Stuttering India Hints At Fresh Economic Reforms

Modi 2.0 serious about economic reforms? This is what the Finance Minister had to say…

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00:00We'll push forward with those reforms which have, let's say, missed the bus last time,

00:05but won't miss the bus now.

00:07The difficulty in taking a call is not at the negotiating table.

00:25The difficulty is – and we are capable of leading from front in taking those calls – the

00:31difficulty is in moving forward with the reform-based actions in our own country.

00:40If I'm able to make it possible for industry to be able to apply and get their business

00:45going, land reuse, which I mentioned earlier, those are the things in which I'm sure we'll

00:53now show that the commitment for reform happens fast.

00:56And that's where this mandate given to Modi 2.0 will help.

01:04And if we are accused of having not done enough in the last term, you're equally aware as

01:10to how many attempts were made, how many times we couldn't get past a certain number in the

01:16House and so on.

01:18But now we have every reason to say we'll push forward with those reforms which have,

01:23let's say, missed the bus last time, but won't miss the bus now.

01:41Now it's not possible for whichever be the government, central or the state, to say,

01:46look, boys, I don't want to talk about economy at all, but give me your vote on nationalism,

01:51which is essentially what the summary of your question is.

01:54Is it possible?

01:55Is the voter going to be as much indulgent with you to say, all right, Modiji doesn't

02:00want economy, so we won't talk about economy?

02:02I mean, who are we trying to convince?

02:06Voter has every business and he does ask and even the smallest voice from among the voter

02:12would be caught by, and rightly, caught by the media.

02:16Are we then saying the voters never asked this question, even if they didn't?

02:20You think the media of India today would let us go?

02:23No, no, not this election, we are not talking about economy at all?

02:28No.

02:29Economy, nationalism, anything, will be churned from the ground.

02:37The media might give traction for one more today, more for something else tomorrow.