Prof Jayati Ghosh speaks about the failure of political economy in developing social and physical infrastructure across the country. She explains how smallholder enterprises continue to face the brunt of repressive state apparatuses, such as police and inspector raj.
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Maya Mirchandani, Foreign Affairs Ed/Anchor at NDTV, discusses working in media in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She gives us a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes protocols behind The News Tonight.
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Maya Mirchandani, Foreign Affairs Ed/Anchor at NDTV, recounts her experience of purchasing a Nikon FM2 with limited foreign currency. She discusses avenues for further liberalization, which can be developed with Public Private Partnerships, and private philanthropy.
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Geeta Gouri, Eminent Advisor at Competition Advisory Services, discusses how unbundling in the electricity sector never quite happened, and how the control of this crucial resource stunted the growth of industry in India.
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Geeta Gouri, Eminent Advisor at Competition Advisory Services, takes us through an institutional history of liberliasation interventions before the 1991 reforms. She discusses key suggestions by the Hazari Committee (1967), Subimal Dutt Committee (1969), P C Alexander Committee (1978), and the Narsimham Committee (1991) on industrial licensing and import-export policies.
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Rajesh Chakrabarti, Executive Vice-President, Research and Policy, Wadhwani Foundation, emphasises the importance of branding for Indian companies in order to compete with multinationals in the post-liberalisation period. He talks about the different approaches adopted by two of the biggest industries in India, namely, Tata and Reliance, in the face of foreign competition post the ‘91 reforms.
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Rajesh Chakrabarti, Executive Vice-President, Research and Policy, Wadhwani Foundation, talks about the four legs of liberalisation. He further delves into the difficulties he faced as a student, wishing to apply abroad for higher education because of the controls that were in place in the pre-91 era. Further, he discusses the entry of the private banks and the revolution of the public sector banking.
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Barbara Lal, a scholar of sociology, knits a captivating story around the lack of choice of everyday items. She uses the example of something as basic as footwear to explain how the scenario has changed over the years.
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Rajesh Chakrabarti, Executive Vice-President, Research and Policy, Wadhwani Foundation, talks about the factors that led to the stark contrast we witness in India before and after the Economic Reforms of ‘91. He discusses watching the budget speech given by Dr Manmohan Singh in ‘91 live as a student.
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“Today orders are not questioned but certainly a junior expects a reasonable order, a reasoned order, a justifiable order.” Sandeep Bhalla, Retd. Brigadier, (Indian Army), is certain that the defence sector has seen a positive change over the years. He cites the example of easier communication and accommodation. He takes pride in the aware and confident army men that India has today.
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I used to get four hundred and eighty rupees a month when I joined the army in 1971.