An economist dreams of a new capital outside kabul 04.09.2005 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got to don his economist's hat on Monday when Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's senior economic adviser, Prof. Ishaq Nadiri, came by to discuss what India could do to help Afghanistan's economy. A professor of economics at New York University with a specialisation in the economics of productivity and technical change, Prof. Nadiri returned to his native Afghanistan in 2003. In his meeting with Dr. Singh, he spoke of his friendship with Jagdish Bhagwati and Amartya Sen and of his ambitious plans to transform the Afghan economy. Among the ideas he discussed - and sought Indian expert advice on - were and reforms, and the proposal to build a new capital outside Kabul as a means of generating employment on a large scale. Dr. Singh listened intently and then suggested that Prof. Nadiri visit India sometime soon for more extensive discussions with Indian economists. << | >> |
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