Jayant Krishna

Senior Fellow (Non-resident), Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics
Jayant Krishna

Jayant Krishna is a non-resident senior fellow with the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Mr. Krishna led key initiatives of the Indian prime minister's Skill India mission as CEO, COO, and executive director of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). As the first Indian group CEO of the UK India Business Council (UKIBC), he strengthened bilateral economic ties between India and the United Kingdom. He was the founding CEO of the Foundation for Advancing Science and Technology (FAST India) and is currently a distinguished fellow. He was also executive director of public policy at the U.S. nonprofit Wadhwani Foundation. Mr. Krishna worked with the Tata group, India’s largest conglomerate, for over two decades, and held various global leadership roles at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), including director of life sciences and healthcare, regional director for the United Kingdom and Ireland, and global delivery center head. He has also executed management consulting interventions funded by various international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and governments. Mr. Krishna championed apprenticeship reforms in India, leading to the Apprentices (Amendment) Act of 2014. He is a fellow of the All India Management Association and the Computer Society of India and serves on various boards. A British Chevening scholar, he taught at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and received the A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for Innovation in Governance. He has published in several reputed journals and is a frequent commentator on TV channels.

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Experts React: Expectations from India’s Union Budget 2024

An audio version of “Experts React: Expectations from India’s Union Budget 2024,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Mukesh H. Butani, Jayant Krishna, and Akanksha Golchha. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Mukesh H. Butani, Jayant Krishna, and Akanksha Golchha — July 25, 2024

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Experts React: Expectations from India’s Union Budget 2024

The Modi 3.0 government will announce its first full budget, which will set the tone for the next five years, on July 23. CSIS experts analyze how the government can improve the tax regime, invigorate research and development, and support the renewable energy market.

Commentary by Mukesh H. Butani, Jayant Krishna, and Akanksha Golchha — July 18, 2024

Experts React: What to Expect from the G20 Leaders’ Summit

India is hosting the G20 Leaders' Summit from September 9–10. As India's G20 presidency comes to a close, CSIS experts comment on the expected outcomes from the summit.  

Commentary by Richard M. Rossow, Katherine B. Hadda, Jayant Krishna, and Shashwat Kumar — September 7, 2023

Indian Science: Awakening the Sleeping Giant

The Indian prime minister's state visit to Washington should dedicate some time to strengthen the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies and allow India to usher in transformative reforms in its S&T research ecosystem.

Commentary by Jayant Krishna — June 22, 2023

Experts React: Can IPEF Be a Watershed Moment for U.S.-India?

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) special negotiation meetings were held in Delhi between February 8–11. CSIS experts speak about addressing critical challenges in supply chain resilience, taxation, clean energy, and governance to further U.S.-India relations.  

Commentary by Jayant Krishna, Mukesh H. Butani, Kartikeya Singh, and Alok Gupta — February 13, 2023

Indian Philanthropy and Covid-19–Induced Social Fault Lines

An upsurge in family donations has made philanthropy in India rise despite the pandemic. Leveraging global best practices, a course correction can address existing gaps to improve the quantity and quality of giving, helping India address its social fault lines.

Commentary by Jayant Krishna — August 3, 2021

Labor Distortions Could Derail India’s Economic Resurgence

As the Covid-19 lockdown eases and the economy restarts, India needs to avoid its usual flip-flops. The government should fast-track labor reforms that could pave the way for the country to realize its latent ambition: emerging as the next workshop of the world.

Commentary by Jayant Krishna — June 3, 2020