Centre for Research in Wellbeing and Happiness

invites you to a distinguished talk by

Dr. Rajiv Kumar
Chairperson, Pahlé India Foundation
(Former Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, India)

Title: THE DESIRABLE DECADE: THE WAY FORWARD FOR VIKSIT BHARAT

Abstract: Building on a close reading of India’s economic journey over the past decade, Dr. Rajiv Kumar will look ahead to what he calls the “desirable decade” on the country’s road to Viksit Bharat. The talk will examine how the country can convert its demographic, financial and digital strengths into jobs, investment, productivity and innovation, and how it can steer through a shifting global economy, rapid technological disruption and mounting climate pressures. It will also reflect on how growth can be made more inclusive, widening mobility and improving the quality of life – choices that will ultimately shape what kind of developed India emerges.

About Speaker: Dr. Rajiv Kumar is an eminent economist and policy thinker who served as Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog from 2017 to 2022, with Cabinet rank. In 2013 he founded the Pahlé India Foundation, a policy think tank he continues to chair. His career spans academia, government, industry bodies and multilateral institutions, including roles as Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance, Chief Economist at CII and Secretary General of FICCI. He holds a Ph.D. from Lucknow University and a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, and in 2023 he was conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for strengthening India–Japan economic ties. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of CRWBH.

We encourage you to join us for this thought-provoking session and look forward to your participation in an engaging conversation.