S1 E10 In this week's podcast, Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we look at some of the fascinating economics at the heart of aviation in India - How Indigo became India's biggest airline. The economics behind those huge Air India aircraft orders. And what do we really mean by "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 E9 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we examine the prospects of electric vehicles, EVs in India. Are electric vehicles as clean and green as we have been told? There is an obvious economic incentive to switch to electric vehicles, but there are also a few obvious economic obstacles in 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 E8 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we ride the Great Indian Railways. The Indian Railways is woven into the fabric of Indian life and gets the Indian economy moving. It has, since the start, been a viable economic proposition. There is just one problem - it is a bit slow.

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 E7 In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy, we look at the Modi Government's push to develop India's highway infrastructure- the BharatMala Pariyojana. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has given assurances that all is well. But do the principles of economics and finance allow for viable highway projects 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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S1 E6 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we examine India's airports infrastructure. The Adani group made a dramatic entry into Indian airports just prior to the pandemic. Have they stumbled on the only viable economic model for airports 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 E5 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we analyse the economics of India's ports system. Much progress has been made - particularly with the announcement of the Modi government's mega SagarMala infrastructure project and the arrival of the Adani group on the scene. But a question mark still hangs over India's plan for ports - does it go deep enough?

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 E4 In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we explore the surge in renewable energy- wind and solar power in India over the past decade. Progress has been rapid, but has not kept up with either Government of India targets, or the demand for electricity. Should we see the economic glass as half full or half empty? And who is making money from solar energy 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 E3 In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we explore the economic fundamentals behind the government's goal of transforming India into a "gas based economy".

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 E2 Oil, mainly foreign oil, keeps the Indian economy moving. In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we explore India's chronic dependence on imports of crude oil (yes, most recently from Russia!), and how, despite the addition of electric vehicles to the Indian transport fleet, this dependence is only likely to grow in the years to come.

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 E1 In the first episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the most basic of these building blocks- coal. Why it is an economist's nightmare, but so necessary for the electrification of the Indian economy- and the moral and economic dilemmas of coal and climate change.

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]