Any advanced economy needs the following four systems to be indigenous Jet engines Operating systems Vaccine platforms Semiconductor ecosystem These are all indicators of complex R&D and manufacturing systems.

Very important points that get lost in the ‘jobs’ debate. The state governments have distorted the labour market immensely, with very little to show for in terms of public service delivery in the states Very brave of an economist to be able to say this

Mrs Sitharaman has definitely been one of the most under-rated ministers in the last 5-6 years. And the condescension against her has misogyny written all over it. She has faced trolling, kept her head down and delivered.