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    1. Does Off-Balance-Sheet Intervention Amplify Fed Monetary Shocks? Evidence from RBI’s Forward Book. https://www.xkdr.org/download-paper/412
    2. Input Tax Credit, Financial Constraints, and Working Capital Financing: Evidence from India's GST Reform. https://ssrn.com/abstract=6525458
    3. Strengthening State Open Schools: A Need for a Dedicated and Focused Policy for School Dropouts. NIPFP Working Paper No. 443, Feb 2026. With Amar Nath H K. https://ideas.repec.org/p/npf/wpaper/26-443.html
      Media Coverage: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nios-finances-under-scrutiny-as-govt-plans-to-enrol-out-of-school-children-101774177614739.html
    4. Determinants of Own Source Revenue Generation in Rural Local Bodies, Efficiency of Collection. NIPFP Working Paper No. 427, June 2025. With Aakanksha Shrawan and Amar Nath H K. https://ideas.repec.org/p/npf/wpaper/25-427.html
      Media Coverage: https://www.business-standard.com/finance/news/low-income-levels-crimp-panchayats-ability-to-raise-own-source-revenue-126071200701_1.html
      https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/panchayati-raj-ministry-prepares-own-source-revenue-framework-to-strengthen-villages-enn25080803891
    5. International Joint Ventures and the Role of Geopolitics: A Game Theoretic Analysis.
      With Sugandha C Huria and Aishwarya Harichandan. https://ssrn.com/abstract=5465431

    Articles

    1. Khelo India Mission: Bridging Ambition and Budgetary Commitment (Feb 2026) https://nipfp.org.in/publication-index-page/blog-index-page/khelo-india-mission-bridging-ambition-and-budgetary-commitment/
    2. Strengthening State Open Schools (Jan 2026) https://www.nipfp.org.in/publication-index-page/blog-index-page/strengthening-state-open-schools-a-need-for-a-dedicated-and-focused-policy-for-school-dropouts/
    3. Indian, Chinese firms teaming up will pay-off (Jul 2024) https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/indian-chinese-firms-teaming-up-will-pay-off/article68461287.ece