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DESCRIPTION:Research\nand International Relations\, in collaboration with t
 he Ministry\nof Economic Development\, Innovation and Export Trade\, invit
 es you\nto 'New Perspectives on Canada-India Economic Relations.'\nPlease 
 join us as we welcome Dr. Rajiv Kumar\, Secretary\nGeneral of the Federati
 on of Indian Chambers of Commerce and\nIndustry (FICCI).\nA well-known eco
 nomist and author\, Dr. Kumar will lead a\nwide-ranging discussion on the 
 challenges and opportunities\nfor foreign investors in one of the world’s 
 fastest growing\neconomies.\nA cocktail reception will follow the lecture.
 \nRSVP by June 5 to lorraine.torpy [at] mcgill.ca\n \nAbout Dr. Kumar\nRaj
 iv Kumar\, a well-known economist and the author of several\nbooks\, joine
 d the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and\nIndustry (FICCI) as D
 irector General in October 2010 and\nsubsequently as Secretary General in 
 May 2011. Prior to FICCI\, he\nwas Director and Chief Executive of the Ind
 ian Council for Research\non International Economic Relations (ICRIER)\, o
 ne of India’s\nleading independent economic policy thinktanks. He is a mem
 ber of\nthe International Advisory Council of the King Abdullah Petroleum
 \nStudies and Research Centre (KAPSARC)\, Riyadh. Dr. Kumar was a\nmember 
 of the National Security Advisory Board for 2006-2008 as\nwell as a non-ex
 ecutive director on the Central Board of the State\nBank of India for thre
 e years ending September 2011.\nFrom 1987-1989\, Dr. Kumar was a Professor
  at the Indian\nInstitute of Foreign Trade. Subsequently\, he worked for t
 he\nGovernment of India from 1989 to 1995\, first in the Bureau of\nIndust
 rial Costs and Prices\, Ministry of Industry and then as\nEconomic Adviser
  in the Department of Economic Affairs Ministry of\nFinance. In 1995\, Dr.
  Kumar joined the Asian Development Bank in\nManila and assumed several po
 sitions during his ten-year term.\nIn 2004\, he returned to India to join 
 the Confederation of\nIndian Industries (CII)\, New Delhi as Chief Economi
 st.\nHe has a DPhil in Economics from Oxford University and a PhD\nfrom Lu
 cknow University. His latest book\, Many Futures of\nIndia\, published in 
 April 2011\, is a compilation of his\ncolumns in some of India’s leading d
 ailies. He is a leading\ncolumnist in leading business dailies and his vie
 ws on matters\nrelating to the economy are widely sought.\n
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LOCATION:Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E5\, 3450 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:New Perspectives on Canada-India Economic Relations by Dr. Rajiv Ku
 mar
URL:/channels/event/new-perspectives-canada-india-econ
 omic-relations-dr-rajiv-kumar-216526
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