Raj Shree Singh
Raj Shree Singh, Senior Consultant Raj Shree, a Senior Consultant at BRIEF, brings 15 years of expertise in socio-economic realms, holding academic credentials in psychology, social work and M.Phil. in Public Health from Delhi University and JNU. Her work has touched on various areas such as health, education, women and child development, adolescents, disability, empowerment […]
Student Exchange Programs: The Way Forward for Economic Integration in SAARC?
Kriti Samnotra is a Research Intern at New Delhi-based Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF). She is pursuing economic studies at University of British Columbia, Canada. Views expressed are personal. In May 2021, the Chinese government proposed a Pakistan-China Institute of Higher Education which will be linked to the Higher Education Commission […]
Ease of Doing Business initiative at Indian Ports Association
The Indian Ports Association, an apex body of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Government of India, has assigned BRIEF as Project Management Consultant (PMC) to facilitate maritime trade and liaise between the Ministry and stakeholders in order to facilitate India’s ease of doing business ranking.The main objective of this study is to identify […]
Improving Rail Efficiency and Share in India’s Freight Transport
Infrastructure including logistics takes centerstage as India embarks on its journey towards becoming a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25. Currently, the freight modal share is skewed toward roads resulting in increased congestion, pollution and logistics cost escalations. At this juncture, it is important to strengthen the railways for the cost-effective and clean movement of […]
Pilot Consumer Survey in India
The Government of India has initiated a huge COVID-19 vaccination program in India through a multi-pronged strategy. The strategy to communicate with the population will be critical towards improving the public willingness and mobilization for the vaccination program. As the vaccination program builds up, further understanding public perceptions and addressing vaccine hesitancy will be […]
Peace Through trade at the line of control
DOWNLOAD THE POLICY BRIEF: CLICK HERE 21st October 2020 marks the twelfth anniversary of Cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade. The LoC between India and Pakistan was conceived as a part of the Simla Agreement in 1972. It was 36 years later that the governments of India and Pakistan decided to further exploit the potential […]
The Dubai Triangle
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT: CLICK HERE The presence of a trade agreement facilitates trade, but the absence of an agreement does not necessarily restrict trade. This is evident as informal routes like the UAE continue to exist to reroute India’s trade with Pakistan, despite the suspension of formal trade. The report ‘Dubai Angled Triangle’ focuses […]
Bridging The Divide
‘Bridging the Divide’ is a micro level analysis of the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade and the impact its suspension in 2019 has had on the border economy of Jammu & Kashmir. Its an outcome of BRIEF’s program “Building Bridges, (Re)Connecting Communities” in partnership with Conciliation Resources. The report is authored by Afaq […]
China Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Unilateral Decisions Bilateral Losses
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