Raghuram Rajan Interview: Former RBI Governor Breaks Down India's Economic Challenges

Raghuram Rajan Interview: In this interview with The Indian Express' Udit Misra, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan breaks down pressing challenges for India's economy to become a developed nation. In this comprehensive conversation, the economist gives an assessment of India's growth rate, unemployment, banking system, demographics, government spending and international trade.

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Can India become a developed nation by 2047? Did the RBI fall behind the curve to control inflation? How can internal immigration boost the economy? Can India take the advantage of China Plus One strategy? How will Donald Trump's presidency and tariff imposition affect India? How will the rupee perform against the dollar? Raghuram Rajan answers these and much more.

00:00 - 00:38 - Precap
INFLATION:
00:38 - 3:10 - India’s inflation problem
3:10 - 5:07 Inflation v/s Affordability
5:07 - 5:55 - What could the government do to control inflation?
5:55 - 7:22 - Is the economy creating enough jobs?
BANKING:
7:22 - 9:05 On Non-Performing Assets (NPA)
9:05 - 10:35 - Does writing-off loan forgive borrower?
10:35 - 11:44 - Why GDP faltered in 2024?
GROWTH & DEMOGRAPHICS:
11:44 - 12:18 - Is 6% growth rate enough?
12:18 - 13:23 - Post-Covid growth rate
13:23 - 13:56 - What is our growth? 4% or 6%?
13:56 - 14:26 - Corporate investment tepid
14:26 - 15:01 - 4% growth is deep recession
15:01 - 15:35 - India’s sweet spot: population dividend
15:35 - 16:01 - On Viksit Bharat 2047
GOVERNMENT SPENDING:
16:01 - 17:59 - Are Government doles worrying?
17:59 - 18:56 - Importance of human capital investment
18:56 - 20:30 - Do we need more children for economic growth?
20:30 - 21:46 - On internal immigration
GOODS & SERVICES TAX (GST):
21:46 - 22:45 - Has GST worked out as planned?
22:45 - 23:34 - Can the govt. cut GST substantially for demand boost?
23:34 - 24:18 - Lower/Upper middle class inequality
UNION BUDGET 2025:
24:18 - 26:48 - What should the Union Budget 2025 focus on?
26:48 - 28:44 - What does Viksit Bharat focus on?
INTERNATIONAL TRADE:
28:44 - 30:32 - How would a trade war affect India?
30:32 - 31:52 - Can we be the China Plus One?
31:52 - 32:48 - Is strong Rupee good and weak Rupee bad?
32:48 - 33:28 - How inflation will keep the Rupee in check
33:28 - 34:52 - On appreciating and depreciating the Rupee

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