S1 E20 India has a sizeable garment export industry, but not nearly as big as China, Vietnam, or even Bangladesh. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at whether Narendra Modi's MITRA textile park scheme can change the game for Indian garment exporters.

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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S1 E19 Global brands like H&M and Zara have brought Fast Fashion to India, traditionally a country that likes its fashion nice and slow. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we look at how unique the Indian fashion market is, and the prospect of even faster fashion on the way.

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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S1 E18 The Indian textile industry seems trapped in the 1950s. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at how it can be brought from the past, to the present, and into the future.

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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S1 E17 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we look at how India grows the fibre to clothe its people. Historically India has been a centre of cotton production, but more recently, it has tried to "grow" more polyester.

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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S1 E16 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we examine India's international trade in food. India has become a net exporter of food to the world. But there is one big obstacle which stands in the way of India becoming the world's breadbasket.

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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S1 E15 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we discover how India's consumption of food has been changing with rising levels of prosperity. Will India's farmers be able to feed a hungry nation, or will the Government of India prefer to feed the world instead?

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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S1 E14 In the 1960s India was unable to produce enough wheat and rice to feed its people. Today India exports both. Is this a success story? Or are we trapped by the past? In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at food production in India. You may be surprised to know the "food" we produce most of today.

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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S1 E13 Do not be alarmed, India has enough water. The problem is that so much of it is wasted. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we look at the always looming water crisis in India. Does Narendra Modi have less power to fix the problem as Prime Minister of India, than he did as Chief Minister of Gujarat?

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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S1 E12 We generally think of the Indian Railways as a Government of India enterprise. But in this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we examine the Vande Bharat phenomenon and learn that trains are something that the private sector, Indian and foreign, will soon Make in India.

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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S1 E11 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we look at the shipping industry in India. India needs a huge merchant navy to trade with the world, but India's ship builders and shipping lines are a long way from ruling the high seas. What can be done to build a bigger merchant navy for a rising 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/

Email: [email protected]