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Politics & Economics, author, commentator, @incindia, @profcong, Ex-@worldbank, Ex-DoubleClick; @yale @northeastern @ststephensclg atworksalman@gmail.com
Feb 8, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
When the PM speak in Parliament today, he will do his best to attack @RahulGandhi's credibility. Reason is simple: RG landed some serious punches and that is why the Govt & RSS-BJP ecosytem are in a tizzy.

Here's an example of what RG was talking about. Adani & 6 airports... According to @FT: When the Indian government approved the privatisation of six airports in 2018, it relaxed the rules to widen the pool of competition, allowing companies without any experience in the sector to bid. There was one clear winner from the rule change: Gautam Adani...
Aug 19, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
I expect context-free analysis of the Nehru years from ordinary Modi supporters. But to have the former head of the Niti Aayog & a prof. at @Columbia write with 20-20 hindsight about Nehru while keeping mum on his favorite leader's disastrous economy is breathtaking. Still...1/n To those who care about understanding India’s post-Independence economy, there is much to read. But if you don’t care for research but want a more thoughtful review of what Nehru did and why, I suggest this piece by @CafeEconomics. livemint.com/Opinion/TMk7sv… 2/n
May 10, 2019 15 tweets 6 min read
In @time, @ianbremmer, an influential writer, calls Modi “India's best hope for economic reforms” (time.com/5586417/hope-f…).

Modi has been anything but a reformer, much to the disappointment of millions of Indians including his supporters. Do read my thread. 1/n 👇#TimeMagazine Bremmer starts with the headline of India as the fastest growing large economy. What he does not say is that India’s GDP data is under a cloud. Gita Gopinath, Raghuram Rajan & others have raised concerns about it. There is a raging debate about this in India. 2/n #TimeMagazine
Oct 2, 2017 11 tweets 4 min read
1. In @TOIIndiaNews I argue that the govt has been more concerned with taxes/pub finances than the broader economy. blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/… 2. August 2017: I have been warning about the government’s policy missteps for a while. E.g. with @rajeevgowda. thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…