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IUKDPF Analysis Paper: Understanding Indian Development Finance: The Data Complexities of EXIM Bank's Lines of Credit

In this IUKDPF Analysis paper, Dr. Jai Bhatia explores complexities in the data published by the Export Import Bank of India on concessional Lines of Credit.

Interview: Jayme Hoyte on ITEC-sponsored sustainable development programme

Jayme Hoyte, Director at SmartTerm Limited, and formerly with Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy, speaks with IUKDPF’s Supriya Roychoudhury, reflecting on her experiences and learning from her participation in a programme on international management and global strategic leadership for sustainable development, sponsored by the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme in 2019.

Working Paper: Uneven convergence in development? The case of India’s lines of credit to Africa

Dr Barnaby Dye examines the uneven convergence between Indian development cooperation and the (so-called) ‘traditional’ development establishment. Using the case of Indian government concessional lines of credit (LoCs), handled by the Export–Import Bank, it demonstrates how diplomatic, strategic and party-political interests drove a major revision in LoC policy in 2015.

Webinar: 'Global Perspectives on the Right to Information: Insights from South Asia and Africa'

This webinar explored the experiences and challenges faced by partners in different stages of their journey in the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) legislations, initaitives, and procedures. Drawing on the expertise and insight of RTI champions from across South Asia and Africa, this discussion identified best practices and opportunities for partners to co-create global, national, and local cultures of open governance and transparency.

Interview: Renu Modi on India-Africa Partnerships

IUKDPF’s Research Consultant, Supriya Roychoudhury, interviews Dr. Renu Modi, Professor and Director of the Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai, and research partner of the IUKDPF. Dr. Modi has over two decades of experience in teaching, and has conducted research across a number of areas including agriculture and food security in Africa, South-South Development Cooperation, BRICS and bilateral, South-South mobilities, the sociology of the Indian Diaspora, and the human rights of immigrants.

Interview: Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi on Indian Development Finance

Dr. Jai Bhatia speaks with Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi – Board Member of Reliance Industries, Member of Parliament, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India – on the history, current trends, and opportunities for Indian Development Finance.

IUKDPF Analysis Paper: 'Exporting Solar to the World: Prospects for India and the International Solar Alliance'

In this IUKDPF Analysis Paper, Dr. Jonathan Balls explores prospects for India to use the International Solar Alliance to export solar products to the world.

Blog post: India’s Response to China’s Ascendance in Africa

In this blog post for The China Africa Project, IUKDPF Director Emma Mawdsley and Consultant Supriya Roychoudhury provide their analysis on how India has responded to China's rise as a development partner in Africa.

Webinar: Financing Renewable Energy to ‘Build Back Better’

This webinar explored the opportunities and challenges for accelerating the financing of clean energy around the world in the aftermath of COVID-19, with a focus on existing and potential India-UK collaboration on solar.

Webinar: India-UK Relations and the FCDO

This webinar featured a high-level panel discussion on the new challenges, opportunities and ways forward in India-UK relations following the DfID and FCO merger. Click below for more information.

Report: 'Partnership in Times of Pandemic: India's COVID Diplomacy'

We have just launched our report on India's diplomatic response to COVID. Click below to read more!

Interview: C.P. Chandrasekhar on Indian Development Finance

Dr. Jai Bhatia speaks with C.P. Chandrasekhar – former Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – on recent shifts in Indian Development Finance.

Interview: Nakul Zaveri on impact investing and climate finance

Dr. Jai Bhatia speaks with Nakul Zaveri (Managing Partner – Relativity Alternative Investment Strategy). Nakul has over 20 years of experience in the climate change and finance sector and is currently running a private equity fund focused on sustainable and responsible investing. The fund invests in businesses that address challenges arising from megatrends, such as climate change.