(Co-authored with R. Kavita Rao)

Trends in corporate investment

Indian policy makers are focused on addressing slowdown in private investment. As increase in investment can spur long term growth. In terms of composition, share of private non-financial corporate investments in gross capital formation remained largely unchanged in the last decade, …

(co-author : Abhijeet Singh, Lawyer and Research Fellow, NIPFP)

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are pooling vehicles that provide an opportunity to invest in unlisted securities and to diversify portfolio. While these offer new avenues for investment, there are liquidity and volatility risks unique to the asset class. Although AIFs have …

(co-authored with Chetan Rao)

Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) evolved as important legal instruments for capital-exporting countries to ensure legal stability for their investments. In a world where there was once a clear division between capital exporters and importers, the objectives of investment protection and promotion served both sides. Over time, …