One day expert lecture On The Golden Era of Indian Economy: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead BY Prof. Sh. Vishwanath Bhat Economist and Ex-Banker

FROM 30 Oct 2023 TO 30 Oct 2023

Venue : Smt. Sharada Pai Auditorium @ 10:00 AM

The Expert Lecture on the theme "The Golden Era of Indian Economy: Opportunities and

Challenges Ahead" talks about the shift in the Indian Economy. This is a time of immense

potential and promise to recognize the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. The efforts

to address the challenges and seizing the opportunities, India can truly make this period a

"Golden Era" of prosperity, development, and well-being for all its citizens. It's a time for

vision, determination, and inclusive growth. The session began with the Expert Lecture by

the Guest Prof. Vishwanath Bhat who talked to the audience about the important themes of

Indian Economy with respect to the "Atma Nirbhar Bharat" and the promising Future that

India holds as an Economy. Prof. Bhat talked about the current scenarios about the start-ups,

entrepreneurship, India as a Global Power, Make in India Mission and its special relevance

during the Covid Times. Sir talked about the Four "F Crises" ranging from Food, Fuel,

Fertilizers and Finance. He also talked about the future trends in terms of the transitions that

included digital transformation, green economy, demographic transition, energy transition,

supply chain transition etc. He emphasized that India is a young country and thus there are

immense opportunities for India being a Great Start-Up Capital in the world. He mentioned

that India is the Talent Factory of the world. The session was highly interactive as there were

questions from the Faculty Members and Research scholars in the audience.