Socio-Economic Transformation

Presently, the core question is: how can India’s economic development be charted in a way that it becomes a socially-balanced, sustainable and resilient economy. Digitalisation assumes particular importance in this regard, especially in overcoming economic, ecological and social conflicts. Not only can technological improvements offer newer solutions to diverse challenges, but a growing, worldwide demand for IT skills and innovation can create new jobs for India and generate opportunities for the vast unskilled labour force in the country.

The FES is organising dialogues and expert meetings to promote the transformative discourse of a rising India which tackles various aspects of modernisation, such as energy transformation, urbanisation and digitalisation. There are three key questions to be addressed:

1. What would an economic development model that serves as a compass for overcoming economic, ecological and social crises in a digital world look like?

2. Which discourses could help to level the political playing field for progressive policies?

3. On which platform could reform-oriented actors join forces to form a broad rainbow coalition for the political struggles over the new development path?