One of the biggest announcements made by the Finance Minister of India in the recent budget was the large divestment proposal that targets raising Rs 1.75 trillion (S$32 billion) to shore up the economy. The government plans to exit most of the sectors, except four strategic ones and the list of companies to be privatised include Air India, Life Insurance Corporation, IDBI Bank and some others. Dr Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow; and Research Lead (Trade and Economics) at ISAS shares his views on the complexities of the disinvestment process and the possible challenges that this strategy could face.
Episode 106: Quad Summit and Indo-US Relations
Episode 105: NMP - A Good Move?
Episode 104: Unravelling India‘s Economic Data
Episode 103: BIMSTEC – The Way Ahead
Episode 102: Political Churn In Nepal
Episode 101: Destination Lakshadweep
Episode 100: The Return of the Taliban
Episode 99: Subscribe, Unsubscribe?
Episode 98: The Kashmir Issue
Episode 97: The Future of Afghanistan
Episode 96: Disaster in the High Seas
Episode 95: Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Currency Swap
Episode 94: From Tourism to Terrorism
Episode 93: How China and Pakistan Negotiate
Episode 92: India's New Vaccine Policy
Episode 91: China's Stake in the Afghan Peace Process
Episode 90: Sri Lanka and the UNHRC Resolution
Episode 89: India's Climate Change Policy
Episode 88: Assembly Elections Special - DMK Sun Rises Again in Tamil Nadu; BJP's Lotus Blooms in Puducherry
Episode 87: Assembly Elections Special – West Bengal Welcomes Mamata Banerjee; BJP wins Assam
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