Biswajit Dhar

Biswajit Dhar

Biswajit Dhar is Distinguished Professor, Centre for Social Development, New Delhi.

Decline in India’s Wheat Production: Is Heat Stress in Evidence?

Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic availability.
▶01-Jul-2024
Biswajit Dhar

PLI: On the Way to Another Failed Incentive Scheme?

Launched in 2020, India’s PLI scheme aims to strengthen the country’s strategically important industries. Three years on, it stumbles under regulatory burdens and budget constraints. A review is…
▶10-Jan-2024
Biswajit Dhar

Looking Back at G20 after 25 Years

The G20 has remained a handmaiden of the Group of Seven (G7). Hence, even at the G20 the concerns of developing countries have been secondary to the interests of the major economies. Will the Indian…
▶17-Apr-2023
Biswajit Dhar

India’s Economic Dependence on China

India cannot afford to cut its economic links with China since imports from its northern neighbour dominate sections of the economy, especially in electronics and pharmaceutical intermediates. This…
▶23-Jul-2020
Biswajit Dhar, KS Chalapati Rao