Manmohan Singh, Sanjay Gandhi’s Maruti Project, & Raghuram Rajan - Indian Economy's Unheard Stories

The Neon Show

This week is in conversation with A.K. Bhattacharya, the Editorial Director of the Business Standard, about India’s economic reforms of the 90s through a close-up view of the many disruptions that took place in that decade!

Most Iconic Finance Minister Of India?
How Can Government Incentivize Billionaires To Stay?
Why Couldn’t India Match Singapore/China’s trajectory?
Banking System Scam Of 1992 EXPLAINED
Watch this fascinatingly insightful conversation about the role that the finance ministry plays in India's economic growth and how they have shaped up the lives of crores of people in India… Tune in NOW!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Precap
01:04 - Introducing A.K. Bhattacharya To The Neon Show!
02:02 - The Role Of The Finance Ministry In India
04:48 - Most Iconic Finance Minister Of India?
10:05 - Banking System Scam Of 1992 EXPLAINED
16:48 - Why Demonetization In India Happened in 1978!
24:29 - Balance Of Payments Crisis in The 80s!
27:12 - Sanjay Gandhi’s Role In Indian Political History
30:59 - Was The 1991 Finance Team The Best?
33:24 - Why Couldn’t India Match Singapore/China’s trajectory?
40:05 - The History Of Taxation In India
42:51 - How Can Government Incentivize Billionaires To Stay?
45:17 - The Role Of The RBI
52:21 - Sanjay Gandhi’s Role In Maruti’s Inception!
1:00:03 - P. Chidambaram & Pranab Mukherjee As Finance Ministers
1:04:01 - Issues Of Duopoly In The Telecom Industry
1:10:15 - How Aspirations Have Changed India’s Rate Of Growth