India Poised to Appoint Arvind Subramanian as Economic Adviser (Financial Times)

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US-based economist Arvind Subramanian is poised to become chief economic adviser to the government of prime minister Narendra Modi, in a move likely to be welcomed by those pushing India to adopt a fresh round of market-oriented political reforms.

A widely respect thinker in trade and development economics, Mr Subramanian would take over a position that has been unfilled since the departure of Raghuram Rajan to head India’s central bank last year.

If appointed, Mr Subramanian would become the most senior economist in India’s government at a crucial moment of policy development, as Mr Modi plans potentially controversial reforms in areas ranging from taxation to labour market regulations.

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