India Uniquely Placed to Take Advantage of Phenomenal Changes in Tech, Trade, Skilled Manpower — Bimal Jalan
By Vishnu Makhijani Very few developing countries are as well placed as India to take advantage of the phenomenal changes that have occurred in production technologies, international trade, capital movement and deployment of skilled manpower, former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan writes in a new book “From Dependence To Self-Reliance – Mapping India’s Rise As A Global Superpower” (Rupa) that builds on his three earlier books on the same theme. “In view of these advantages, India is in a position to accelerate the growth rate of the economy to 7-8 per cent per annum over...