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BJP Govt Needs a Long View on Economy, Quick Fixes Just Result in a Sugar High

The Indian economy has been slowing down for five quarters now.

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By Suyash Rai
Published on Oct 10, 2019
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This program studies contemporary developments in India’s political economy, with a view towards understanding and informing India’s developmental choices. Scholars in the program analyze economic and regulatory policies, design and working of public institutions, interfaces between politics and the economy, and performance of key sectors of the economy such as finance and land.

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The Indian economy has been slowing down for five quarters now. Frantic efforts are being made to contain and reverse the slowdown by a combination of fiscal and monetary interventions. The Reserve Bank of India has been cutting interest rates. The Narendra Modi government has announced a bunch of measures, including a comprehensive restructuring of corporate income tax rates.

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Suyash Rai

Former Fellow, Carnegie India

Suyash Rai was a fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India.

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