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How India's Economy Works
Join journalist Puja Mehra as she breaks down one story to give you all the context you need to understand how it fits into the larger picture of India's economy.
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How India's Economy WorksThe Strongest Case for Optimism About India's Economy
India's economy has demonstrated considerable resilience, repeatedly surprising on the upside. But can this momentum translate into sustained growth, better…
How India's Economy WorksWill Modi Walk Away From a Trade Deal With Trump?
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative…
How India's Economy WorksWhy the RBI's Defence of the Rupee Is Becoming Unsustainable
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Renu Kohli, formerly at the Reserve Bank of India and the…
How India's Economy WorksThe RBI Raised Rates. Then It Softened the Sting
The Reserve Bank of India has raised the repo rate and shifted its stance to “calibrated tightening”, signalling that rate cuts are unlikely even as future…
How India's Economy WorksIndia Needs Cheaper Capital. Indian Households Could Hold the Key
India’s households save a substantial share of their income, but much of that saving goes into physical assets such as gold and real estate rather than…
How India's Economy WorksGlobal Bond Markets Are Shifting. What It Means for India
The episode examines how rising government borrowing, persistent inflation, changing bond investors and huge AI-related investment needs are reshaping global…
How India's Economy WorksWhat the Iran Conflict has Revealed about India's Energy Security
In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with political scientist and economic historian Rohit Chandra, Assistant Professor at the…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s 7.8% Growth Has an Unanswered Question
India’s latest GDP numbers show the economy growing at 7.8%, but how much confidence should we place in that figure? In this episode of How India’s Economy…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s Self-Inflicted Outflows: How Policy Makers Are Driving Away Foreign Investors
In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with Ananth Narayan, Economist and Former Whole Time Member, SEBI about the growing…
How India's Economy WorksThe Unintended Consequences Of India's Rural Homes Subsidy
India has spent heavily on housing schemes, but are we building homes in the places where people actually need them? In this episode of How India’s Economy…
How India's Economy WorksWhy India's GDP Growth Isn't Resulting in Prosperity
India has been one of the world's fastest-growing major economies for years. Yet for millions of Indians, rising GDP has not translated into rising household…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s Engineering Crisis
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with Electrical Engineer Sudhir Gera, Director of Operations at IEC Electric Power Ltd, who has…
How India's Economy WorksHow India's exports to the US jumped in the tumultuous year of Trump Tariffs
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, host Puja Mehra speaks with trade economist Dr. Nisha Taneja, Professor at Indian Council for Research on…
How India's Economy WorksIndia's Forex Reserves Aren't the Safety Net You Think
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, host Puja Mehra speaks with economist Renu Kohli, formerly at the Reserve Bank of India and the IMF and currently…
How India's Economy WorksWhat the RBI's role in the economy and its Relationship with Government is
In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, host Puja Mehra speaks with economist and Professor of Economics at SRM University, Dr. Parag Waknis to unpack…
How India's Economy WorksIndia's Manufacturing is Broken. There's Only One Way to Fix It, says Rajiv Kumar
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist and former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar about why…
How India's Economy WorksThe Productivity Slowdown Bedevilling India’s Growth Story
In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economists Arjun Jayadev and Amit Basole, authors of the CSIE…
How India's Economy WorksWhen Growth Doesn’t Reach Workers — The Hidden Stress in India’s Labour Market
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with Rosa Abraham, economist and one of the authors of the State of Working India 2026 report, about…
How India's Economy WorksThe RBI’s Losing Battle for the Rupee
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with Rajeswari Sengupta, Economist and Associate Professor at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development…
How India's Economy WorksWhy the Iran Conflict will Last Longer than Generally Expected
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with Safi Rizvi, National Security Expert, Risk Analyst, Former top Intelligence Officer and Former…
How India's Economy WorksHow Global Conflicts are Rewiring the World’s Financial Architecture and India in this new world
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with Hemant Mishr, Co-Founder and Group CIO of SCUBE Capital, and former Managing Director & Head-…
How India's Economy WorksThe Legal Setback to Trump's Tariffs is an Advantage for India. This Is How
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks with economist Dr. Shekhar Aiyar about the recent US Supreme Court ruling that struck down the use of the…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s Climate Governance Gap
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks with Economist Dr. Anoop Singh about the gap between India’s ambitious climate commitments and the institutional…
How India's Economy WorksCoal Still Powers Much Of India’s Industry. Why Does It Remain A Troubled Sector?
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, Journalist and Contributing Editor at Business Standard, about the paradox at the…
How India's Economy WorksCapital Markets: The Missing Piece in India’s Growth Story
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Dr. Jahangir Aziz, Economist (Head Emerging Market Economics) at JPMorgan and a former…
How India's Economy WorksWhat India’s Impressive GDP Growth Numbers Are Hiding
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Partha Chatterjee and Dean of Academics at Shiv Nadar University. They talk about how…
How India's Economy WorksWhat the Data Reveals about India–US Trade Under 50% Tariffs
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with trade policy expert Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI)…
How India's Economy WorksCash Transfers For Women Is Sound Economics
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist N. R. Bhanumurthy about the rise of women-focused cash transfer schemes and what they…
How India's Economy WorksIs India’s Demographic Dividend Over?
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Arjun Jayadev, Director at the Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE) at…
How India's Economy WorksThe Economics Behind a Viksit Bihar and Real Implications of Cash Transfers and Emigration
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Prachi Mishra, Professor at the Department of Economics, and Director and Head of Isaac…
How India's Economy WorksWe Assume India Can’t Export to China, But There’s a $161 Billion Market Waiting
In this episode, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Dr. Nisha Taneja, Professor at ICRIER and author of a comprehensive study on…
How India's Economy WorksThe Shift from Trade to Public Spending as the New Engine of Growth--and its Bad Timing
In this episode, Puja Mehra speaks with economist Dr. Anoop Singh, author of Managing Public Finances in a New Global Era: India’s Experiences and Challenges…
How India's Economy WorksThe Give and Take Needed to Bring the India–US Trade Deal Back on Track
In this episode, Puja Mehra speaks with economist Dr. Rajat Kathuria about the evolving landscape of India-US trade relations and the broader challenges of…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s Outsized Efforts for Outsized Growth Ambitions with Aurélien Kruse
In this episode, economic journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks to Aurélien Kruse, Lead Economist of the Economic Policy team in India at the World Bank and…
How India's Economy WorksThe GST Reform India Needs but Didn’t Get with Arbind Modi
In this episode, economic journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks to Arbind Modi, retired IRS officer and Senior Economist at the IMF and one of the chief…
How India's Economy WorksWhy India’s Russian Oil Imports are Suddenly Bugging Trump with Suhasini Haidar
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor of The Hindu, about what India’s failed trade deal with Donald…
How India's Economy WorksTrump Has Reset India and the World for at Least the Next 15 Years
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist at Axis Bank, about the lessons India can draw from past currency…
How India's Economy WorksGlobal Upheaval, National Ambition: India’s Policy Shifts in a Time of Flux
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist Dr. Rajiv Kumar about his new book “Everything All At Once: India and the Six…
How India's Economy WorksWhat India Gained—and Gave Up—in the UK Free Trade Deal
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to trade policy expert Prof. Abhijit Das about the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was signed…
How India's Economy WorksTACO vs Tariffs: Can India Trust Donald Trump
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to trade policy expert Prof. Abhijit Das about the status of India’s trade negotiations with the…
How India's Economy WorksJRD Tata to Vijay Mallya: The Story of India's Airlines Business
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to senior aviation journalist Ashwini Phadnis and former Senior Deputy Editor at Business Line (aka…
How India's Economy WorksWhy India's Employment Puzzle Resists Solutions with Amit Basole
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Amit Basole, Professor of Economics and Head, Centre for Sustainable Employment and the lead author…
How India's Economy WorksThe Hidden Costs of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement with Abhijit Das
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to trade policy expert Abhijit Das about what’s at stake for India in its free trade agreement (FTA)…
How India's Economy WorksDo Wealthy Indians Pay Enough Tax with Ram Singh
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist and Director of the Delhi School of Economics, Ram Singh about why India's income tax base remains…
How India's Economy WorksThe Sovereign Push Fueling India’s AI Aspirations with Payal Malik
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist and competition law expert Payal Malik about India’s push to become an AI powerhouse. While India…
How India's Economy WorksWhy Optimistic Economists are Getting Trump’s Tariffs All Wrong with Abhijit Das
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to trade policy expert Abhijit Das. President Donald Trump's Liberation Day, as Trump calls it, is a…
How India's Economy WorksHow India’s Power Sector is Blocking its GDP Growth with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Journalist and Consulting Editor at Business Standard, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. They discuss the…
How India's Economy WorksTrump’s Trade War Has Begun: Understanding What US Is Trying To Do To Global Trade with Abhijit Das
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to trade policy expert Abhijit Das. They discuss the recent spat of Trump Tariffs, the implications it…
How India's Economy WorksHow China Raced Past India to Dominate Global Car Manufacturing with Raghavan Srinivasan
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Raghavan Srinivasan, journalist and former editor for The Hindu Business Line. They discuss the…
How India's Economy WorksA Budget for Politics, Not Growth with Rajeswari Sengupta
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist Rajeswari Sengupta to scrutinize the government's fiscal strategy in the latest budget…
How India's Economy WorksDid RBI Manage the Rupee Exchange Rate to Help Select Oligarchs? — with Rathin Roy
In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist Rathin Roy about India's exchange rate policy and its intricate connections with foreign…
How India's Economy WorksWhat Should the Budget do to Taxes with Suranjali Tandon
In this conversation, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Suranjali Tandon, Associate Professor at NIPFP (National Institute of Public Finance and…
How India's Economy WorksRupee’s Future and History with Bazil Shaikh
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra is joined by Bazil Shaikh, former RBI official and author of the book The Conjurors Trick An Interpretive History Of…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s Telecom Reforms Story with Dr. Rajat Kathuria
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra is joined by economist Dr. Rajat Kathuria to explore the evolution of India’s telecom sector. From the early days of…
How India's Economy WorksSpotlight on Bihar: Understanding India’s Poorest State with Prachi Mishra
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra is joined by economist Prachi Mishra to uncover the factors behind Bihar’s economic challenges. From historical policies…
How India's Economy WorksRhetoric vs Reality: Trump’s Disruptive Agenda with Neelkanth Mishra
In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist at Axis Bank. They explore the global economic ripple effects of Donald…
How India's Economy WorksHow Poultry Became India’s Fastest Growing Agriculture Sector with Siraj Hussain
In this conversation, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to former secretary with the Ministry of Agriculture Siraj Hussain about the rapid growth of India's poultry…
How India's Economy WorksHow Thums Up Gave Coca-Cola and Indian Politicians A Lesson In Market Economics with R Srinivasan
In this episode, Raghavan Srinivasan, journalist and former editor for The Hindu Business Line, talks about the story of Coca-Cola's entry into the Indian…
How India's Economy WorksIndia’s Endless Struggles Against China’s Exports Dominance with Ila Patnaik
In this episode, Puja Mehra talks to economist Ila Patnaik about the complex challenges India faces as it strives to compete with China's export dominance…
How India's Economy WorksBig Tech’s Hidden Costs and Power with Payal Malik
In this episode, Puja Mehra talks to economist Payal Malik about the impact of big tech companies like Google and Meta on market competition in India and the…