Arvind Subramanian
Visiting lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
Sep 06, 2024
China’s trading partners are once again fretting about the country’s supposedly unfair economic practices. This time, the focus is on China’s alleged attempt to export its excess capacity, especially in emerging sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs), and to undermine domestic industries in the United States and Europe.
Jul 12, 2023
The unprecedented lovefest between the United States and India has been striking and, frankly, puzzling. Following the pageantry of US President Joe Biden hosting a state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and of US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy inviting Modi to address a joint session of Congress for a second time, one wonders if America is giving away the store and getting very little in return.
Feb 11, 2019
The writing on the wall for China isn't good. Can the global economy cope with it?
Sep 07, 2018
China’s economic exceptionalism is now being threatened by a perfect storm of existing stresses – namely, the domestic debt build-up – and new complications, including US trade barriers, the geopolitical pushback against China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and tightening monetary conditions, particularly in the United States.
May 04, 2011
The United States and China–the world’s two economic superpowers– met last week for the third installment of their Strategic and Economic Dial