India’s GDP Story: Growth, Spending, Policy, Taxes & Modi | Subhash Garg | FO452 Raj Shamani
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Timestamps -
00:00 - Intro
02:06 - Understanding India's economy
04:56 - India's economic state today
13:30 - How does a country make money?
16:08 - How does a country grow?
21:53 - Is lack in technological advancement holding us back?
22:57 - Business with China - our losses
26:30 - China's growth stratergy
34:02 - Attracting companies to grow our economy
44:42 - Our real growth over 10 years
46:40 - 3 growth measurement metrics
48:03 - Whar is real GDP growth?
48:57 - Difference between dollar growth and real growth
50:00 - Potential but slow growth
52:04 - How to increase per capita income?
53:38 - opportunities where an individual can earn more money
55:35 - Why should one read 'We Also Make Policy'?
1:00:30 - Toughest decision he took
1:07:11 - team work when working on country level
1:13:19 - Expentation vs reality - IAS service
1:20:17 - Who makes the final yearly budget decision?
1:23:12 - Is our current Prime Minister receptive?
1:23:35 - Things our government shouldn't spend much on
1:25:02 - Things our government should spend money on
1:26:53 - Does the government favor big players more?
1:33:22 - Increase in slums
1:34:57 - Main objective of budget
1:36:41 - BTS
1:37:08 - Outro
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In today’s episode, we have Subhash Chandra Garg, Ex IAS officer, Author & Speaker, and former Economic Affairs & Finance Secretary of India, as well as Former Power Secretary of India.
He tells us about India’s real economic condition and explains why, despite strong potential, our growth has not accelerated as fast as expected. The conversation also explores how India is falling behind China in trade and business, and the structural gaps that continue to hold us back.
We further discuss why global investors remain hesitant to invest in India, which sectors are being ignored, and where India must urgently direct capital and policy focus to drive long-term growth and sustainable development.
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