How to kick up economy in New Year January 20, 2021, 3:54 PM IST Jitendra K Tuli moved to the USA in 1966 and is currently a resident of the USA. Jitendra has engineering degrees from India, France and the University of California, Berkeley. He is the President of Economic & Technical Consultants, Inc and has been involved with the Indian Politics since childhood and then got involved with the politics of the USA, Pakistan and Bangladesh. LESS... MORE People are more interested in economic and bread and butter issues than in other issues. There is a common saying, “It is economy stupid!” There is no doubt that two actions by the Government of India (“GOI”) in 2017, namely demonetization and GST (well- intended but poorly implemented), adversely affected the Indian economy. In 2020, the Corona epidemic had a devastating effect on the economy which was unparalleled in history. Another factor, which is generally ignored, is a lack of consultation with experts and coordination between the government and business which also might have added to the economic slowdown. To date a number of consultations were held by GOI but no concrete course of action has emerged primarily due to the fact that real and outspoken experts were not invited. It is essential that GOI takes some drastic and well planned steps and appoint a Finance Minister who understands economics.