S4 E7 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the India - China trading relationship. It is all one-way, with Chinese imports flooding into India. But exactly when did the flood of Chinese imports start, and why?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

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S4 E6 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we take a look at the India - United States trade relationship. The Americans want access to India's agricultural market, but maybe they should take a different approach.

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

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S4 E5 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we learn that behind every factory is a factory. That is, every factory needs machinery, made at another factory! Where does India get its machines from?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

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S4 E4 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at India's huge trade in electronics. India is a great assembler of electronic gadgets, but not much of a manufacturer. What is the difference exactly?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

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S4 E3 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we explore India's role in the global pharmaceuticals trade. India's is a leading maker of low cost medications. But a lot of the inputs come from China. What if China stopped supplying the Indian pharma industry?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

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S4 E2 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we explore India's complicated relationship with gold. India imports huge amounts of refined gold from Switzerland and Dubai. So why can't India just import raw gold and refine it in India?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

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S4 E1 In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we learn just what a huge part of India's annual import bill is spent on oil alone. Are there any alternatives to our oil addiction, or is India's import of oil a forever crisis?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

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S3 E20 In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we bring together all our insights to answer the question - with so much money flowing through the Union Budget each year, why is there still so much poverty in India?

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

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S3 E19 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we travel to Pune to explore the impact of the city's property boom on the Pune Municipal Corporation's budget. But we find out that, incredibly, Pune's elected corporators, do not get to govern their own city.

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/

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S3 E18 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we travel to the city maximum, Mumbai. We find out where India's richest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, gets all its money from, and, who decides how it all gets spent.

History buffs, do check out the book -

The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

Email: [email protected]