EVENTS

Based on a study of the consumption trends in India and China, the seminar attempts to compare the size and demography of the existing consumer base and the consumption expenditure in both countries. It reveals that India’s consumption figures are disproportionately higher than China’s given the size of the latter’s economy. It argues that a large consumer market is not a first-order factor in influencing foreign investments in a country. Nevertheless, it can significantly influence the lucrativeness of a country, if the first and second-order factors cease to be a differentiating factor among India’s competitors.

About the Speaker

Amit Kumar is a Research Analyst with the Takshashila Institution's Indo-Pacific Studies Programme. With a broader focus on China, his research primarily revolves around issues at the intersection of strategy, economy, and technology. His latest paper proposes a framework to identify strategic and critical vulnerabilities in asymmetric trade relations between nations, with a particular emphasis on India-China trade relations.

About the Chair

Partha Mukhopadhyay is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; and an Honorary Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi. He also serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of LIRNEasia, Colombo. Recently, he was chair of the Working Group on Migration, Government of India and a member of the High-Level Railway Restructuring Committee, Ministry of Railways and of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. He has published extensively, writes frequently for the national media and has also been associated with several government committees. His research interests are urbanisation, infrastructure, and the development paths of India and China.

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