The Nehru Centre in London, the cultural hotspot of The High Commission of India in the UK, hosted the ‘Woven Gems by Jocelyn Burton’ exhibition in May 2023. The collection showcased a range of handwoven carpets from India designed by Jocelyn Burton, a London-based jewellery designer, in collaboration with Jaipur Rugs (henceforth JR), a well-established …
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Dr Sunil Mitra Kumar and Dr Kamini Gupta delivered a guest lecture on 3 March 2023. This lecture was followed by an interactive session with 50 MBA students from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode who were taking part in a residential programme at King’s College London.
Against the backdrop of India’s presidency of the G20, and UK-India negotiations on a free trade agreement, King’s India Institute hosted India’s High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency Vikram K Doraiswami for a lecture on “India’s Foreign Policy and Trade Relations” on 9th February 2023. Following the lecture, a Q&A session was held, led …
This Op-Ed published in the leading Indian financial newspaper, Business Standard, argues for the potential of Free Trade Agreements in supporting growth in the long run, provided India can better integrate with Global Value Chains, and the challenges posed by complex ‘rules of origins’ that need to be overcome to do so. Authors: Ketan Reddy, …
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Abstract: We examine the role of innovation on the export market survival of Indian manufacturing firms. To achieve this objective, we source information on 1424 firms from the CMIE-Prowess database over 2001–2018. We find that firms investing in R&D experience a lower probability of exiting from export markets. In addition, multiple sub- sample analyses …
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This Op-Ed published in Business Standard argues for the critical importance of female entrepreneurship and how access to digital technology can overcome long-standing barriers to female participation in entrepreneurship. Authors: Ketan Reddy, Subash S, Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan. Read the full article here: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/female-entrepreneurship-and-the-digital-divide-122100600958_1.html
Professor Raghuram Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth. He was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India between September 2013 and September 2016. Between 2003 and 2006, Dr. Rajan was the Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund. The lecture was co-organised …
Abstract: Does greater use of services’ inputs in manufacturing increase the global value chain (GVC) activities of the firms? In this study, we analyse the effects of servicifica- tion on the GVC activities of manufacturing firms in India. Using panel data of 4608 Indian manufacturing firms from 2001 to 2018, we examine the effects of …
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Abstract: Does digitalization by firms spur participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs)? Rapid strides in informa- tion and communication technology (ICT) through cost-effective and reliable telecommunications have facilitated multinational firms to outsource complex production activities across borders over the years. While the rise of GVCs to prominence has coincided with the ICT revolution, there is …
Abstract: In this article, we study the role of servicification in sustaining global value chain participation. To empiri- cally analyse the role of firm servicification on GVC survival, we draw information from a sample of 1,227 Indian manufacturing firms over 2001–2018. We use a complementary log–log model and find that higher ser- vicification is associated …
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