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Today my guest is Rakesh Mohan. He is the President Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow at Center for Social and Economic Progress in New Delhi. He has previously served as Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund and as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
We talked about his work with the Government of India since the 1980s, especially dismantling the infamous License Permit Raj during the 1991 reforms, his work on urbanization and infrastructure, the kinds of structural reforms India still needs to undertake, and much more.
Recorded April 25th, 2025.
Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:13) - Labyrinth of Control
(00:23:55) - Dismantling the Licensing System
(00:48:27) - Regrets
(01:07:31) - The Infrastructure Report
(01:28:05) - Structural Transformation
(01:46:23) - Outro
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Today my guest is Rakesh Mohan. He is the President Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow at Center for Social and Economic Progress in New Delhi. He has previously served as Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund and as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
We talked about his work with the Government of India since the 1980s, especially dismantling the infamous License Permit Raj during the 1991 reforms, his work on urbanization and infrastructure, the kinds of structural reforms India still needs to undertake, and much more.
Recorded April 25th, 2025.
Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video.
Connect with Ideas of India
Follow us on X
Follow Shruti on X
Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
Timestamps
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:13) - Labyrinth of Control
(00:23:55) - Dismantling the Licensing System
(00:48:27) - Regrets
(01:07:31) - The Infrastructure Report
(01:28:05) - Structural Transformation
(01:46:23) - Outro
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