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Surjit Bhalla

@surjitbhalla

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Former Executive Director, IMF for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Economist, cricket junkie, policy wonk, and film (all woods, old and new) enthusiast

New Delhi, India
Joined January 2013
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Surjit Bhalla
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Precisely -so no FtA with China ; no BITS with China ; so why the clamour by govt economist’s that we should open up with China when we can’t bring about even marginally our trade regime whose contours are controlled by the Deep State?.
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Fantasy land 👇🏼.
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Surjit Bhalla
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The question remains - Which court - China or india - will dispute resolution go to ?.
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Dr Arvind Virmani (Phd)
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1) FTAs are subject to WTO rules and both parties accept its dispute settlement procedures. (2) It's the Europeans who want separate BITs and FTAs, so no harm in separating them, if it helps speed up the FTA?.
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Surjit Bhalla
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So india is willing to sign an FTA with China ? How long will that take ? Faster or slower than an FTA with US Europe UK ?.
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Dr Arvind Virmani (Phd)
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1) FTAs are subject to WTO rules and both parties accept its dispute settlement procedures. (2) It's the Europeans who want separate BITs and FTAs, so no harm in separating them, if it helps speed up the FTA?.
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Surjit Bhalla
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If there is a dispute in the partners, will the resolution go to an Indian court or Chinese court? 🙂 Note that the recently concluded treaty with UK pushed the BITS can into 2026. Policy, not charity, begins at home.
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NDTV Profit
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#NDTVProfitExclusive| FDI rules must align with evolving global realities. The goal is to accelerate reforms to strengthen Indian industry. @NITIAayog's @dravirmani on opening up FDI from China in conversation with @Shrimichoudhary. #NDTVProfitLife
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Surjit Bhalla
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A world in Flux as trade negotiations continue -and why lowering tariffs on manufactured and agricultural goods is NECESSARY for Viksit Bharat 2047.
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Surjit Bhalla
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My views different than the Deep State. Trade deal with US is in our best interests; we have highest tariffs (protecting large farmers & major industrialists, NOT aam aurat); Trump did not intervene but helped facilitate cease-fire? India-US have shared values, not Russia-China.
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ThePrintIndia
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What Trump's 25% tariff decision reveals about India's trade vulnerabilities & what our nation's economic policies reflect—Economist Surjit Bhalla @surjitbhalla explains in ThePrint #WorldView Consulting Editor (Int'l & Strategic Affairs) @swasrao.
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Surjit Bhalla
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It now appears that Kuldeep Yadav will miss the fifth test as well. Could one reason for his exclusion be that team selection throughout this series will be shown in a bad light if Kuldeep does well as many (and I) expect. Is there any other explanation?.
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Surjit Bhalla
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Meghnad was kind, a gentle and modest soul, with a lot to be immodest about. In many ways, he had no equal. A 19th century liberal renaissance individual - captivated by ideas, their origins, consequences, and remedies. In
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Surjit Bhalla
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In all of this a a little noticed fact - Root bowled normal - genuine sportsman.
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Rajdeep Sardesai
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Yes, @benstokes38 is a great player but a sore loser! Why should Indian batsmen accept a draw when they are just short of milestone tons? Would England have not batted on in a similar situation? Sorry Mr Stokes, this isn’t an Indian team that will bend so easily! The Raj is long.
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Surjit Bhalla
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Can you please inform us as to why regardless of which party is in power, this most World #1 non-inclusive policy is in effect. WHY?.
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Sanjeev Sanyal
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Respect.
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Surjit Bhalla
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Can a country have, in the same year or if ever, the lowest consumption inequality and the highest income inequality? By claiming so for India, the World Bank mixes not only oranges and apples but also grapes for good measure !.
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RT @karanbhasin95: [New Paper Alert] In a recent paper [with @surjitbhalla and @LounganiPrakash ], we examine whether adoption of inflation….
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Surjit Bhalla
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RT @ARanganathan72: The Indian cricket team is highly evolved. No tail.
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Surjit Bhalla
2 months
Would be interesting to compare and add China plus Russian involvement since the multipolar world started in 2000 - Hope that in the interests of full disclosure China publishes that info; and also how much of the debt of poor nations is Chinese.
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ParanjoyGuhaThakurta
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The Chinese Embassy in Moscow has published a list of countries bombed by the United States after World War II:. • Japan: August 6 and 9, 1945. • Korea and China: 1950–1953 (Korean War). • Guatemala: 1954, 1960, 1967–1969. • Indonesia: 1958. • Cuba: 1959–1961. • Congo: 1964.
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Surjit Bhalla
2 months
This article highlights the substantial and substantive changes taking place with regard to gender parity in India.
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Surjit Bhalla
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"If I knew that I was going to die today, I think I should still want to hear the cricket scores," mathematician G.H. Hardy. Remark to his sister while he was ill, likely in his final days.
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Surjit Bhalla
2 months
Watched the entire Australia South Africa match. When it ended, I cried along with Maharaj. Victory for all - SA, cricket, possibly even Australia.
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Surjit Bhalla
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RT @SecScottBessent: One of the single most important questions of the next few years is whether the U.S. and China can rebalance their eco….
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Surjit Bhalla
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Most enjoyable eminar with excellent questions. Everybody has ideology. But the way we are using it has radically changed around the now polarized world - and is problematical. I illustrate with the narrative about an imminent recession in the US, & job growth in India.
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Centre for Social and Economic Progress
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How do narratives & ideology shape economic policy in the US and India? Watch @surjitbhalla, Montek Singh Ahluwalia & @laveeshbhandari unpack facts vs. spin at @CSEP_Org's latest seminar. Full video: . #politicaldiscourse #USA #India
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Surjit Bhalla
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RT @RushDoshi: The PRC is throttling India's efforts to become a global manufacturer. Xi Jinping explained why five years ago in Qiushi. 实….
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