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Sagarika Sengupta

Consultant Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
Sagarika Sengupta

Sagarika Sengupta is Consultant with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

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Denim Markets / India Growth Commentary
India’s denim sector reflects the transformation of a once domestic manufacturing base into a globally integrated production ecosystem supplying fabric and garments to international fashion markets.

Beyond the Blue Thread: India’s Expanding Footprint in the Global Denim Economy

  • Suketu Shah

10 March 2026
Rant Control / Shein Circularity Commentary
Corporate sustainability language has evolved beyond grand ecological promises into something harder to challenge—the rhetoric of everyday pragmatism and consumer common sense.

Rise and Shein: The Circularity Report That Laundered a Business Model in Plain Sight

  • Subir Ghosh

30 March 2026
 
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Going Circular / EOL Textiles / III Report
Textile recovery depends not only on what is collected but on whether the system receiving it has the capacity to distinguish value from waste at scale.

The Recycling System Was Not Built for What It Receives

  • Special Correspondent

3 April 2026
Going Circular / EOL Textiles / II Report
Policy frameworks for textile circularity are being assembled across Europe at legislative speed, but the industrial and logistical conditions they depend on are taking longer to arrive.

The Real Test of Textile Policy Is Not Ambition but What Survives Contact

  • Special Correspondent

2 April 2026
 
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State Overview / Bihar Commentary
Bihar has abundant availability of raw materials for the textiles and leather sectors such as cotton, jute, silk, wool, hides and skins. The state is the third largest producer of raw silk and the fourth largest producer of jute in the country. The state also has a rich tradition and heritage of handloom, handicraft and khadi.

Eastern Indian State of Bihar Sees Glimmer of Hope for Textiles and Leather

  • Abrar Ahmad

23 December 2023
Deep Focus / Africa Seconds / II Interview
A man pulls a cart through the crowded Kantamanto market in downtown Accra. The market is home to more than 30,000 traders, who sell most commonly secondhand clothing, and it the West African hub for used clothing from the west.

Conversation about Waste Driven by People from Outside with Flawed Data to Push their Agenda

  • Subir Ghosh

11 June 2024