Recently, it was reported that India overtook the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world. The IMF projections placed India in the fifth position after the US, China, Japan and Germany. The premise of India overtaking the UK was based on the calculations of Bloomberg, which had used the IMF database for its study. Should India rejoice at this milestone, or should we exercise caution and not be complacent? 



Speakers: 



Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Economist
Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India



Dr Charan Singh
Economist
CEO, EGROW Foundation



Santosh Mehrotra
Human Development Economist



Mohan Guruswamy
Economist
Political strategist



Anitha Rangan
Economist, Equirus

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Recently, it was reported that India overtook the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world. The IMF projections placed India in the fifth position after the US, China, Japan and Germany. The premise of India overtaking the UK was based on the calculations of Bloomberg, which had used the IMF database for its study. Should India rejoice at this milestone, or should we exercise caution and not be complacent? 
 
Speakers: 
 
Montek Singh Ahluwalia Economist Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India
 
Dr Charan Singh Economist CEO, EGROW Foundation
 
Santosh Mehrotra Human Development Economist
 
Mohan Guruswamy Economist Political strategist
 
Anitha Rangan Economist, Equirus<a href="https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/" rel="payment">Support Our Independent Journalism: https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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