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Swarajya explains the meaning of news and its effects. Hosted by Diksha Yadav. If you enjoy the show, don’t forget to follow and rate us!

  1. Aug 8

    EP149: On India's Misread Deficit & The RBI's $100 Billion Risk That's Building

    Professor Prasanna Tantri, Associate Professor of Finance at ISB speaks with Swarajya on the following: —Why the $330 billion goods deficit misleads everyone —How services and remittances flip India into surplus —Gold & fuel prices are not the problem, the money leaving India is —The Rs 7 lakh crore question: RBI's bond-buying to offset state-government freebies —How the RBI rents rupee stability from NRIs —Why this is 2013's medicine without 2013's disease —Prof Tantri's fixes and wishlist

    EP149: On India's Misread Deficit & The RBI's $100 Billion Risk That's Building

  2. May 20

    EP148: Crisis, Correction, Or Catalyst? The State Of India's Economy

    Professor Prasanna Tantri, Associate Professor of Finance at ISB speaks with Swarajya on the following: —How serious is India's economic situation — and how to read Modi's appeal on fuel, gold, and work from home —Is this worse than COVID, or different in kind? —Why the rupee at 96 isn't the crisis it looks like —The real long-term threat: state government borrowing and money printing —Three things the Centre must do now — on taxes, fuel, and capex —Why this crisis could push India towards 8 per cent growth

    EP148: Crisis, Correction, Or Catalyst? The State Of India's Economy

  3. Apr 10

    EP147: Iran, Oil, LNG and America's Real Endgame

    Venu Gopal Narayanan, independent upstream petroleum consultant, discusses energy wars, the Iran ceasefire, and shifting geopolitics in the latest episode of WTM: Key takeaways Why Washington's real motive is LNG market share, not Iranian nukes America as Europe's primary energy supplier, replacing Russia Iran pummelled but not defeated — and what that means militarily Gulf states' vulnerability: bombed for hosting US bases Saudi Arabia's Red Sea pipeline hedge against Persian Gulf disruption Food security as the overlooked Gulf crisis Europe's unsustainable energy costs and creeping deindustrialisation What Beijing learns from the conflict for its Taiwan planning Why a Russia-India-China summit may be on the cards this year Pakistan's enduring utility value for US

    EP147: Iran, Oil, LNG and America's Real Endgame

  4. Mar 6

    EP146: India's New GDP Series: What The Numbers Really Tell Us

    Kanika Pasricha, Chief Economic Advisor at Union Bank of India discusses the new GDP series in the latest episode of WTM with Diksha Yadav: Key takeaways Broad-basing of growth toward manufacturing Nominal GDP shrinking, real GDP rising How double deflation fixes the deflator problem IMF's C grade and alignment with global standards Was India's GDP growth overstated? Better capture of informal sector and GST-era economy Private capex higher than previously measured Monetary policy outlook under new framework Manufacturing vs public admin divergence puzzle

    EP146: India's New GDP Series: What The Numbers Really Tell Us

  5. Feb 10

    EP145: Decoding Economic Survey 2026 With Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran

    The Chief Economic Adviser speaks to Swarajya on the thinking behind the Survey's 17 chapters, the risks that keep policymakers alert, why delayed gratification is an economic imperative, and the hard institutional choices India faces in a fractured world.

    EP145: Decoding Economic Survey 2026 With Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran

  6. Feb 4

    EP144: Union Budget 2026: The Good, The Bad & The Middle Class with Prof Prasanna Tantri

    Prof. Prasanna Tantri speaks with Diksha Yadav on the Union Budget 2026 on the following: —Government Expenditure Falling to One of the Lowest Ratios in the World —Defence Budget Finally Crosses 2% of GDP —Why Major Schemes Missed Spending Targets —The Capex Ideology: Not All Capital Expenditure Is Good —Centre Cuts Deficit, States Adds—Net Debt Still Rising —The Dangers of the Freebie Cycle —RBI Printing Money to Keep Rates Down Is Bad Advice —F&O Regulation: The Problem Was Real, But STT Hike Is the Wrong Solution —Sovereign Gold Bond Tax Change Is a Plain Breach of Contract —FTAs & trade deal: The Real Benefit Is Competition From Imports, Not Exports —The Real Benefit to the Middle Class Is…

    EP144: Union Budget 2026: The Good, The Bad & The Middle Class with Prof Prasanna Tantri

  7. 12/20/2025

    EP143: New UP BJP Chief Takes Charge: Will Cadre Spring Into Action Now?

    Political commentator from UP, Amit Yadav, explains: Why Pankaj Chaudhary? The Strategy Behind BJP's New UP Chief The Kurmi Factor: Can BJP Win Back Lost Ground? Voter List Fiasco: 4 Crore Names Deleted, 80% BJP Supporters, Cadre Remains Inactive on the Ground Inactive Cadre Crisis: How Ground-Level Apathy Cost BJP in 2024 The Need for Cabinet Reshuffle and Organisational Overhaul 2027 Battle Begins: What SP Is Doing Right & What It Is Doing Wrong

    EP143: New UP BJP Chief Takes Charge: Will Cadre Spring Into Action Now?

  8. 12/04/2025

    EP142: Q2 GDP Hype, RBI's Rate Cut Riddle & India's Innovation Gap With Prof Prasanna Tantri

    Recorded on 1 December 2025 with Prof Prasanna Tantri, Associate Professor of Finance and Executive Director at the Centre for Analytical Finance at the Indian School of Business. In this episode: -Q2 GDP key takeaways and beyond the number hype -RBI Rate Cut Strategy: Should the central bank go for repo rate cuts? -India's Innovation Crisis: The talent drain problem and why we're stuck at low-end work and more!

    EP142: Q2 GDP Hype, RBI's Rate Cut Riddle & India's Innovation Gap With Prof Prasanna Tantri
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  • Creator
    Swarajya
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    122
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