Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian has once again said that India is 'a very frustratingly robust democracy', which means that there are multiple centres of power, multiple centres of decision making, multiple centres of veto exercise in authorities. This is not a country where you can pull a switch and say let's do reform.'
Subramanian further stated that in robust democracy, you do not get big bang reforms. It is not easy to do this thing and the big bang reforms took place only when a country was facing a crisis. While pointing out India's 1991 economic crisis he added that one will find that big bang reforms do not happen except around crisis, when country is in a financial crisis then there is an opportunity for big bang reforms.
While talking about GDP growth figures he once again termed it 'puzzling' and said that the numbers have been 'bumped up' and it is a mystery how to interpret them. If you look at all indicators of Indian economy, like credit growth, tax collection, that do not seem to be consistent with the economy supposedly growing at 7.5 pc or so,' he said. Though, describing India as a 'recovering economy', the Chief Economic Adviser said that the country was growing 'well below its potential'.
CEA further asserted that India stands out as few bright spots in the world because China economy slowing down, Europe, Japan, Brazil are in trouble, Russia is not doing well. Therefore, India becomes a very attractive investment destination. Subramanian also expressed confidence that India could achieve sustainable double-digit growth on account of favourable external factors like decreasing oil prices.
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