India's Election: Has Modi Supercharged Indian Growth? (w/ Arjun Ramani)

India's Election: Has Modi Supercharged Indian Growth? (w/ Arjun Ramani)

Author: Michael Walker May 28, 2024 Duration: 1:05:07
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I'll soon be moving to focus on the UK general election, but first this is a final look at a much bigger democratic contest: India's.


In episode 1 and 2 of my mini-series on India's election I looked at Modi's hindu nationalism and his approach to democracy. In this third and final episode I’m taking a look at India’s economy.


It's hard to overstate the significance of India's economic development. The country is home to 1.4 billion people and if as some hope it develops at the pace of its neighbour China, these are 1.4 billion people who can look forward to getting better jobs, whose children can expect decent educations, and who - in the main - can expect to gain all the privileges that come with entering the global middle class.


If India fails to achieve that growth - or only achieves the wrong kind of growth - it would mean hundreds of millions of people having those ambitions stunted.


Guest: Arjun Ramani, The Economist. 

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