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After UP polls, I don't know what the BJP will do: P Chidambaram

Interview with former Finance minister and senior Congress leader

Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. Photo: PTI
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Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. Photo: PTI

Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, whose book Fearless in Opposition: Power and Accountability came out recently, tells Aditi Phadnis everything could change after the outcome of the five state elections. He also says the tension between owners and management in Indian corporate houses will continue for the foreseeable future.

In 2014, India seemed to have everything going for it. Then how did we reach here?

I wouldn’t say that there were no challenges. In 2012-13 and 2013-14, the effort was to bring back fiscal and monetary stability which had been affected by the international financial crisis. We had succeeded in