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    Amitendu Palit

    Introduction

    Dr Amitendu Palit is Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economics) at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He is an economist specializing in international trade and investment policies, FTAs, supply chains, connectivity, cross-border data flows and the Indian economy. He sits on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Trade and Investment. He is Senior Research Fellow (Honorary) at the Wong Centre for Study of MNCs and Adviser for Athena Infonomics.

    Earlier, Amitendu worked for several years in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and in the Ministries of Industry and Civil Supplies. He handled macroeconomic policies, including trade, investment, industrial development, SMEs, entrepreneurship and futures trading. He wrote annual economic surveys and participated in annual budgetary consultations. He was on Advisory Committees of the Planning Commission of India and the ILO.

    Amitendu has edited and authored several books. The latest ones are Seeking Middle Ground: Land, Markets and Public Policy (OUP, 2019; co-edited); Seven Decades of Independent India (Penguin, 2018; co-edited) and Employment Policy in Emerging Economies (Routledge, 2017; co-edited). His other books include The Trans-Pacific Partnership, China and India: Economic and Political Implications (Routledge, 2014), China India Economics: Challenges, Competition and Collaboration (Routledge, 2011) and Special Economic Zones in India: Myths and Realities (Anthem Press, 2008; co-authored). He has published in several peer-reviewed academic journals. He is a columnist for India’s Financial Express and a regular contributor for East-West Centre, East Asia Forum and China Daily. He is an expert for BBC, Bloomberg News, CNA, CNBC, ABC, CGTN and Doordarshan (India). He has been a resource person for Commonwealth Secretariat, ILO, UNDP, Copenhagen Consensus and IIFT India.

    Areas of Interest and Expertise

    • Trade Policy and Regional Trade Agreements
    • China-India Comparative Economic Studies
    • Regional Affairs
    • Land Regulations
    • Macroeconomic Policy Issues
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    		 Senior Research Fellow; and Research Lead (Trade and Economics)
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    Email
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    		 isasap@nus.edu.sg
    DID
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    		 +65 6516 6096
    Designation
    :
    		 Senior Research Fellow; and Research Lead (Trade and Economics)

    CONTRIBUTIONS

    ISAS Briefs

    US Reciprocal Tariffs:
    Tough Policy Choices for India

    Amitendu Palit

    7 April 2025

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Strategy in a BTA with the US

    Amitendu Palit

    18 February 2025

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Middle-Class Budget

    Amitendu Palit, Mriganika Tanwar

    4 February 2025

    ISAS Briefs

    Dr Manmohan Singh:
    India’s Humane Economic Reformer

    Amitendu Palit

    30 December 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s GCCs Drive Service Exports Ahead of Manufacturing

    Amitendu Palit

    23 December 2024

    ISAS Insights

    India’s Public Investment-led Approach to Economic Growth: Reflections on Outcomes and Future Prospects

    Amitendu Palit, Divya Murali

    19 November 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    Trump 2.0 Tariffs and India:
    The Good and the Not-so-Good

    Amitendu Palit

    12 November 2024

    ISAS Special Reports

    New Economic Policies in India: Their Economic Implications and Investment Prospects

    Amitendu Palit, Vinod Rai, Shavinyaa Vijaykumarr, Divya Murali, Mekhla Jha

    28 October 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    India-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership:
    Focus on Semiconductors

    Amitendu Palit, Mriganika Singh Tanwar

    12 September 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    Bangladesh Crisis: Implications for India-Bangladesh Economic Ties

    Amitendu Palit

    13 August 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    Trade War in Electric Vehicles:
    India an Unexpected Winner?

    Amitendu Palit

    24 June 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    Indian Election Results 2024: Little Impact of High Economic Growth

    Amitendu Palit

    7 June 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Elections 2024:
    Impact on its Economic Rise

    Amitendu Palit

    11 April 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    India Commits to Labour Standards in FTAs

    Amitendu Palit

    22 March 2024

    ISAS Briefs

    The Maldives-China FTA: Grave Economic Consequences

    Amitendu Palit

    21 December 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    COP28, South Asia and Fossil Fuels: Difficulties in Transition and Adaptation

    Amitendu Palit

    19 December 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    Prioritising IPEF Outcomes:
    India Should Join Trade Talks

    Amitendu Palit

    1 November 2023

    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    The Making of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) [Papers 13 to 14 of 16]

    Authors: Francis Mark Quimba (Paper 13), and Linh H Dang and Linh T T Tran (Paper 14), Cristita Perez (Project Lead), Amitendu Palit and Ramita Iyer (Editors)

    6 October 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    Pension Politics Intensifies in India

    Amitendu Palit

    3 October 2023

    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    The Making of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) [Papers 10 to 12 of 16]

    Siwage Dharma Negara and Maria Monica Wihardja (Paper 10), Françoise Nicolas (Paper 11), Tony Michell (Paper 12), Cristita Perez (Project Lead), Amitendu Palit and Ramita Iyer (Editors)

    29 September 2023

    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    The Making of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) [Papers 7 to 9 of 16]

    R V Anuradha (Paper 7), Jayant Menon (Paper 8), Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit (Paper 9), Cristita Perez (Project Lead), Amitendu Palit and Ramita Iyer (Editors)

    22 September 2023

    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    The Making of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) [Papers 4 to 6 of 16]

    Stephen Nagy (Paper 4), Priyanka Kishore (Paper 5), Stephen Olson (Paper 6), Cristita Perez (Project Lead), Amitendu Palit and Ramita Iyer (Editors)

    15 September 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    The G20 Summit:
    Major Policy Directions Mark Credibility of the Process

    Amitendu Palit

    12 September 2023

    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    The Making of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) [Papers 1 to 3 of 16]

    Amitendu Palit, Ramita Iyer

    8 September 2023

    ISAS Insights

    India’s Foreign Trade Policy 2023:
    New Ideas and Old Challenges

    Amitendu Palit

    17 April 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    Air India’s Landmark Boeing and Airbus Purchases:
    Stretching Capacity to the Skies

    Amitendu Palit

    28 February 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    India Budget FY2023-24:
    Emphasising Growth amidst a Cloudy Global Outlook

    Amitendu Palit

    7 February 2023

    ISAS Briefs

    Key Thrusts of India’s G20 Presidency:
    Climate Finance and Digital Payments

    Amitendu Palit

    5 December 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Lower GDP Growth:
    Early Warning Signals Should be Noted

    Amitendu Palit

    1 December 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement:
    Transformative Impact on India-Australia Trade

    Amitendu Palit

    28 November 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    IPEF and Labour Standards: On Contentious Ground

    Amitendu Palit

    6 September 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    The IPEF Advances – Is India Ready?

    Amitendu Palit

    4 August 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    South Asia: Tackling Rising Prices and Falling Currencies Together

    Amitendu Palit

    25 July 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    International Trade Settlement Mechanism in the Indian Rupee: Benefits and Implications

    Amitendu Palit

    19 July 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    WTO MC12: An End to India’s Trade Pessimism

    Amitendu Palit

    21 June 2022

    ISAS Insights

    The IPEF and India: Identifying the Prospects

    Amitendu Palit, Kunthavi Kalachelvam, Namrata Yadav

    2 June 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework:
    An Inclusive Quad-plus Initiative

    Amitendu Palit

    25 May 2022

    ISAS Insights

    COVID-19 and its Impact on India’s FTA Strategy

    Amitendu Palit

    9 May 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    Indonesia’s Palm Oil Export Ban: India must Diversify Sources to Avoid Future Supply Disruptions

    Divya Murali, Amitendu Palit

    27 April 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    India-Australia CECA: Strategic Urgency Overcomes Negotiating Roadblocks

    Amitendu Palit

    6 April 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    India-United Arab Emirates CEPA: New Beginning in India’s Trade Engagement

    Amitendu Palit

    23 February 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    India Budget FY2022: Facilitating a Carbon-neutral Transition

    Amitendu Palit

    3 February 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Strong GDP Growth: Will the Third Wave Spoil the Party?

    Amitendu Palit

    15 January 2022

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Farm Laws: Repealed but Not Discarded

    Amitendu Palit

    22 November 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    New Global Tax Rules: Framework to Benefit the South Asian Countries

    Amitendu Palit

    12 November 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    Cryptocurrencies in India: Explosive Growth

    Amitendu Palit

    25 October 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s New and Robust FTA Engagements

    Amitendu Palit

    5 October 2021

    ISAS Working Papers

    Student Mobility in the Asia-Pacific and South Asia: Trends and Impact of COVID-19

    Amitendu Palit, Divya Murali, Mekhla Jha

    7 September 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s NMP for Funding Infrastructure: Innovative but Challenging

    Amitendu Palit

    31 August 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    India-Australia Trade Deal: Realistic Ambitions and Flexible Negotiations

    Amitendu Palit

    16 August 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    US Reviews Resilient Supply Chains: What’s in Store for India?

    Amitendu Palit

    29 June 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Industrial Raw Material and Food Exports: Emergence of China as Important and Distinct Market

    Amitendu Palit

    10 June 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patent Waivers Must Extend Beyond Vaccines

    Amitendu Palit, Mekhla Jha

    28 May 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    The European Union-India Connectivity Partnership: Enlarging Choices, Challenging China

    Amitendu Palit

    17 May 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    India Records High Agricultural Export Growth amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

    Divya Murali, Amitendu Palit

    14 May 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    Access to Affordable COVID-19 Vaccines: Need for Patent Obligation Relaxation

    Amitendu Palit, Mekhla Jha

    5 May 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    Addressing Vaccine Shortage: Flexible Trade Rules for Compulsory Licences

    Amitendu Palit, Mekhla Jha

    29 April 2021

    ISAS South Asia Scan

    South Asia’s Critical Medical Imports, Products, Sources and Vulnerabilities

    Amitendu Palit

    22 April 2021

    ISAS Briefs

    India Budget 2021-22: Reforms Generate Opposition

    Amitendu Palit

    3 February 2021

    ISAS Special Reports

    The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on South Asia

    Archana Atmakuri, Chulanee Attanayake, Keshav Bashyal, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Muhammad Bin Khalid, Shivshankar Menon, Deeparghya Mukherjee, Karthik Nachiappan, Amitendu Palit, MMd Mustafizur Rahman , Vinod Rai, Dipinder S Randhawa, Amit Ranjan, Ronojoy Sen, Iqbal Singh Sevea, S Narayan and Bilesha Weeraratne

    1 October 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Farm Reforms: Protests Rise as State Controls Fail

    Amitendu Palit

    24 September 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    India’s GDP Decline won’t halt unless Services Recover

    Amitendu Palit

    3 September 2020

    ISAS Insights

    ‘Google Tax’: Implications for India

    Amitendu Palit

    31 July 2020

    ISAS Special Reports

    Reforming India: A New Economic Era

    Vinod Rai, S Narayan, Amitendu Palit, Ronojoy Sen, John Vater

    21 July 2020

    ISAS Insights

    India’s Critical Medical Imports and the China Dependency

    Amitendu Palit and Joshua Quek Hian Khun

    15 July 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Liberalisation of Indian Agriculture: Creating Efficient Farm Markets

    Amitendu Palit

    10 June 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    COVID-19 and India: Economic Imperative Drives New Strategy

    Amitendu Palit

    13 May 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    COVID-19 and Indian States: Spread localises in Economically Significant States

    Amitendu Palit

    7 May 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Facebook’s Investment in Reliance Jio: Lunging Ahead of Walmart and Amazon

    Amitendu Palit

    28 April 2020

    ISAS Insights

    COVID-19 and Indian States: Spread, Risk and Implications

    Amitendu Palit

    18 April 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    COVID-19 Indian States: Those with Fewer Cases cannot be Complacent

    Amitendu Palit

    2 April 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    India and COVID-19: The Battle Intensifies and Challenges Emerge

    Amitendu Palit

    19 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    COVID-19 and India: A Long Battle Ahead?

    Amitendu Palit

    10 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    United States-India Trade Deal: Will it Happen?

    Amitendu Palit

    1 March 2020

    ISAS Insights

    The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Risks for India’s Pharmaceutical Industry

    Amitendu Palit

    1 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    India Budget 2020-21: Inviting Risks on Hope

    Amitendu Palit

    3 February 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election 2019: Structural Reforms Key to Higher Economic Growth

    Amitendu Palit

    28 November 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election 2019: Managing External Debt a Top Priority

    Amitendu Palit

    23 November 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    India and the RCEP: Separated for Good?

    Amitendu Palit

    6 November 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    RCEP and India: High Stakes and Costs

    Amitendu Palit

    14 October 2019

    ISAS Special Reports

    63: BIMSTEC: Prospects for Reconnecting the Bay of Bengal

    Amitendu Palit and Silvia Tieri

    30 September 2019

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Talent Mobility in the Commonwealth: Initial Findings and Takeaways” paper presented at the Roundtable Discussion for ACCA-ISAS NUS’s ‘Talent Mobility in the Commonwealth’ Research Project London, UK

    Amitendu Palit

    19 August 2019

    ISAS Insights

    India’s Tariffs and Implications for Indo-US Trade Prospects

    Amitendu Palit and Deeparghya Mukherjee

    1 August 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    India ducks Digital Trade Rules at G20

    Amitendu Palit

    3 July 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    Indian Elections and their Economic Impact

    Amitendu Palit

    16 May 2019

    ISAS Insights

    557 : Elections in Andhra Pradesh – Issues and Possible Scenarios

    Ronojoy Sen, Amitendu Palit and Diego Maiorano

    4 April 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    642 : Why India lost US GSP benefits

    Amitendu Palit

    19 March 2019

    ISAS Insights

    548 : Can Minimum Income Schemes and Loan Waivers help Farmers in India?

    Amitendu Palit and Vani Swarupa Murali

    18 March 2019

    ISAS Insights

    535 : Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh: Towards Sustainable and Profitable Farming

    Amitendu Palit, Sarin Paraparakath, Trishala Kaviti and Sriharsha Chilla

    8 February 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    638 : India Budget 2019: Income Scheme for Farmers could Politically Backfire

    Amitendu Palit

    7 February 2019

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Farm Loan Waivers in India: Bad Economics, Poor Politics” paper presented at the Keyword Lecture on Governance Melbourne, Australia

    Amitendu Palit

    5 February 2019

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in Andhra Pradesh: Towards Sustainable and Profitable Farming” paper presented at the Meetings at the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board Vijayawada, India

    Amitendu Palit

    28 December 2018

    ISAS Insights

    524 : The United States’ Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: Challenges for India and Japan

    Amitendu Palit and Shutaro Sano

    4 December 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “The United States’ Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: Challenges for India and Japan” paper presented at the Workshop ‘A New Regional Order with Global Implications? Exploring the Future of the Indo-Pacific Partnership’ Lund, Sweden

    Amitendu Palit

    7 November 2018

    ISAS Insights

    519 : BIMSTEC: Relevance and Challenges

    Amitendu Palit, Rahul Choudhury and Silvia Tieri

    10 October 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    606 : US-India FTA: Possibilities and Pitfalls

    Amitendu Palit

    5 October 2018

    ISAS Insights

    511 : India and the RCEP: High Costs of Disengagement

    Amitendu Palit

    27 August 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    591 : Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Towards a Shared Economic Future

    Ganeshan Wignaraja and Amitendu Palit

    26 July 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    588 : India and the Global Trade War: Long-term Impact can be serious

    Amitendu Palit

    12 July 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    580 : The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Hopes Flicker but Hiccups Remain

    Amitendu Palit

    14 June 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Probable Elements of a Potential Indo-UK FTA” paper presented at the University of Portsmouth-ISAS Conference at Portsmouth on ‘India-UK Economic and Regulatory Perspectives’ Portsmouth

    Amitendu Palit

    14 June 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Probable Elements of a Potential Indo-UK FTA” paper presented at the University of Portsmouth-ISAS Conference at Portsmouth on ‘India-UK Economic and Regulatory Perspectives’ Portsmouth, UK

    Amitendu Palit

    11 June 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Structure, Scope and Possibilities” paper presented at the Commonwealth Consultation on ‘Multilateral, Regional and Emerging Trade Issues for Asia’ New Delhi, India

    Amitendu Palit

    5 June 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    25 May 2018 – BIMSTEC – Bridging the Bay of Bengal: Linking South and Southeast Asia

    Amitendu Palit

    25 May 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    576 : Bangladesh’s Graduation and Economic Realignment within South Asia

    Amitendu Palit

    23 May 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    572 : Walmart’s Buyout of Flipkart: Implications for Indian E-commerce Landscape

    Amitendu Palit and Rahul Choudhury

    14 May 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Asia-Pacific Connectivity and the Challenge of Inclusive Development” paper presented at the China-Australia Cooperation Forum: Promoting Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region Fuzhou, China

    Amitendu Palit

    11 May 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    567 : United States-China Trade War: Tremors for India and South Asia

    Amitendu Palit

    13 April 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Sagarmala: Success Prospects and Regulatory Challenges” paper presented at the Workshop on ‘Port and Coastal Infrastructure’ Vishakhpatnam, India

    Amitendu Palit

    3 April 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    564 : Trump Tariffs, National Security, Trade and India: Sensing Scenarios

    Amitendu Palit

    15 March 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    559 : India And The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Sustained Engagement Notwithstanding Anxieties

    Amitendu Palit

    6 March 2018

    ISAS Special Reports

    50 : Revisiting Globalisation: Comparing Country Experiences From South Asia And The World

    Amitendu Palit and Taisha Grace Antony

    5 February 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Indo-Pacific Connectivity Projects: Lessons from China’s Belt and Road” paper presented at the Workshop on ‘The Evolving Strategic Dynamics of the Indo-Pacific’ Griffith Asia Institute, Brisbane, Australia

    Amitendu Palit

    5 February 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    546 : India’s Economy In 2018: Combating Macroeconomic Challenges

    Amitendu Palit

    21 January 2018

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “TPP & CPTPP: Looking at ISDS” paper presented at the Workshop on ‘Investor State Dispute Settlement’ Delhi, India

    Amitendu Palit

    19 December 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “India after Three Years of Narendra Modi” paper presented at the Australia India Institute Public Seminar Melbourne, Australia

    Amitendu Palit

    23 November 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Jobs in India” paper presented at the Workshop on ‘Public Policy Making in India’ The University of Sydney, Australia

    Amitendu Palit

    20 November 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    521 : Ease of Doing Business in India: A Big Jump but Tough for a Bigger Jump

    Amitendu Palit

    3 November 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Middle Powers and Regional Trade: TPP, RCEP and the Indian Perspective” paper presented at the SSRI Conference on ‘The Era of Uncertainty Leadership: East Asian Responses to a G-zero World and the role of Middle Powers’ Tokyo, Japan

    Amitendu Palit

    19 October 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “India’s Struggle with Jobs and Automation” paper presented at the 13th India Trilateral Forum Stockholm, Sweden

    Amitendu Palit

    15 September 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Emergence of Indo-Pacific as a Key Global Actor” paper presented at the Kamenori Earth Youth Summit 2017 (KEYS 2017) CUHK, Hong Kong

    Amitendu Palit

    16 August 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    504 : The New Hambantota Port Deal in Sri Lanka: A Template for the Belt and Road Initiative Projects?

    Amitendu Palit

    3 August 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    501 : The G20 Hamburg Summit: Declaration, Divisions and Dividends

    Amitendu Palit

    13 July 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    497 : The Goods and Services Tax in India: Impressions and Realities

    Amitendu Palit

    3 July 2017

    ISAS Insights

    420 : Chinese Projects in South Asia under the Belt and Road Initiative: Disrupted by Debt?

    Amitendu Palit

    16 June 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “TPP & Developing Countries : Implications & Challenges” paper presented at the 2nd Annual International Symposium on Development Studies and International Trade ATINER in Athens, Greece

    Amitendu Palit

    22 May 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    474 : The Goods and Services Tax: A New Chapter in Indian Public Finance

    Amitendu Palit

    2 May 2017

    ISAS Insights

    391 : India Budget 2017: Fighting High Public Debt

    Amitendu Palit

    14 February 2017

    ISAS Insights

    379 : India’s Demonetisation: The Pain-Gain Imbalance

    Amitendu Palit

    18 January 2017

    ISAS Special Reports

    37 : US Presidential Election and the Indian Diaspora

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economics) at the ISAS, Ms Taisha Grace Antony is Research Assistant at ISAS

    19 October 2016

    ISAS Insights

    344 : G20, Trade and Steel: Shaping New Alignments

    Amitendu Palit

    21 September 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    444 : India & RCEP: Will Flexibility on Tariffs Get Access in Services?

    Amitendu Palit

    12 August 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    441 : GST in India: Success comes with new challenges

    Amitendu Palit

    5 August 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    438 : FDI in India’s Food Retail

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at the ISAS

    28 June 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    423 : India’s Trade Negotiations: The Imperative of Flexibility

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at ISAS

    4 May 2016

    ISAS Insights

    326 : H-1B Visas, India and the US: Trade Tussle Intensifies

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead at ISAS

    18 April 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    409: India Budget 2016: Old Economics, New Politics

    Amitendu Palit,Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy),ISAS

    1 March 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    406 : India’s GDP Growth: Confusion Amidst Cheers

    Amitendu Palit , Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at ISAS

    15 February 2016

    ISAS Insights

    306 : India’s Bid for APEC Membership : Trade Policy is the Stumbling Block

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead at ISAS

    26 January 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    394: Trans-Pacific Partnership and India’s Emerging Challenges

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at ISAS

    8 October 2015

    ISAS Insights

    284: Trans-Pacific Partnership, India and South Asia

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at ISAS

    11 July 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    373: Maintaining the Economic Momentum

    Amitendu Palit , Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at ISAS.

    23 June 2015

    ISAS Insights

    283: India’s Latest GDP Growth Figures: Glaring Macroeconomic Concerns

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economics), ISAS

    8 June 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    366: From ‘Look East’ to ‘Act East’: PM Modi’s Visit to China, S. Korea and Mongolia

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economics), ISAS

    17 May 2015

    ISAS Insights

    280: Economic Drivers of India’s External Engagement Strategy

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    27 April 2015

    ISAS Insights

    276: India’s New Budget: Changing Course without Controversy

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    2 March 2015

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “India’s External Economic Strategy” Workshop, ISAS and Griffith Asia Institute, University of Griffith; Brisbane, Queensland

    Amitendu Palit

    20 February 2015

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Issues in India’s trade negotiation” Roundtable, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Government of Australia, Canberra

    Amitendu Palit

    18 February 2015

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Trade and External Economic Engagement” a Joint Workshop on ‘India Under Modi’, ISAS with Corel Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University Canberra

    Amitendu Palit

    17 February 2015

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Prospects for India’s economy” Roundtable, Office of National Assessment, Government of Australia, Canberra

    Amitendu Palit

    16 February 2015

    ISAS Insights

    272: Goodbye Planning, Welcome NITI

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economics), ISAS

    7 January 2015

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Global Value Chains in the Asia-Pacific – An Indian Perspective”, Keynote Address at the 2nd New Zealand-India Research Institute International Conference, University of Waikato, Hamilton; & New Zealand India Research Institute, University of Victoria

    Amitendu Palit

    2 December 2014

    ISAS Insights

    264 : Indian Economy Looks Up, In a New ‘Start’

    Amitendu Palit

    2 October 2014

    ISAS Insights

    257: The BRICS New Development Bank: Beginning of ‘New Development’?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    22 July 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    334: The RCEP Negotiations and India

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    24 June 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    329: Managing Inflation: Modi Government’s Biggest Economic Challenge

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) & Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    4 June 2014

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Case Study of Mumbai” (co-authored), Cities Under Stress Workshop, IPI and ISAS, New York, USA

    Amitendu Palit

    1 June 2014

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Case Study of Mumbai (co-authored)”, Cities Under Stress Workshop organized jointly by IPI and ISAS, New York

    Amitendu Palit

    1 June 2014

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Emergence of Southern Multinationals and Implications for Europe”, International Conference of the EU Cooperation on Science & Technology, University of Iceland

    Amitendu Palit

    1 May 2014

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “TPP and Asian Regionalism”, International Conference at the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

    Amitendu Palit

    1 May 2014

    ISAS Insights

    247: Economic Despondency and Indian Elections

    Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    29 April 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    314: Abe in India: High on Loans, Low on Trade

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    28 January 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    309 : India at Bali: Saving Itself and the WTO

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    9 December 2013

    ISAS Insights

    226 : India’s Food Security Bill: Grave Digger or Game Changer?

    Amitendu Palit

    4 September 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    290 : Indian Economy, Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    26 July 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    287 : The Sliding Rupee: Crisis or Opportunity?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    14 June 2013

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “Can India become the World’s 2nd largest economy? A Macroeconomic View”, The Rise of China and India and Opportunities for Mexico, Universidad Autonova de Nuevo Leon (UANL), Monterrey, Mexico

    Amitendu Palit

    13 May 2013

    ISAS Insights

    203 : Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    8 April 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    263 : Direct Cash Transfer of Subsidies: A Game-Changer for India?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    8 January 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    258 : China-India Strategic Economic Dialogue Gains Momentum

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    3 December 2012

    ISAS Briefs

    253 : Do the Bold Reforms Signal End of Policy Paralysis in India?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Partnerships & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    18 September 2012

    ISAS Working Papers

    151 : Globalisation and Suicides in India: An Economic Analysis

    Amitendu Palit & Pratima Singh

    2 July 2012

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership: Will it Divide The Asia-Pacific?”. Briefing Paper, no. 06/2012. Jaipur: CUTS International

    Amitendu Palit

    1 June 2012

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “China India Economic Relations”, China India Economic Relations, Hainan Institute for World Watch, Haikou, Hainan, China

    Amitendu Palit

    31 May 2012

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “The Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitatiion” (LARR) Bill 2011: New Questions Concerning Land in Modern India, Yale University, UK

    Amitendu Palit

    27 April 2012

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “India: In the Chinese Mirror”, Leveraging India: Strategies for Global Competitiveness (Keynote Paper), University of Sydney, Australia

    Amitendu Palit

    11 April 2012

    ISAS Working Papers

    148 : Economic Reforms in India: Perpetuating Policy Paralysis

    Amitendu Palit

    29 March 2012

    ISAS Insights

    147 : China-India Strategic Economic Dialogue: Avoiding Unavoidables?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    6 December 2011

    ISAS Insights

    131 : Suicides in India: The Economics at Work

    Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow at the ISAS, Pratima Singh, Research Associate at ISAS

    25 August 2011

    ISAS Insights

    130 : DMIC: Addressing India’s Infrastructure Woes?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS, Suvi Dogra, Research Associate at ISAS

    22 August 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    203 : NMIZs in India: Haunted by SEZs

    Amitendu Palit

    17 June 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    188 : India Budget 2011-12: Scoring Low on Politics

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    7 March 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    180 : Wen Jiabao in India: Mission Business

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    20 December 2010

    ISAS Briefs

    179 : India and China at Cancun: A New Approach to Climate?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    13 December 2010

    ISAS Insights

    110 : Mining in India: Separating Growth from Development?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development and Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    26 August 2010

    ISAS Briefs

    165 : The Bhopal Tragedy Verdict: Can India Handle Industrial Disasters?

    Amitendu Palit, Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    24 June 2010

    ISAS Insights

    96 : India’s ‘Look East’ Policy: Reflecting the Future

    Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow at the ISAS

    5 April 2010

    ISAS Working Papers

    101 : Establishing Foreign Technical Training Facilities in India: The Option of Haryana

    Amitendu Palit and Sasidaran Gopalan

    26 November 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    95 : India-China Trade: Explaining the Imbalance

    Amitendu Palit and Shounkie Nawani

    26 October 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    89 : Skills Development in India: Challenges and Strategies

    Amitendu Palit

    17 September 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    82 : Special Economic Zones in India: New Challenges for Governance and Public Policy

    Amitendu Palit

    12 August 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    60 : India’s Economic Engagement with Southeast Asia: Progress and Challenges

    Amitendu Palit

    4 June 2009

    ISAS Insights

    71 : Indian Elections 2009: A Prognosis of the Verdict

    Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow at the ISAS

    29 May 2009

    ISAS Insights

    64 : Indian Elections 2009: The Prime-ministerial Candidates

    Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow at the ISAS

    13 May 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    54 : Singapore’s Trade with China, Japan and India: Similarities and Contrasts

    Amitendu Palit and Sasidaran Gopalan

    16 March 2009

    ISAS Briefs

    92 : India’s External Sector: Emergence of New Structural Trends

    Amitendu Palit

    6 January 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    51 : Mineral Fuel and Oil Trade between India and Singapore: Trends and Issues

    Amitendu Palit

    9 October 2008

    ISAS Briefs

    81 : It is Getting More Difficult to do Business in South Asia

    Amitendu Palit

    15 September 2008

    ISAS Briefs

    77 : Will the United Progressive Alliance Victory in the Trust Vote Result in Faster Economic Reforms

    Amitendu Palit

    29 July 2008

    ISAS Briefs

    72 : India’s Trade Deficit: Increasing Fast but Still Manageable

    Amitendu Palit

    7 July 2008

    ISAS Working Papers

    46 : India-singapore Trade Relations

    Amitendu Palit

    16 June 2008

    ISAS Briefs

    65 : India’s Annual Policy Statement for FY2008-09: Achieving a ‘Neither Tight, Nor Liberal’ Monetary Policy

    Amitendu Palit

    1 May 2008

    BOOKS

    The Making of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

    Amitendu Palit, Ramita Iyer

    24 November 2023

    Globalisation Impacts

    Amitendu Palit

    3 January 2022

    Resilient Supply Chain Initiative: A Political Driver to Revive Asian Regional Growth

    Amitendu Palit

    30 January 2021

    Will India’s Disengaging Trade Policy Restrict it from Playing a Greater Global Role?

    Amitendu Palit

    18 January 2021

    Seeking Middle Ground : Land, Markets, and Public Policy

    Sanjoy Chakravorty and Amitendu Palit

    10 October 2019

    Introduction to the Special Symposium: UK-India post-Brexit: Trade and Power Democracy

    Choukroune Leila, Amitendu Palit

    1 September 2019

    Seven Decades of Independent India: Ideas and Reflections

    Rai Vinod and Amitendu Palit.

    1 March 2018

    Employment Policy in Emerging Economies: The Indian Case

    Hill Elizabeth and Amitendu Palit.

    1 August 2017

    India Singapore Bilateral Trade and Investment 2003 – 2013

    See Chak Mun, Amitendu Palit and Chandrani Sarma

    1 May 2016

    Mega-RTAs and LDCs. Trade is not the poor

    Amitendu Palit

    1 February 2015

    The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Identifying the Implications

    Amitendu Palit

    1 September 2014

    India’s SEZ: Victims of Ideology

    Amitendu Palit

    1 June 2014

    Mega Trading Blocs and New Regional Trade Architectures: Implications for Small States and LDCs

    Amitendu Palit

    1 May 2014

    The Trans-Pacific Partnership, China and India: Economic and Political Implications

    Amitendu Palit

    5 January 2014