“Given the stake that both the U.S. and Europe have in stabilising and sustaining global growth, their policies should be aimed at ensuring China, India, and other newly industrialising Asian economies can take up the slack created by the slowdown in OECD economies.”

Indian political commentator and policy analyst

Sanjaya Baru is an Indian political commentator and policy analyst. He served in senior public and institutional roles, including as media advisor and chief spokesperson in the Prime Minister's Office under Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008. He later served as Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry until his resignation in April 2018, and before that was Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. His work sits at the intersection of politics, policy, and economics.