Arvind Subramanian

Commentaries by Arvind Subramanian

Arvind Subramanian

Visiting lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

Arvind Subramanian, a former chief economic adviser to the government of India, is a visiting lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of Eclipse: Living in the Shadow of China’s Economic Dominance.

Understanding Biden’s Big Bet on India
Jul 12, 2023
The unprecedented lovefest between the United States and India has been striking and, frankly, puzzling. Following the pageantry of US President Joe Biden hosting a state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and of US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy inviting Modi to address a joint session of Congress for a second time, one wonders if America is giving away the store and getting very little in return.
U.S.-India Relations China-India Relations
The Coming China Shock
Feb 11, 2019
The writing on the wall for China isn't good. Can the global economy cope with it?
China’s Economy
R.I.P. Chinese Exceptionalism?
Sep 07, 2018
China’s economic exceptionalism is now being threatened by a perfect storm of existing stresses – namely, the domestic debt build-up – and new complications, including US trade barriers, the geopolitical pushback against China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and tightening monetary conditions, particularly in the United States.
China’s Economy Belt and Road
Under-estimating China
May 04, 2011
The United States and China–the world’s two economic superpowers– met last week for the third installment of their Strategic and Economic Dial
China-US Relations IMF North Korea S&ED Counter-Terrorism