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{{short description|Indian public policy analyst}}
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'''Shankkar Aiyar''' is an Indian [[political economy]] analyst, author, and columnist. He is currently a visiting fellow at the [[IDFC|IDFC Institute]] where he focuses on economics and public policy. He has been the Wolfson Cheving Fellow at [[Cambridge University]] where he specialized in the lifecycles of [[emerging market]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idfcinstitute.org/about/people/team/shankkar-aiyar/|title=Shankkar Aiyar|website=IDFC Institute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/a-conversation-with-author-shankkar-aiyar/|title=A Conversation with: Author Shankkar Aiyar|first=Neha|last=Thirani|date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>

Aiyar's news articles in 1991, about the Indian government's pledging of its gold reserves internationally, and its subsequent plans to ship bullion outside the country, is believed to be one of the contributing factors to drawing international and Indian attention to India's impending Balance of Payments [[1991 Indian economic crisis|economic crisis]], and subsequently accelerating efforts toward the [[Economic liberalisation in India|1991 Economic Liberalization of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Q7xWKyXVo&feature=youtu.be&t=997|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sitapati|first=Vinay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2yCDAAAQBAJ|title=Half - Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India|date=2016-06-27|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=978-93-86057-72-3|pages=Chapter 7; Rescuing the Economy 1991–92|language=en}}</ref>

Aiyar is a contributor to ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', ''[[Firstpost]]'', and ''[[BloombergQuint]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/Opinions/columns/shankkar-aiyar|title=Shankkar Aiyar (opinion columns)|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/author/shankar|title=Articles by Shankkar Aiyar|website=Firstpost|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/author/46597/shankkar-aiyar|title=Shankkar Aiyar (list of articles)|website=BloombergQuint|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> He has been the recipient of the Observer Business Journalist of the year in 1992,<ref name=":0" /> and the Pole Star award for Best Feature in Business Journalism, in 2003.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.polestar-foundation.org/journalism/assets/documents/winning-articles/6th-polestar-awards.pdf|access-date=2020-08-20|title=Shankkar Aiyar|publisher=PoleStar Foundation|date=2003}}</ref>

==Books==
As an author, Aiyar's focus is at the intersection of economics and public policy. Some of his books include:

* {{Cite book|last=Aiyar|first=Shankkar|title=Accidental India : a history of the nation's passage through crisis and change|year=2012|isbn=978-81-923280-8-9|location=New Delhi|oclc=852389552}}<ref>Reviews of ''Accidental India'':
*{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-accidental-india/story-KYltaVs42laTQfzKvo6taN.html|author=Gaurav Choudhury |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2020-08-20|title= Review: Accidental India|date=2012-11-19}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/review-book-review-accidental-india-1990495|title=Book Review: Accidental India|date=2014-05-22|access-date=2020-08-20|author=Abhinav Agarwal|work=DNA India}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/book-review-accidental-india/114/43949/|title=Book Review: Accidental India|author=KS Narayanan|date=2012-11-24|access-date=2020-08-20|work=Sunday Indian}}
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* {{Cite book|last=Aiyar|first=Shankkar|title=Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution|publisher=Westland|year=2017|isbn=978-9386850065|location=New Delhi}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/shankkar-aiyars-aadhaar-is-definitive-story-of-unique-identity-project-here-is-book-review/848878/|work=Financial Express|author=Saurabh Kumar|title=Shankkar Aiyar's Aadhaar is definitive story of unique identity project; here is book review|date=2017-09-10|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref>
* {{Cite book|last=Aiyar|first=Shankkar|title=Gated Republic : India's public policy failures and private solutions.|date=2020|publisher=Harper Collins India|isbn=978-93-5357-387-4|location=New Delhi|oclc=1148142862}}<ref>Reviews of ''Gated Republic'':
*{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2020/aug/02/the-gated-republic-book-review-why-we-are-the-way-we-are-2177033.html|title='The Gated Republic' book review: Why we are the way we are|work=New Indian Express|author=Rama Bijapurkar|date=2020-08-02|access-date=2020-08-20}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-gated-republic-indias-public-policy-failures-and-private-solutions-review-the-deepening-gaps-in-basic-public-services/article32292973.ece|work=Hindu|title='The Gated Republic: India's Public Policy Failures and Private Solutions' review: The deepening gaps in basic public services|author=Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta|date=2020-08-07|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref>

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