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Rahul Choudhury
Rahul Choudhury, is visiting Research Fellow at Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore. Prior to joining NUS, Rahul worked with Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Institute of Studies in Industrial Development, and Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi. His primary research interests includes digital economy, foreign investment, and foreign trade. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from MS University, Baroda, Vadodara Gujarat.
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India’s national policy framework on e-commerce: Issues and concerns
In July 2018, India released a draft national policy framework on e-commerce among its stakeholders. The ensuing debate led to the government announcing a revised draft policy. In this post, Rahul Choudhury examines some of the major provisions of the policy in light of the country’s issues and concerns with regard to e-commerce, and suggests the way forward.
Explainer: India’s payments banks
In August 2015, the RBI issued in-principle licences to 11 entities to establish payments banks in India – a unique format of banking which has not been used anywhere else in the world. Fully based on modern technology, these banks are expected to bring the huge unbanked population of India under the formal banking system. In this explainer, Rahul Choudhury describes the evolution of payments banks, the opportunities they offer, and the challenges they face.