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Ila Patnaik

Ila Patnaik

Ila Patnaik

Ila Patnaik is chief economist at the Aditya Birla Group. Before joining the private sector, she served as a professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi. She has also been Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Non-Resident Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a regular columnist at The Indian Express and ThePrint.com. She holds a BA (Economics) from Delhi University, a Master's in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a Ph.D (Economics) from the University of Surrey.

Ila Patnaik is chief economist at the Aditya Birla Group. Before joining the private sector, she served as a professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi. She has also been Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Non-Resident Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a regular columnist at The Indian Express and ThePrint.com. She holds a BA (Economics) from Delhi University, a Master's in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a Ph.D (Economics) from the University of Surrey.

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A new Plaza Accord? Dollar's depreciation now needs no global agreement

Trump-era whispers of a 'Mar-a-Lago Accord' echo the 1985 Plaza Accord, but global realities, shifting alliances and a weaker dollar complicate any such grand bargain

A new Plaza Accord? Dollar's depreciation now needs no global agreement
Updated On : 14 Apr 2025 | 8:55 AM IST

When trade barriers are justified

In one rare situation, there is a case for some protectionism against imports from China

When trade barriers are justified
Updated On : 24 Jun 2024 | 12:08 AM IST