[30.09.10] India and globalisation
NUPI's Department of International Economics has the great pleasure of inviting you to the seminar:
In
dia and globalisation:
Trade, poverty and the global financial crisis
Programme (13.00 - 15.00)
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Welcome address
Ketil Eik, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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India’s Foreign Trade Policy and the Response to the Global Financial Crisis
Arnab Ganguly, CUTS Calcutta Resource Centre
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Geographical indicators in India's exports: Discussion of costs and benefits based on the case of Kota-Doria handloom textiles
Anutosh Biswas, CUTS International and Karl Rich, NUPI
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Globalisation, Regional Disparities and Poverty in India
Arne Melchior, NUPI
- Comments and discussion
- Prepared comment by Rashid Kaukab, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre (GRC)
During 2007-2010, NUPI and the Indian NGO CUTS International, Jaipur have jointly implemented a project on the impact of globalisation in Indian regions, funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi and Oxfam Novib, the Netherlands. India is a subcontinent where the average state is eight times larger than Norway, and economic growth as well as the impact of globalisation varies starkly across India’s more than 30 states. In the project, we explore these differences, drawing on local experiences, hard data and economic modelling. The GRANITE Phase 2 project was implemented with local partners in eight Indian states and in addition to research, the project has involved networking to enhance economic literacy, knowledge about globalisation and participation in the formulation of India’s trade policy. At the seminar, we present final results and experiences from the project.