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India Lecture Series
Launched in 2017, the Center for Emerging Markets‘ India Lecture Series is free and open to the public. It is now endowed and known as the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture.
Past India Lectures

Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: Redesign the World
Sam Pitroda reflected on his professional journey, culminating in his most recent book, “Redesign the World: A Global Call to Action”

Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: What Lessons Can we Learn from COVID-19 to Prepare for the Next Pandemic?
India Lecture Series, now endowed by Vivek and Vandana Sharma, held its first event of 2021 with a talk by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization.

India Lecture: The State of the Indian Economy and the Inward Turn
Dr. Subramanian took stock of where the Indian economy stands post-Covid and assessed whether the recent inward turn can help realize India's long-term potential

India Lecture Series: Indra Nooyi (ex-CEO, PepsiCo)
The Center for Emerging Markets' India Lecture Series welcomed Indra Nooyi, member of Amazon's Board of Directors and former CEO of PepsiCo, for a discussion about her management philosophy and insights on the future of the corporation.

India Lecture: Democracy in India – Achievements and Deficits
Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies at Brown University, spoke about the achievements and deficits of Indian democracy

India Lecture: How Markets and the State Have Left the Community Behind
Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, reflected on the big challenges facing India and the global economy, based on his two recent books

India Lecture: India-China Relations – Can the Dragon and the Elephant Rise Peacefully?
Dr. Arjun Subramaniam, the Air Vice Marshal, offered a strategic and historical perspective of India-China Relations through the lens of his book

India Lecture: Why Gandhi Matters, and Five Fault Lines in Contemporary India
Ramachandra Guha, a renowned author and historian, discussed Gandhi's impact on India and the world and the five fault lines he sees in contemporary India

India Lecture: The Outlook for the Indian Economy
Arvind Panagariya, former senior advisor to the Indian Prime Minister, presented “The Outlook for the Indian Economy”
