• Arvind Panagariya is an Indian economist.
  • He has been appointed as the chairman of 16th Finance Commission by the government of India.
  • He is a former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank.
  • He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2012 for his contributions in the field of economics and Public Policy.
  • He served as first vice-chairman of the government of India think-tank NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017.
  • He is currently the Chancellor of the modern Nalanda University at Rajgir, Bihar; established as a successor to the historic Nalanda University by the Nalanda University Act, 2010.
  • He has published widely on Free Trade as well as on the development of the Indian economy.

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