CutTheClutter: Kannada actor Ranya Rao’s arrest:Understanding gold smuggling surge in India, return of Hawala nexus

Kannada Actress Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru airport for smuggling 15 Kg gold. In Ep 1618 of #CuttheClutter, @ShekharGupta discusses changing government policies and customs duties on gold over the years and why smuggling stopped and again started in India.----more----Read TCA Sharad Raghavan's article here: https://theprint.in/economy/how-govt-bet-on-gold-bonds-got-hit-by-930-spike-in-liabilities-is-now-furiously-backtracking/2523015/----more----Read Ananya Bhardwaj, Mayank Kumar's article here: https://theprint.in/india/gold-dust-in-diapers-secret-land-routes-high-seas-drops-whats-behind-gold-smuggling-surge-in-india/2178887/----more----Watch Cut The Clutte EP 1612 'Why is gold price breaking through the roof & world still chasing it? Think Trump, geopolitics' here: https://youtu.be/fot3DjuGw4A