India’s Economy is ‘Stale and Bereft of Ideas’ says Arvind Subramanian; Uttarakhand Approves Rules for Uniform Civil Code; When Will the Right Time Come for Jammu and Kashmir Statehood

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January 21, 2025

Sidharth Bhatia

Arvind Subramanian, once Modi’s chief economic adviser has said the government has gone “stale, and bereft” of ideas for tackling such problems. 'Ideas for long-term growth and boosting employment -- that is what we're missing now,' he said, as per The New York Times. Rathin Roy, once in the PM’s Economic Advisory Council has said, "There simply isn't enough demand”. He added, "The idea that you can expect supply to create its own demand has its limits.”

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