Shishir Priyadarshi
Shishir Priyadarshi is President at the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF), New Delhi. He is a former Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and he also served for over 20 years in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), holding senior positions at both state and central levels.
By Shishir Priyadarshi For decades, India has pursued the promise of high-income prosperity. Periodic growth surges have lifted millions out of poverty and transformed India into one of the world’s fastest-expanding major economies. Yet beneath the headline numbers lies a sobering reality. India…
By Shishir Priyadarshi When the United States recently threatened sweeping tariffs on European Union exports, it marked more than another skirmish in an already tense global trading environment. It underscored a deeper and more unsettling reality: trade is no longer primarily an instrument…
By Shishir Priyadarshi In recent times, the discourse in diplomacy and international relations in general has taken a coarse, abrasive tone. From blistering state-media indictments to personal insults from serving diplomats and political advisers, the language used in diplomacy seems to be deteriorating—and…