Ideas for India
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Ideas for India
| formation = 2012
| image = Ideas_for_India_-_Logo.png
| leader_title = Editor-in-Chief
| leader_name = Parikshit Ghosh
| parent_organization = International Growth Centre
| website = [http://www.ideasforindia.in www.ideasforindia.in]
}}
Ideas for India (I4I) was launched in 2012 by a group of economists at the International Growth Centre. I4I is an economics and policy portal that publishes analysis and commentary on issues pertaining to growth and development in India.
As described by The Economist, I4I "Gives economists (and other academics) in India and beyond a chance to write for non-expert readers".{{Cite news|date=2012-07-23|title=Salute to the India of ideas|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/banyan/2012/07/23/salute-to-the-india-of-ideas|access-date=2021-09-08|issn=0013-0613}} The portal serves as a space for economists, other social scientists, and practitioners to use their research and experience to weigh in on policy questions. I4I carries posts on topics covering agriculture, governance, environment, and poverty and inequality, among others.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
Background
Conceived as a means to "plug the loophole" of insufficient evidence-based policy ideas and discussion,{{Cite web|title=Ideas For Better Governance {{!}} Forbes India|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/breakpoint/ideas-for-better-governance/33670/1|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Forbes India|language=en-US}} I4I is a not-for-profit portal and has a contributor pool of over 1,400 contributors{{Cite web|title=Contributors|url=https://www.ideasforindia.in/contributors.html|access-date=2021-09-08|website=www.ideasforindia.in}}{{primary source inline|date=November 2022}} from across policy stakeholder groups including academia and research, think tanks, multilateral organizations, civil society organizations, policy practitioners, private sector, and so on. Posts on the website are in the form of research-based "Articles", opinion-based "Perspectives", experience-based "Notes from the Field", explainers, e-symposia, podcasts, videos, and panel discussions.
In 2018, a Hindi section,{{Cite web|title=Hindi|url=https://www.ideasforindia.in/hindi.html|access-date=2021-09-08|website=www.ideasforindia.in}}{{primary source inline|date=November 2022}} carrying translations of the portal's selected English content, was launched. Content from I4I has been reprinted{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Gurbachan|date=2017-01-16|title=Reconsidering the 4% inflation target|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/oKFxUV0R01dvf8M2PH38YJ/Reconsidering-the-4-inflation-target.html|access-date=2021-09-08|website=mint|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Sen|first=Pronab|date=2017-05-07|title=When windmills tilt: The FRBM debate|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/when-windmills-tilt-the-frbm-debate-117050700759_1.html|access-date=2021-09-08}}{{Cite web|last=खेड़ा|first=रीतिका|date=2020-03-28|title=कोरोना लॉकडाउन: ग़रीब और कमज़ोर तबके की मदद के लिए क्या उपाय किया जा सकते हैं|url=http://thewirehindi.com/115232/corona-lockdown-what-can-be-done-immediately-to-help-vulnerable-population/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=The Wire - Hindi|language=en-GB}} and mentioned{{Cite web|last=Nag|first=Anirban|title=India's Monetary Policy Easing Wasn't Very Impactful, Study Says|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/economy-finance/india-s-monetary-policy-easing-wasn-t-very-impactful-study-says|access-date=2021-09-08|website=BloombergQuint|date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Nirvikar|date=2018-03-21|title=Job growth in India: Development means creating good jobs|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/job-growth-in-india-development-means-creating-good-jobs/1105683/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}} in articles in media publications, and in notable policy documents.{{Cite web|title=India: Selected Issues, Country Report No. 17/55|url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/02/22/India-Selected-Issues-44671|access-date=2021-09-08|website=www.imf.org|publisher=International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept}}