RBI has a tough balancing act to do: Ficci's Harsha Vardhan Agarwal

Agarwal expresses confidence of pick up in private capex and opportunities arising out of US president-elect Donald Trump's tariff war

Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, vice-president and managing director of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Emami, took over as president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) last month. In a wide-ranging interview with Akshara Srivastava and Asit Ranjan Mishra, Agarwal shows confidence of a pickup in private capex and opportunities arising out of United States President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff war. Edited excerpts: 

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