Shutting doors to other countries will not help India: Subramanian

24 Jun 2020 Evaluate

Amid the current anti-Chinese sentiment triggered by the Sino-India border tension and talks of an import substitution policy, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy V Subramanian has said that shutting the doors to other countries will not help India. His comments came after the nationwide clamour for a boycott of Chinese goods is getting louder, following the fierce clash between the troops of India and China in eastern Ladakh that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead.

Subramanian has stated that the country had followed the import substitution model till 1991, and that approach has been discredited since. He also said India has to compete with other countries and insulating itself from others will not help. He clarified ‘I will not say that trade should continue with countries which are creating problems at the border.’

CEA further said it is still not certain when demand in the economy will pick up. He added that the prevailing uncertainty is purely due to health reasons and it will go probably when the vaccine is available to fight COVID19.

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