Vijay Kelkar: ‘If you want to be an economic superpower, you

Vijay Kelkar: ‘If you want to be an economic superpower, you can't be protectionist’

Listen now

Description

What makes Vajpayee’s reforms different from the successor government? Weren’t the economic reforms of his regime more by oversight than by design? In this episode of India’s reform story, Join Pooja Mehra in conversation with Vijay Kelkar, former finance secretary and chairman of the 13th Finance Commission, as he uncovers Vajpayee’s knack of overcoming resistance to reforms.

More Episodes

See all »

Ruchir Sharma: ‘Only in a crisis does India reform’

Has the Indian economy truly graduated from being business-friendly to being market-friendly? As we come closer to wrapping up the series, Let’s hear from Ruchir Sharma, Global Investor, Author, and Columnist, about India’s reform experience and the progress made in the whole range of market...

Published 04/13/21

India’s Reforms Story

Published 04/13/21

Surjit Bhalla: ‘Reforms provide welfare benefits to the bottom 50%’

What shape will Modi’s government reforms eventually take and what results they are gonna finally yield? How they will ultimately change lives in the years to come? In this episode, Pooja Mishra in conversation with Surjit Bhalla, Executive Director for India at the IMF, gives deep insights into...

Published 04/13/21