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New Delhi : The new Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar is a leading Indian economist. He is the author of several books on India’s economy and national security. His latest books are Modi& His Challenges (2016), Resurgent India: Ideas and Priorities (2015), and Exploding Aspirations: Unlocking India’s Future (2014). He is a widely recognized economic columnist and a leading speaker on issues in Indian political economy.
Rajiv Kumar as a DPhil. in Economics from Oxford University (1982) and a PhD from Lucknow University (1978), according to a PIN release. He is a former Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He is the Founding Director of Pahle India Foundation (PIF), Delhi. PIF, a non-profit think tank, focuses on facilitating economic policy change based on objective and rigorous research, according to a PIB release.