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    S Narayan

    Introduction

    Dr S Narayan retired in 2004 as the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India, after serving as permanent secretary in the ministries of Finance, Revenue, Petroleum and Industry in the Government of India. In a government service career spanning around 40 years, he served in senior positions at the state (Tamil Nadu) government as well as at the national level.

    Dr Narayan has a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge in Development Economics, an MBA from the University of Adelaide and an MSc from the University of Madras.

    He was a visiting senior research fellow at ISAS from 2005 to 2020, and has contributed a number of insights, articles and papers, both within ISAS and externally. He has single authored two books and edited four books during this period.

    Dr Narayan currently shares his time between Chennai and Coimbatore. He is part of the Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, along with Dr Esther Duflo, Dr John Dreze, Dr Raghuram Rajan and Dr Arvind Subramaniam.

    Areas of Interest and Expertise

    • Public Finance
    • Energy Policy
    • Governance Issues
    • International Trade
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    Email
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    snarayan43@gmail.com
    Designation
    :
    Member of Chief Minister's Economic Advisory Council, Tamil Nadu, India
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    Email
    :
    snarayan43@gmail.com
    Designation
    :
    Member of Chief Minister's Economic Advisory Council, Tamil Nadu, India

    CONTRIBUTIONS



    ISAS Briefs

    Indian Budget 2020-21: A Push for Growth

    S Narayan

    5 February 2021


    ISAS Special Reports

    The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on South Asia

    Archana Atmakuri, Chulanee Attanayake, Keshav Bashyal, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Muhammad Bin Khalid, Shivshankar Menon, Deeparghya Mukherjee, Karthik Nachiappan, Amitendu Palit, MMd Mustafizur Rahman , Vinod Rai, Dipinder S Randhawa, Amit Ranjan, Ronojoy Sen, Iqbal Singh Sevea, S Narayan and Bilesha Weeraratne

    1 October 2020




    ISAS Special Reports

    Reforming India: A New Economic Era

    Vinod Rai, S Narayan, Amitendu Palit, Ronojoy Sen, John Vater

    21 July 2020


    ISAS Insights

    Women Empowerment in India: More needs to be done

    Roshni Kapur and S Narayan

    15 July 2020


    ISAS Insights

    Atmanirbhar Bharat: A Political Initiative

    S Narayan

    30 June 2020



    ISAS Briefs

    COVID-19 in India: Time to Reform Labour Laws

    S Narayan

    10 May 2020




    ISAS Briefs

    COVID-19 in India: Re-thinking Economic Strategies

    S Narayan

    13 April 2020


    ISAS Working Papers

    Shifts in Policy Paradigm in India: Re-emergence of the Hindutva Agenda

    S Narayan

    20 February 2020


    ISAS Briefs

    India Presents a Conservative Budget for 2020-21

    S Narayan

    3 February 2020




    ISAS Briefs

    Modi’s Vision for the Present Tenure

    S Narayan

    19 August 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    Indian Budget 2019: A Change from the Normal

    S Narayan

    8 July 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    648 : An Assessment of the PM-Kisan and the NYAY

    Vani Swarupa Murali and S Narayan

    15 April 2019


    ISAS Insights

    537 : India’s Economy – Concerns and the Road Ahead

    S Narayan

    25 February 2019



    ISAS Insights

    530 : Farm Distress in India – Causes and Possible Remedies

    S Narayan

    20 December 2018


    ISAS A Collection of Briefs

    The Sri Lankan Political Crisis

    Chulanee Attanayake, S Narayan, Chilamkuri Raja Mohan, Roshni Kapur

    1 November 2018


    ISAS Briefs

    611: Developments in Sri Lanka – The View from Tamil Nadu

    S Narayan

    31 October 2018






    ISAS Insights

    474 : The Challenges of Higher Education in India

    S Narayan

    1 November 2017




    ISAS Insights

    387 : Political Uncertainty in Tamil Nadu: a Key Indian State

    S Narayan and P S Suryanarayana

    9 February 2017




    ISAS Briefs

    446 : The New Jio Network – A Game Changer

    S Narayan

    2 September 2016



    ISAS Briefs

    412 : Outlook for India’s Economy 2016

    S Narayan is Visiting Senior Research Fellow , ISAS

    29 March 2016


    ISAS Insights

    312 : The Goods & Services Tax Debate in India: Concepts and Issues

    S Narayan , Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    5 February 2016


    ISAS Insights

    287 : The Stock Market Turmoil and Implications for India

    S Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

    28 August 2015


    ISAS Insights

    285: Modi’s Urban Initiatives – a Paradigm-shift?

    S Narayan , a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    31 July 2015


    ISAS Briefs

    347: Jayalalithaa’s Post-Bail Options and Outlook

    S Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    21 October 2014


    ISAS Insights

    256: Modi Government’s First Indian Budget

    S Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    15 July 2014


    ISAS Briefs

    324: Indian Elections – Welfare Economics versus the Market

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    9 April 2014


    ISAS Briefs

    319: India’s Interim Budget: Credit and Concerns

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    25 February 2014


    ISAS Insights

    238: Employment in India – Latest Data and Implications

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    10 January 2014


    ISAS Insights

    222 : Pressures on the Indian Rupee

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    21 August 2013


    ISAS Briefs

    289 : Indian Rupee: Tortuous Travails

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow ISAS

    16 July 2013


    ISAS Insights

    208 : A Tale of Two Leaders

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    3 June 2013


    ISAS Insights

    201 : The Expanding Shadow of States over Centre in India

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    5 April 2013


    ISAS Insights

    199 : Reading between the Lines of Indian Budget

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    4 March 2013


    ISAS Insights

    198 : Expanding India-ASEAN Connectivity

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    28 February 2013



    ISAS Briefs

    262 : India ASEAN FTA in Services

    S Narayan

    21 December 2012


    ISAS Briefs

    261 : India ASEAN FTA in Services

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    21 December 2012


    ISAS Insights

    192 : FDI in Multi-brand Retail in India: Signs of New Resolve

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    4 December 2012



    ISAS Insights

    186 : Clouded Sunshine Over India’s Economy

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    3 September 2012


    ISAS Insights

    182 : India-ASEAN Trade Profile

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    14 August 2012


    ISAS Insights

    177 : A Worrisome Blackout in India

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    7 August 2012


    ISAS Insights

    169 : India-Myanmar Ties: The Trade Perspective

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    13 June 2012


    ISAS Insights

    168 : Power Shortages in India’s Southern Region: Challenges for Growth

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    13 June 2012


    ISAS Briefs

    244 : India-Myanmar Ties: The Trade Perspective

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    12 June 2012


    ISAS Briefs

    241 : Performance of the Indian Rupee: A Comment

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    22 May 2012


    ISAS Working Papers

    133 : An Approach to Forecasting Market Demand in India

    S Narayan, Sarin Paraparakath, Asha Abraham & Deepa Karthykeyan

    12 September 2011


    ISAS Working Papers

    127 : South Asia: Policy Responses to the Global Crisis

    S Narayan

    9 May 2011


    ISAS Briefs

    177 : Scams in India: Concerns and Lessons

    S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    1 December 2010


    BOOKS

    Bangladesh at 50: Development and Challenges

    S Narayan, Sreeradha Datta

    1 August 2020

    Sustainable Energy Transition in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities

    S Narayan, Christopher Len and Roshni Kapur

    1 July 2019

    The Dravidian Years

    S Narayan

    1 July 2018