EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 1H 21M
EP-420 | Falling Rupee, Inflation, AI, Foreign Investment & India's Growth Story | Dr Shamika Ravi
from ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash
Dr Shamika Ravi is a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and a Secretary to the Government of India. Her research focuses on development economics, with a special emphasis on finance, healthcare, urbanisation, gender equality, welfare, and poverty.In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Dr Shamika Ravi discusses how the West Asia crisis impacts India's economy. She responds to critics who argue that India's growth story is over and shares her views on foreign direct investment, India's position in the artificial intelligence race, the falling rupee, rising inflation, and the country's economic outlook in 2026.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction00:48 – India's Economic Future04:29 – Foreign Direct Investment07:11 – India's Approach to AI11:09 – Indians' Purchasing Power15:13 – Nuclear Reactors17:28 – COVID-Like Crisis Coming?19:56 – Advice for Investors22:09 – India's Economic Growth25:16 – Freebies and Welfare Politics29:24 – Rural vs. Urban Consumption30:52 – Economic Reforms40:43 – PM's Advice Against Buying Gold44:43 – World Abandoning Free Market?48:43 – Market Privatisation in India50:26 – Market Solutions for New-Age Problems56:20 – India's Demographic Dividend1:06:03 – Demographic Change in India1:10:06 – Women's Reservation1:18:24 – PM Modi's Economic Vision for 2047
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Dr Shamika Ravi is a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and a Secretary to the Government of India. Her research focuses on development economics, with a special emphasis on finance, healthcare, urbanisation, gender equality, welfare, and poverty.In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Dr Shamika Ravi discusses how the West Asia crisis impacts India's economy. She responds to critics who argue that India's growth story is over and shares her views on foreign direct investment, India's position in the artificial intelligence race, the falling rupee, rising inflation, and the country's economic outlook in 2026.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction00:48 – India's Economic Future04:29 – Foreign Direct Investment07:11 – India's Approach to AI11:09 – Indians' Purchasing Power15:13 – Nuclear Reactors17:28 – COVID-Like Crisis Coming?19:56 – Advice for Investors22:09 – India's Economic Growth25:16 – Freebies and Welfare Politics29:24 – Rural vs. Urban Consumption30:52 – Economic Reforms40:43 – PM's Advice Against Buying Gold44:43 – World Abandoning Free Market?48:43 – Market Privatisation in India50:26 – Market Solutions for New-Age Problems56:20 – India's Demographic Dividend1:06:03 – Demographic Change in India1:10:06 – Women's Reservation1:18:24 – PM Modi's Economic Vision for 2047
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