Dr. Acharya left Finance Ministry in 2001. Since then, he has been associated with ICRIER and a number of other institutions. At present, he also serves on the governing boards of other national research organizations and the Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is a member of several advisory corporate boards and writes a fortnightly column for the financial daily, "Business Standard". He has authored numerous scholarly papers and several books. His three most recent books are: "Essays on Macroeconomic Policy and Growth in India" (Oxford University Press, 2006), "Can India Grow without Bharat?" (Academic Foundation, 2007) and "India and Global Crisis" (Academic Foundation, 2009).