Through the Looking Glass

The Hindu Business Line India needs to diversify its agriculture, break out of the cereals trap The country's agriculture has mostly revolved around inputs required to make farming viable and successful. But it is high time that agriculture is viewed from the perspective of the output that country wants from the sector. Nutrition guidelines that the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) lays down specify food calories and portions for individuals in various age, gender and work categories. NIN guidelines go into great detail on the quantum of calories that Indians of various work-profiles and gender need and the food source from which such calories should come from. Looking at the NIN-recommended portions of food for each category of people alongside data from census and NSSO, it is easy to determine the country's annual food quantity requirements. It is worth noting that the peak recommended calorie requirements in India for men and women (3,490 and...

CSIS event, Washington, DC, USA Panelist at Smart Cities as Innovation Hubs Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:00 pm - Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:30 am Center for Strategic and International Studies 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 We are pleased to invite you to a special U.S.-India business collaboration conference taking place at CSIS on April 15, co-organized by the Ananta Aspen Centre and the Wadhwani Foundation. This full-day conference will convene senior policymakers, business leaders, and other stakeholders from both countries with the aim of generating practical policy recommendations that enhance economic cooperation. The session will include expert-led discussions covering some of the Modi government's most important economic initiatives including the Smart Cities concept, the Make in India campaign, and Skills Development. The conference will feature a keynote address by India's Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley. You can watch the video here: Yo...

IAIP Mumbai speaking event The Making Of India - Game Changing Transitions Leading Thematic Researcher and Market Strategist in Indian Equity Markets Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) is pleased to announce the upcoming Speaker event with Mr. Akhilesh Tilotia, CFA, Associate Director, Kotak Institutional Equities (KIE). Day, Date: Friday, March 13, 2015 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm [Registration begins at 6:30 pm] Venue: NSE Auditorium, NSE, BKC, Mumbai 1.5 CE credit hours for participation in this program will be automatically recorded to CE diary of IAIP Members. “The Making of India” chronicles the journey of India's demographic dividend through the varied transitions taking place in the economy. The forces shaping India's job market, its cities, its industry and agriculture and its equation with the rest of the world come from expected and unexpected places, heralding massive opportunities and challenges for citizens, the government and invest...

Akhilesh Tilotia, associate director, Kotak Institutional Equities, says if he were FM he would try to kick start the capital cycle. You can watch the video here: LiveMint

Arun Shourie launching and commenting on the book 'The Making of India' at the annual Kotak Institutional Equities conference in 2015. You can watch the video here: YouTube

Uday and Akhilesh talk about how the job scenario has changed due to the evolving manufacturing sector and how the current demographic dividend forms a part of a large labour market. You can watch the video here: YouTube

Akhilesh Tilotia talks about the current market pricing and its impact on India and how it is affecting the Indian economic landscape. You can watch the video here: YouTube