Kopi Time E034: Arvind Subramanian on the US, China, India, development

A wide ranging discussion with Dr. Arvind Subramanian, nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former chief economic advisor to the Government of India (2014-18). We talk about the risks to global growth, from deglobalisation to job-replacing technologies, independent of the damage from the ongoing pandemic. From climate change to the need for basic public goods to support growth, Arvind assesses the imperatives and tradeoffs. Arvind also shares his deep knowledge on China and India, about their fundamental trends, existing macro constraints, opportunities lost, and remaining potential. Arvind firmly believes that basic economic laws cannot be defied, but at the same time he draws insights from cutting edge research and eschews dogmatism. Fascinating conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.