilanjan Ghosh
The Indus imbroglio: Hostile hydropolitics and lack of integrated basin governance
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Water Feb 08, 2023

The Indus imbroglio: Hostile hydropolitics and lack of integrated basin governance
Nilanjan Ghosh | Sayanangshu Modak
The Budget to usher in the Amrit Kaal
Expert Speak
Indian Economy | Economics and Finance Feb 02, 2023

The Budget to usher in the Amrit Kaal
Nilanjan Ghosh
2023: A Love Story… of India and economic growth
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Jan 26, 2023

2023: A Love Story… of India and economic growth
Nilanjan Ghosh | Soumya Bhowmick
A new delineation of Green Transition through Green Finance: Expectation from COP27
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Economics and Finance | Climate Change Nov 12, 2022

A new delineation of Green Transition through Green Finance: Expectation from COP27
Nilanjan Ghosh
Bangladesh-India hydro politics: Sweet deals and contentious issues
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Water Sep 23, 2022

Bangladesh-India hydro politics: Sweet deals and contentious issues
Nilanjan Ghosh
Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire: The Menace of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) in India
Expert Speak
Healthcare Sep 06, 2022

Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire: The Menace of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) in India
Nilanjan Ghosh | Oommen C. Kurian | Nikhil Goveas
The World Population Day 2022: A new development paradigm for a resilient future
Expert Speak
Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change Jul 11, 2022

The World Population Day 2022: A new development paradigm for a resilient future
Nilanjan Ghosh
Dams as displacers: A heavy social cost to incur
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Climate, Food and Environment | Water Jul 04, 2022

Dams as displacers: A heavy social cost to incur
Nilanjan Ghosh | Prarthana Sen
India-Australia CECA: What is in store for Indian agriculture?
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Agriculture Jun 30, 2022

India-Australia CECA: What is in store for Indian agriculture?
Nilanjan Ghosh | Preeti Kapuria
The India-UAE CEPA: India’s renewed love for FTAs
Expert Speak
International Affairs | International Trade and Investment Mar 14, 2022

The India-UAE CEPA: India’s renewed love for FTAs
Nilanjan Ghosh
Revisiting the “paradox of thrift”: India’s Union Budget 2022 through a holistic development lens
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Indian Economy Feb 01, 2022

Revisiting the “paradox of thrift”: India’s Union Budget 2022 through a holistic development lens
Nilanjan Ghosh
Towards a 10-trillion-Dollar Indian Economy based on the SDG agenda
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Jan 26, 2022

Towards a 10-trillion-Dollar Indian Economy based on the SDG agenda
Nilanjan Ghosh
The enduring challenges in mobilising green finance
Expert Speak
Financial Markets | Climate Change Nov 02, 2021

The enduring challenges in mobilising green finance
Nilanjan Ghosh
Is increasing wealth inequality coming in the way of economic growth in India?
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Oct 21, 2021

Is increasing wealth inequality coming in the way of economic growth in India?
Nilanjan Ghosh
Can derivatives trading in water help the western US during ongoing drought?
Expert Speak
Water Aug 19, 2021

Can derivatives trading in water help the western US during ongoing drought?
Nilanjan Ghosh
Pricing Nature: Between normative concerns and positive theories
Expert Speak
Climate, Food and Environment Jul 08, 2021

Pricing Nature: Between normative concerns and positive theories
Nilanjan Ghosh
Development partnerships for ecosystem restoration: A new challenge on World Environment Day
Expert Speak
Climate Change Jun 05, 2021

Development partnerships for ecosystem restoration: A new challenge on World Environment Day
Nilanjan Ghosh | Swati Prabhu
Why should the World Bank do away with the Doing Business rankings?
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Apr 28, 2021

Why should the World Bank do away with the Doing Business rankings?
Nilanjan Ghosh
A tale of four manifestos in the battle over Bengal: The development dimension
Expert Speak
Domestic Politics and Governance | Development Apr 05, 2021

A tale of four manifestos in the battle over Bengal: The development dimension
Nilanjan Ghosh
Emerging dimensions of Bangladesh-India hydropolitical relations
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Water Mar 25, 2021

Emerging dimensions of Bangladesh-India hydropolitical relations
Nilanjan Ghosh
Some issues to ponder with the proposed Development Finance Institution in India
Expert Speak
Indian Economy | Economics and Finance Mar 18, 2021

Some issues to ponder with the proposed Development Finance Institution in India
Nilanjan Ghosh
Correcting conceptual issues with carbon storage benefits in ecosystem service valuation
Expert Speak
Climate, Food and Environment Mar 03, 2021

Correcting conceptual issues with carbon storage benefits in ecosystem service valuation
Nilanjan Ghosh
The developmental implications of the Union Budget 2021
Expert Speak
Indian Economy | Development Feb 01, 2021

The developmental implications of the Union Budget 2021
Nilanjan Ghosh
An ecosystemic delineation of food security for South Asia
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Climate, Food and Environment | Sustainable Development | Water | Agriculture Dec 23, 2020

An ecosystemic delineation of food security for South Asia
Nilanjan Ghosh
Why should the Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) be repealed?
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Indian Economy Dec 17, 2020

Why should the Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) be repealed?
Nilanjan Ghosh | Renita D'souza
Chinese dam on Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra: Should India be concerned?
Expert Speak
Water Dec 01, 2020

Chinese dam on Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra: Should India be concerned?
Nilanjan Ghosh
Water futures market for the hydrological future of South Asia
Expert Speak
Water Sep 29, 2020

Water futures market for the hydrological future of South Asia
Nilanjan Ghosh
Deciphering the colours of India’s economic growth
Expert Speak
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms Sep 11, 2020

Deciphering the colours of India’s economic growth
Nilanjan Ghosh
Three stressors of inter-state water conflicts in India
Expert Speak
Domestic Politics and Governance | Water Aug 13, 2020

Three stressors of inter-state water conflicts in India
Nilanjan Ghosh
Three propositions on transboundary water conflicts in light of the new emerging paradigms
Expert Speak
Climate, Food and Environment | Water Jul 14, 2020

Three propositions on transboundary water conflicts in light of the new emerging paradigms
Nilanjan Ghosh