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Coalition govt is good for India, says economist Jagdish Bhagwati

Bhagwati spoke on a wide range of issues, including trade protectionism, India's ambition to become a developed country, the middle-income trap, the demographic dividend

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Economist Jagdish Bhagwati

Ruchika ChitravanshiAsit Ranjan Mishra

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Renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati (90) is busy writing his memoir and is set to retire this academic year after a 65-year-long career in research and academia. In an exclusive interview with Ruchika Chitravanshi and Asit Ranjan Mishra on the sidelines of the Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi, Bhagwati spoke on a wide range of issues, including trade protectionism, India’s ambition to become a developed country, the middle-income trap, the demographic dividend, and, last but not least, his ‘inevitable’ differences with his contemporary Amartya Sen. Edited excerpts:

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