Publications & Documents

India Policy Brief: The Digital Government Imperative

India adopted a broad-based strategic approach to e-government in 2006 through the National E-Governance Plan. The plan set out key priority areas such as the creation of shared data and service centres. However, these changes have so far had little effect on overall governance and citizens’ quality of life.

India Policy Brief: Encouraging Greater International Investment in India

India is regularly mentioned as one of the top global destinations for international investment, but it ranks outside the top 10 recipients worldwide. International multinationals cite factors such as retrospective tax legislation and rulings, strict labour laws, slow decision-making at the sub-national level, and poor infrastructure.

India Policy Brief: Improving the Business Environment through Effective Regulation

India began its regulatory reforms in the early 1990s, reducing state involvement through the privatisation of companies, by putting in place independent regulatory mechanisms to boost competition and private-sector-led growth, and to strengthen consumer protection. But the reform efforts lacked coherence and, more recently, have stalled.

India Policy Brief: Enhancing Global Value Chain Participation

India’s foreign value added content of exports was 22% in 2009 (the second highest in the BRIICS after China), up from 10% in 1995, illustrating an increased fragmentation of production and integration into global value chains, into which India could integrate even better.

India Policy Brief: The Challenges of Urbanisation

India’s urban population has risen by more than 150 million since 1990 and is projected to grow by a further 500 million by 2050. The specific challenges challenges facing Indian policy makers will be related to managing urban spatial expansion, improving infrastructure, and access to services and transportation.

India Policy Brief: Improving Water Security

Faced by a serious and persistent water crisis owing to a growing imbalance of supply and demand, as well as poor water resource management and climate change, India is projected to face severe water stress by 2050.

Agricultural Outlook 2014: Special feature on India

This edition of the Agricultural Outlook focuses on India, the world’s second most populous country with the largest number of farmers and also the largest number of food insecure people. The Outlook portrays a relatively optimistic scenario for India, which is projected to sustain production and consumption growth of food, led in particular by higher value added sectors.

Production industrielle pour les pays de l'OCDE et les principales économies non membres

Ces statistiques montrent la production pour l'ensemble des industries, des secteurs manufacturiers, d'acier brut, des biens internédiaires et d'investissement manufacturiers, de l'énergie et de la construction.

Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2013 - With Perspectives on China and India

Low-Carbon Technology for the Indian Cement Industry