CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
CEA flags US friction, energy shocks, and missing AI play as India’s key near-term risks
CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran warned that trade coercion, weaponized supply chains, and rising US bond yields require India to adopt a costlier hedging strategy and a new economic playbook.
3 min read25 Sep 2026E20 fuel debate: CEA Nageswaran dismisses concerns over engine damage, backs option of making E10 petrol available
Amid a wider E20 fuel debate, India’s Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has called for E10 petrol to be made available alongside E20, citing concerns about older vehicles. He said E20 might slightly reduce mileage, but found no evidence of engine damage.
3 min read17 Aug 2026West Asia crisis a ‘live stress test’ for India’s balance of payments, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
India’s chief economic adviser warns that soaring energy costs and freight rates are no longer just foreign policy concerns, but a real-time challenge to India’s economic stability.
3 min read12 May 2026AI poses a stress test to state capacity, says CEA Nageswaran
Addressing the AI summit 2026, Nageswaran said if AI displaces humans faster than people can be trained, if productivity rises without employment elasticity, and if institutional reform lacks technological adoption, there is a risk that India will squander its demographic window.
2 min read16 Feb 2026India can lead globally in AI: Ahead of Delhi Summit, CEA Nageswaran explains how
Nageswaran was speaking at the Future of Employability and AI session of the AI Impact Summit 2026, asserting that the change will not happen by accident but will require political will, state capacity, and national commitment to align technological adoption with mass employability
3 min read16 Feb 2026China-plus-one remains relevant; India’s competitiveness will go up as reforms build up: CEA
India will have to work harder to take advantage of the opportunity and removal of the tariffs will make things easier for businesses looking at a supply chain revamp, said chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran.
3 min read31 Jan 2026US-India tariff truce likely within the next two months: CEA Nageswaran
Chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran believes the US will soon roll back the additional 25% tariff imposed on India for buying Russian oil.
2 min read18 Sep 2025CEA Anantha Nageswaran retains FY26 GDP growth forecast at 6.3-6.8% despite Trump tariffs — here's what he said
CEA Anantha Nageswaran retained the FY26 GDP growth expectations in the range of 6.3-6.8% despite US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on all Indian imports to the United States. Here's why.
2 min read29 Aug 2025Several positives for India amid global uncertainty, economy to grow at 6.3-6.8% in FY26 and beyond: CEA Nageswaran
Nageswaran also advised Indian industry to be prepared to deal with a stronger currency in the coming years by becoming more competitive through productivity improvements.
5 min read29 May 2025Deregulation: Relieve businesses of relics from India’s command economy
The control apparatus can be traced back to measures taken during World War II. As India’s post-1991 effort to dismantle it remains incomplete, its economy can still benefit from fresh reforms to axe regulations that hold private enterprise back.
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