Ashish Dhawan

Some smart(phone) lessons for industrial policySubscriber Only

April 03,2026 06:24:43 AM

These should guide the redesign of PLIs in sectors such as textiles, telecom products, and others, while driving job creation by supercharging la- bour-intensive industries like garments, footwear, and toys

High-quality education needs trust between state and institutions, public and privateSubscriber Only

January 10,2026 06:05:57 AM

How effectively our higher education prepares young people for learning, work, and leadership will shape our social and economic growth

Donald Trump’s crackdown on science gives India a great opportunitySubscriber Only

September 13,2025 07:06:06 AM

India must urgently attract global talent in critical technologies, especially at a time when external factors have created a glut of highly trained researchers seeking opportunities. If credible pathways are not offered soon, these scientists will be absorbed elsewhere

India can use the legal migration route to leverage its demographic dividendSubscriber Only

April 14,2025 07:19:47 AM

Government should set up an institutional framework to drive overseas employment, position India as a global talent hub

Behind NEP’s success story, the real heroesSubscriber Only

February 01,2025 06:42:41 AM

NIPUN Bharat, through a focus on foundational learning, has transformed teaching-learning

India could not create mass prosperity. It’s not too lateSubscriber Only

November 04,2024 04:00:46 AM

The challenge must be met through high-productivity firms and factories

India’s $500 billion opportunity — and how not to lose itSubscriber Only

October 17,2024 07:54:16 AM

PM’s target for electronics manufacturing is ambitious. We must start by reforming regulatory environment in geographically limited areas, building thriving manufacturing regions

In today’s tech-savvy times, the importance of combining shaastra (knowledge) with shastra (weapons)Subscriber Only

January 29,2024 07:15:33 AM

Our proposed National Security Strategy must target 10 Indian universities in the global top 100

With India crossing China’s population next year, how we can create mass prosperitySubscriber Only

December 22,2022 07:19:08 AM

Experience and evidence now firmly suggest the odds of mass prosperity in the planet’s most populous nation rise from possible to probable by anchoring our strategy in human capital and formal jobs rather than fiscal or monetary policy.

India’s growth story will stand, or slip, on the foundational skills it gives its childrenSubscriber Only

September 13,2019 00:13:30 AM

One of the severe consequences of having an uneducated workforce will be our inability to keep pace with the global economy. Without a strong learning foundation, there can be little or no improvement in higher education or skill development.