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[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

Please join us virtually to discuss @AnanyaKotia 's research on import competition & how it impacts management and productivity in Indian firms. Nishant Vats will serve as the discussant
🗓️ June 10, 2026; 8:30-9:30 a.m. PT | 9-10 p.m. IST

👉Register here: https://t.co/y33X9RZcnm

[UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy @GPS_UCSD]

A study coauthored by @achadhvaryu found that near-vision glasses boosted productivity among garment workers in India by up to 6%, showing that a simple intervention could yield gains similar to costlier training programs: https://t.co/T00C6gH1mz

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

@karthik_econ The panel discussion that followed was moderated by @achadhvaryu & included @SecyAgriGoI and Atanu Chakraborty, both former career civil servants, who expanded the conversation on fiscal federalism and building the institutional architecture for U.S.–India research collaboration

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

💡India needs to spend smart, not spend more

During the @UCSanDiego #USIndiaForum, Professor Karthik Muralidharan reframed how we think about Indian development — and where U.S.–India collaboration can have the most impact.
@karthik_econ

#DevelopmentEconomics

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

The free lunch in Indian development today lies not in spending more, but in spending better.

As Professor Muralidharan put it: "The best way to solve big problems is to increase the number of problem solvers."

@karthik_econ

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

@econgaurav @tanvi_madan @MukeshAghi 📑 Read @econgaurav 's study published in Science here: https://t.co/zVK3liw8EV

@UCSanDiego @GPS_UCSD #USIndiaForum

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

#BrainDrain or #BrainGain ?

21CIC faculty affiliate @econgaurav discussed his research at one of the most compelling sessions of the #USIndiaForum. Khanna used empirical evidence to challenge two of the most persistent myths in the U.S.–India immigration debate--

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[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

@econgaurav The panel that followed was moderated by @tanvi_madan & featured @MukeshAghi, Akanksha Gupta, and Donald Lu, that put these findings in policy context--from green card backlogs & #H1Bfees, to the reality that Indian talent now has more global migration options than ever before

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

Thanks to the remarkable insights from our speakers — who brought depth, candor, and conviction to every exchange — we left with something valuable: not just ideas, but a framework for action.
We look forward to sharing our key takeaways in the weeks ahead.

#USIndiaForum

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

Last month, we co-hosted the inaugural #USIndiaForum at @UCSanDiego , a landmark step in our mission to build a credible, rigorous platform for dialogue on one of the most consequential bilateral relationships of our time.
@GPS_UCSD @achadhvaryu #USIndiaRelations

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

Sessions also covered discussions on:
• Evolving strategic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific
• The role of universities as enduring anchors of cross-border research, talent, and partnership

#USIndiaForum

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

👨‍🏫Join us on campus or via Zoom next Wednesday for a talk by XIE Chao @FudanUniversity @HarvardYenching, co-hosted with @GPS_UCSD @21CenturyChina

📆 May 20, 3pm PT

▶️Register
🏫In-person: https://t.co/3JhhcGkZoH
📷Zoom: https://t.co/AL4W7uRfNv

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

💡🧳Please join us virtually tomorrow to discuss @amrutha445 's (#UniversityofNottingham) latest research paper on migration and India's labor market. Discussant: @klausvanieper
🗓️13th May, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Pacific Time
👉Register here: https://t.co/Z7BtGKndiT

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

We look forward to seeing you at our event on campus later today!

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

Join us next week for an in-person talk on campus featuring Arti Ahuja and Manoj Ahuja, former senior government officials from India. The discussion will be moderated by our faculty affiliate, Karthik Muralidharan (@karthik_econ).

[21st Century India Center @GPSIndiaCenter]

This is what our fellowship is all about. Our fellows are in India networking and diving deep into the issues that matter most for the future of U.S.–India relations. Grateful to @vifindia and @mjias_jgu for hosting them for such a rich and insightful discussion!

[VIF India @vifindia]

A stimulating discussion at @vifindia with fellows from @GPSIndiaCenter and @mjias_jgu (MJIAS). There meeting was an insightful exchange on technology, security, and India–US strategic convergence—covering AI, cybersecurity, and geopolitics.