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Isn’t that the government’s objective? To transform India’s economy and position in the world. I often think that one of the characteristics that bolsters its popularity is its belief that a different and vastly more successful India is possible.

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I love what you’re doing. Keep doing this. It’s important to think of India is a nation like any other, full of economic actors and not solely religious and cultural ones n

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Wow. Thank you. It is a nation packed with economic actors who work from before dawn until after dusk — far more than any official statistic can capture.

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Definitely, those who are self employed work

Like fiends. No question. The regular employees, who are on salary, is a different matter. At least, the interminable labor actions suggest how hard it is to get reliable labor output.

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Such an interesting point. Why do you think the “formal” economy cannot support the same work ethic?

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I don’t know. But I suspect that labor law favors the laborers and not management, and if I understand correctly, once firms grow beyond 15-100 employees, then they need to jump through all kinds of hoops to fire underperformers.

That’s no way to run a manufacturing oriented economy.

Maybe I am misunderstanding the law. You would undoubtedly know better

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The growth in exports and tax receipts are probably good indicators of India's growth in recent years. I wonder if the exports will grow enough to offset the merchandise trade deficit that has been a drag for India as long as I can remember.

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