Economist Bhagwati

"India's reservation policy has become a disaster" - that was the scathing critique from celebrated economist Jagdish Bhagwati in an interview to NDTV's Buck Stops Here from New York's Columbia University.

On The Buck Stops Here, an exclusive interview with renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati, who has joined the debate on church attacks in India. He also took on former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro saying his article was self-contradictory. Mr Bhagwati called the statements on ghar wapasi by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as "bigoted" and that ne...

With the government facing criticism over attacks on churches and Christians who say they are feeling insecure, renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati has spoken out in the government's defence. Speaking to NDTV, he says why call them communal attacks when they could be routine crime. He also says if Christians convert non-Christians, then why can't H...

The first Vice-Chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog, noted economist Arvind Panagariya, took charge in New Delhi today.

Noted economist Arvind Panagariya, who has been appointed as the first Vice-Chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog, is likely to take charge on Monday.

Free-market economist and Columbia University professor Arvind Panagariya, who today became the first Vice-Chairman of the newly formed NITI Aayog, has been one of the most vocal supporters of 'Gujarat model of growth'.

Indian-born economist Arvind Panagariya, who is widely expected to take a top advisory role in prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's government, wants its first budget to boost capital spending even at the risk of a higher fiscal deficit.

The economist put his weight behind Reserve Bank Governor Rajan, advocating that he should remain at the helm.

Eminent Indian-born economist Jagdish Bhagwati, who is positioning himself to advise Narendra Modi if the opposition leader becomes India's next prime minister, would urge him to allow more foreign investment and trade to spur slow growth and curtail government spending.

For the first time addressing his potential role in a Modi government, Bhagwati, known as the most famous living economist never to win a Nobel prize, told Reuters he saw himself on an external council advising the prime minister.

The battle between Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize winner and Harvard professor, and Jagdish Bhagwati, an eminent professor at Columbia University, has broken out just as India's economy seems to be coming undone.

Amid raging debate over growth models suggested by economists Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday endorsed both of them saying they were equally important and emphasized the need to combine passion for growth with compassion for the poor.

Global credit rating agencies act like restaurant critics commenting on the food quality without any liability, said internationally acclaimed economist Jagdish Bhagwati.

"India's reservation policy has become a disaster" - that was the scathing critique from celebrated economist Jagdish Bhagwati in an interview to NDTV's Buck Stops Here from New York's Columbia University.

On The Buck Stops Here, an exclusive interview with renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati, who has joined the debate on church attacks in India. He also took on former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro saying his article was self-contradictory. Mr Bhagwati called the statements on ghar wapasi by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as "bigoted" and that ne...

With the government facing criticism over attacks on churches and Christians who say they are feeling insecure, renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati has spoken out in the government's defence. Speaking to NDTV, he says why call them communal attacks when they could be routine crime. He also says if Christians convert non-Christians, then why can't H...

The first Vice-Chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog, noted economist Arvind Panagariya, took charge in New Delhi today.

Noted economist Arvind Panagariya, who has been appointed as the first Vice-Chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog, is likely to take charge on Monday.

Free-market economist and Columbia University professor Arvind Panagariya, who today became the first Vice-Chairman of the newly formed NITI Aayog, has been one of the most vocal supporters of 'Gujarat model of growth'.

Indian-born economist Arvind Panagariya, who is widely expected to take a top advisory role in prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's government, wants its first budget to boost capital spending even at the risk of a higher fiscal deficit.

The economist put his weight behind Reserve Bank Governor Rajan, advocating that he should remain at the helm.

Eminent Indian-born economist Jagdish Bhagwati, who is positioning himself to advise Narendra Modi if the opposition leader becomes India's next prime minister, would urge him to allow more foreign investment and trade to spur slow growth and curtail government spending.

For the first time addressing his potential role in a Modi government, Bhagwati, known as the most famous living economist never to win a Nobel prize, told Reuters he saw himself on an external council advising the prime minister.

The battle between Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize winner and Harvard professor, and Jagdish Bhagwati, an eminent professor at Columbia University, has broken out just as India's economy seems to be coming undone.

Amid raging debate over growth models suggested by economists Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday endorsed both of them saying they were equally important and emphasized the need to combine passion for growth with compassion for the poor.

Global credit rating agencies act like restaurant critics commenting on the food quality without any liability, said internationally acclaimed economist Jagdish Bhagwati.