Challenges Faced by Hi-tech Start-ups and Early Growth Stage Firms in their Growth Trajectory
Wadhwani Foundation commissioned Bureau of Research on Industry & Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) to conduct a survey on the challenges faced by Hi-tech start-ups and early growth stage firms in India. The study was sponsored by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The aim of this project was to identify and analyze various […]
Assessing the Impact of Imports under EPCG Scheme on India’s Exports and its Capital Goods Sector
Bureau of Research on Industry & Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) is currently involved in an assignment titled ‘Assessing the Impact of Imports under EPCG Scheme on India’s Exports and its Capital Goods Sector’ with The Centre for WTO Studies (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade). The study aims at assessing the impact of import of capital goods […]
Understanding The North East: Time for a New Approach?
Manoj Pant Professor, Centre for International Trade and Development School of International Studies, JNU It took some rather unfortunate incidents of unprovoked violence on kids from the North East in cities like Delhi and Bangalore for the North East Region (NER) to become the focus of national media attention. It is often forgotten that there […]
Bangladesh-India relationship: A new dimension in the region
Nafees Imtiaz Islam Senior Assistant Director, Daffodil International University (DIU) Note: This article has been co-authored by Mohammad Monir Hossan, Assistant Director, Daffodil International University (DIU) India-Bangladesh relationship have witnessed significant upswing over the last decades. Recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister at Dhaka (6-7 June, 2015) accelerated and deepened the relationship between India […]
Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select Trade Ports in India
The project ‘Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select Trade Ports in India’ aims at facilitating trade by developing a comprehensive ‘port-wise plan of action’ for policy reforms and infrastructural improvement, through an outreach program with relevant stakeholders. This project will discern critical infrastructural deficits and policy reforms which need to be addressed to capitalize on trade […]
Land Boundary Agreement: Ending the Radcliffe Impasse & Beyond
Shawahiq Siddiqui Environmental lawyer specializing in trans-boundary water and land disputes in South Asia Advisory member, BRIEF The partitioning of India in 1947 and its aftermath changed the South Asian sub-continent forever. Amongst the worst implications of the partition was the hastily drawn up border (Radcliffe line) as a result of the Award by the […]
Shakti Sinha: The Changing Strategic Environment in India’s North West neighbourhood
Shakti Sinha Director, South Asian Institute of Strategic Affairs The long-awaited visit of President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan was unusual in that the expectations were low, the opposite of what we would normally expect. The Indian strategic community was not particularly enthused with Ghani’s perceived tilt towards Pakistan and China. And the leadership in the […]
Usman Khan: The balancing act in India-Pakistan Trade
Usman Khan Adjunct Faculty, Department of Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences Policy Expert, DEVNEX (Pvt.) Limited Even though both India and Pakistan are members of the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA), established in January 2006, trade between them is strikingly small. Total trade (exports plus imports) between the two countries in 2011-12 averaged […]
Mohammed Saqib – CEO
Mohammed Saqib has over 30 years of experience with Government think tanks like Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS) and Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He has strong expertise in International Trade, economic reforms, FDI, Industrial Policy and WTO related issues. Some of his publications are as follows – MSME […]
Subrata Bandyopadhyay – Director
Subrata Bandyopadhyay, Masters in Economics, has more than 15 years of experience in socio-economic research. He was associated with National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) for more than three years in various capacities wherein he worked on various household and industrial surveys. He has been part of various prestigious research projects for the Indian […]