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Who is Sanjeev Sanyal?

Sanjeev Sanyal

About Sanjeev Sanyal

Who is Sanjeev Sanyal?

Sanjeev Sanyal is an Indian economist and writer, who is currently serving as the Principal Economic Advisor to the Indian government. He is also an environmentalist and urban theorist.
 
Life and Education
 
Sanyal was born in Kolkata on August 27, 1970. Sanyal, whose great grandfather Nalinaksha Sanyal was the Chief Whip of Congress in the provincial assembly of undivided Bengal, did his graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce and St John's College at Oxford University. He was a Rhodes scholar at the latter.
 
He is married to Smita Barooah and the couple lives in Delhi.
 
Career
 
Sanyal started his career by working in
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EAC-PM member Sanjeev Sanyal accepts Chancellorship of Gokhale Institute

EAC-PM chairman Debroy resigned as Chancellor of the GIPE on September 27, a day after the Bombay HC extended interim relief to Vice-Chancellor Ajit Ranade, who was earlier removed from his post

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Updated On : 07 Oct 2024 | 12:01 AM IST

Govt to revamp patenting process to reduce the backlog: Sanjeev Sanyal

In FY22 the number of patents granted stood at 34,153 from 82,805 filings and at 30,074 in the previous year from 66,400 filings

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2023 | 5:54 PM IST

India will push back on Western monopoly over ESG targets: Sanjeev Sanyal

India needs to resist efforts by some Western ratings companies to push ESG norms on emerging markets even as PM Narendra Modi's government is committed to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2070

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Updated On : 17 Apr 2023 | 3:12 PM IST

Economy not falling behind, likely to grow at 6.5% in FY24: Sanjeev Sanyal

According to Sanyal, therefore, India needs to continue to be very vigilant

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Updated On : 16 Apr 2023 | 10:34 PM IST

Government hasn't intervened in Adani's tussle with US short seller: Sanyal

The "government has not intervened anywhere," Sanyal, a member of prime minister's economic advisory council, said in an interview in New York

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2023 | 5:39 PM IST

India's ancient maritime journey to be recreated by 2025: Sanjeev Sanyal

The ship will be about 20-metre long, will have no GPS and would be similar to the ships made in ancient days when India had close connections with Southeast Asia via maritime trade, he said

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2023 | 7:38 AM IST

Economy likely to grow 6.5%-7% next fiscal year, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Global agencies such as the International Monetary Fund and the World bank, for instance, have forecast India's growth will be 6.1% and 6.0%, respectively, next fiscal

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2022 | 7:18 PM IST

India capable of growing 9%, but 6.5-7% satisfactory: Sanjeev Sanyal

India is following an "investment and export-driven growth model" and against the backdrop of "turbulent" global times

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2022 | 6:09 PM IST

India emerged much stronger after Covid-19: EAC-PM member Sanjeev Sanyal

Addressing an event organised by the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry, Sanyal said India is the fastest-growing major economy and its economic growth rate will be twice of China

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2022 | 8:03 PM IST

'Open-ended' freebies should be discouraged, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal has said that 'open-ended' freebies should be 'discouraged' as the amount can be utilised for building infrastructure

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Updated On : 11 Oct 2022 | 11:55 PM IST

Should India have a deputy PM? Gurcharan and Sanyal air different views

Former P&G CEO Das, who proposed the idea, said this individual should be a leader who would coordinate among different entities to raise competitiveness of the economy

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Updated On : 30 Aug 2022 | 8:37 PM IST

Govt will be able to control inflation in the medium-term: Sanjeev Sanyal

"Taking all these measures into account, I think that we are broadly in a good situation economically and will be able to keep inflation under control in the medium term," he added

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Updated On : 14 May 2022 | 10:14 AM IST

It's clear a country can't regulate crypto on its own, says Sanjeev Sanyal

'There are a lot of claims about how important the sector is, but nobody really knows. So it's only when we begin to tax it will we get the scale of it', he said

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2022 | 6:08 AM IST

Top headlines: Wealth tax on super rich, weak rural demand, and more

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 7:13 AM IST

Govt to take balanced view on cryptocurrency, says PEA Sanjeev Sanyal

The government will take a balanced view on the issue of regulation of cryptocurrencies as they have implications on the country's financial stability, Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal said.

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2022 | 6:53 PM IST

Most PSUs on govt's privatisation list created by private sector: Sanyal

He also said the government will not shy away from creating new public sector entities where ever required.

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2021 | 3:28 PM IST

Judicial reforms for strengthening contract enforcement next focus: Sanyal

Weak contract enforcement is the "single biggest hurdle" for economic growth and Narendra Modi government will be focusing on legal and administrative reforms, a senior finance ministry official said

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2021 | 8:24 PM IST

Finance ministry sticks to double-digit economic growth forecast

Sanyal says ministry's assessment of inflation remains on a par with RBI's

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 6:05 AM IST

Nearly double-digit GDP growth expected in FY22: PEA Sanjeev Sanyal

The economy is slowly getting back to normalcy as the number of Covid-19 cases is declining, he said

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Updated On : 30 Jun 2021 | 11:14 PM IST

Recovery faster than expected, growth momentum key: Sanjeev Sanyal

The government will spend on building infrastructure rather than boosting consumer demand artificially, Sanyal said

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Updated On : 02 Mar 2021 | 10:32 PM IST