Moragoda invited to address Modi’s Economic Advisory Council

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda last week met with the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India (EAC-PM) Dr. Bibek Debroy at the latter’s office in New Delhi and had an exchange of views, a news release from the New Delhi mission said.

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) is an independent body constituted to give advice on economic and related issues to the Government of India, specifically to the Prime Minister.

During the discussion, the Chairman of the EAC-PM briefed Moragoda on the mandate and the functions of the Council while Moragoda stressed the importance of economic integration between Sri Lanka and India, and inquired as to how the Council could assist in that process, the release said.

In response, Debroy extended an invitation to Moragoda to address the Council on a mutually convenient date on matters pertaining to economic integration and cooperation, which the High Commissioner accepted, it added.

Post Covid supply chain resilience as well as trade and investment were among other issues that were discussed at the meeting.

Dr. Bibek Debroy is an internationally renowned economist and has held many high posts in the government. He is a prolific writer who has translated a number of ancient Indian classics, including the Bhagavad Gita into English. He has also served in the ‘High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor’, an independent international organization hosted by the United Nations Development Programme from 2005-2008. Moragoda too was a member of this commission.