Modi Govt's Economic Response to Covid is Timid, Ill-thought Out and Incoherent-Rathin Roy

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[@thefoolishscholar183]

This is a rare piece right here. This is the kind of interview that's becoming increasing rare, almost non-existent.

[@parikshitsharda4377]

Yes, people are getting to the true colours of these Kongi henchmen, leftist fascists. Only 2 AIIMS built in Kongi 55-year rule, could not build toilets for half the population. These economist-professors never came out with any advice then.

[@mohinderjitbatra7761]

Whenever credit is to be taken, every time PM comes forward & address the people. Even Ministers push PM forward & says this is because of Modi ji. So PM should be the first person to be ready to accept the blames also.

[@monojdas-gupta5918]

This figurehead has as much little to do with the sinking ship to which is he attached.

[@mohsindalvi87]

@@monojdas-gupta5918 the captain decides where to steer the ship and ensures it is done. Not only does captain take accolades for completing a course, captain also takes the noose for the ship sinking under their watch. Speaking of being attached, the captain's name was used in the election campaign & is literally the first word of this sarkaar's nom de guerre.

[@monojdas-gupta5918]

@@mohsindalvi87 PM is the titular head of the cabinet, in theory he is the first among the equals.Though not this one.Hogging the limelight seems to be his abiding obsession. That said he is also the work horse that garner's vote.What leaves that the anomic state of the ship I shudder to think. May be good sense would ultimately prevail.

[@vijayk.lyngdoh9580]

It is sad to learn from the Excellent interview with Dr Rathin Roy that society, political forces and the government in India are stumbling around ignorance. What an excellent interview it was on the state of the Indian economy. Thank you so much Karn Thapar and Dr Roy.

[@rajatagarwal6108]

Ratan Roy has great ideas and very simple ones which any laymen in economics could understand.

[@monojdas-gupta5918]

Anybody understand danger though not precisely the nature or magnitude of it.

[@z2zugzwang]

The sign of intelligence is in how a person can simplify complex information and teach others. Dr. Roy is great at doing this.

[@bhishammansukhani3469]

this is just brilliant and intelligent plain speak. keep it coming, The WIre, pegasus be damned.

[@ShahidAli-vx4nl]

Unfortunately, the focus of this interview shifted from the economic topic to name calling. Karan should have spared Rathin when he clearly doesn't want to call name and got into the details of the economy. That way, the viewers could still connect the dots and the focus of the interview would still be the economic challenges it is facing.

[@pamtam1]

I agree. I guess Karan was expecting headline blaring names from Rathin Roy (he being in the Economic Advisory committee of Modi before being fired). I would have given Rathin a pass. But interviews like these stretch both the interviewer and the interviewee to the hilt.

[@ShahidAli-vx4nl]

@@pamtam1 Well said.

[@ritamishra7637]

This interview is not up to WIRE's standard. Mr. Thapar he is brilliant mind, we could have got a lot of insight if you would have stopped accusing him for meeting your expectations - ". Courageous".

[@ritamishra7637]

* not meeting your expectations

[@pamtam1]

@@ritamishra7637 Agree. Karan Thapar got hung up on it. Somehow his (Karan's) ego of having used these words in introducing Rathin Roy got the better of him.... In fact more so in the light that Rathin stuck to his stand and kept on defending his article/the specific phrases in the article along with completely denying to indulge in specific political personality (for reasons best known to Rathin himself) name calling

[@TheBaywork]

The amount of smarts the interviewee (Dr. Roy) has is next level. How clear this person is with ideas, and examples of those ideas - that is just nothing other than being hugely gifted. God bless.

[@z2zugzwang]

The sign of intelligence is in how a person can simplify complex information and teach others. Dr. Roy is great at doing this.

[@tonyromeusa]

both interviewer and interviewee are smart. great interview.

[@namanbajaj2544]

Bitch slap anyone? We as a Country have totally and utterly lost the plot..States are fightingnwith each other, communities are looking at each other with suspicion, shudder at the thought of what is next for all of us...

[@dhananjaypatil3116]

It's the worst possible nightmare. India has become its own.worst enemy.

[@hendrick3938]

Rightly said that this govt is opinion of everything but solution of nothing

[@animeshpatra5106]

MOTABHAI IS WATCHING

[@jaswindersinghnarula4379]

If individuals don't matter then why not make any tom, dick or harry the PM of India. Do we do that? He is not naming just to be safe (smart move). But he has slammed this government pretty hard.

[@TheZenith790]

what is there so unsafe about it ................if ordinary politicians can do it............ why not him ?

[@Needus815]

Thanks

[@mshashmi]

Is Modi listening to it? is it too much for him to understand? Economy cannot be run on merely Jumla

[@AmarjitSingh-mw5xd]

The government is more concerned about political gains than the economic challenges of recovery

[@arunadaybasu]

This is probably the most important conversation of this year 👍

[@rajenderkapoor5178]

Great insight .. Dr Roy is so bold & clear . However , at times he seems very cautious not to annoy the individuals in the present days of governance... Karan is as fresh as ever ..

[@hemantkarasala5767]

Amazing interview, a clash of two different perspectives. Rathin Roy is interested in a systemic critique and his observations are of the system as a whole, but Karan is of the opinion that the system consists of people, and the critique must extend to them as well. The fact that the system as a whole is broken doesn't take away from the fact that the current individuals in power are agents of said system and have moral culpability for their failures even if someone else in their position would fail similarly due to the inherent flaws of the Indian political system. I agree with Karan on this one, but I don't begrudge Dr. Roy from staying away from trouble.

[@danielraju4458]

Karan fails to ask(in no small way because of a confirmation bias) Dr Roy, if the system has implicitly existed for 74 years, why has it faltered in the last 7?

[@VigneshSugumar]

Thanks!

[@surendrabarsode8959]

Karan reads the article by Rathin in a way Karan understands- that is it is very critical of Modi and Nirmala and Rathin is finding it tough to explain his point of view. What a comedy! Dont know who had more of Glenlivet than the other before the interview started!!!

[@absolute7433]

Commendable journalism.

[@nareshuuu]

Hahahaha..... i enjoyed watching this..great interview saar

[@globetrotter9212]

Karan is as good as a seasoned surgeon when it comes to dissecting what's behind every argument. 🤪👌

[@nikhilarora5854]

KT on a Gangsta Mode!!!! Love the chemistry between the two ....look fwd to more of the two of you!!! thank you

[@MeMe-sy5xp]

Dr Roy is 💯 percent correct. Even a layman like me find it interesting and amusing. Really the Nitiayog IS a "Court Jester"

[@pauliankapbulte5230]

Rathin Roy appears to be too clever for even a seasoned interviewer like Karan😂

[@dhimankakati6991]

Fantastic interview! Always a pleasure listening to Dr Roy! On a lighter note however, I believe Mr Thapar does get Dr Roy in a bit of a soup at 37:39, considering Roy's earlier statement about the root cause being administrative and technical incompetence and not the lack of political will in general.

[@arunsakalle]

.....you're scoring today RATHIN once more.... YOU'RE SMART👍👍..till date..!!

[@purnimapalimar279]

Enjoyed every minute of this interview 👍 Dr. Roy was not trying to be safe, cus if u listen carefully to his words, he had blasted everyone without naming anyone, veryintelligent n principaled gentleman . Karan didn't leave any stone unturned to bring out names. 👍

[@subhadipojha277]

One of the great economist of our country ❤️

[@rhythmsharma9260]

That's the Second person I've seen drinking water in karan's show.

[@sanjaygadhalay]

Ha Haha dosti bank rahegi... but he didn't run away

[@freddy9254]

I agree with Mr Roy totally.

[@danielraju4458]

Dr Roy implicitly wants to name people, but refrains from doing so to keep his phone lines active, in case the government gives him an SOS call in an hour of need.

[@nityaneelakantan9203]

You have hit the nail on the head.

[@mshashmi]

Mr. Tapar, don’t pester him to name Modi and Amit Shah. Everyone knows but fear them to name them.

[@prabharao1950]

Mr. Tapar is dead against Modo and is a congress pro

[@nicksonpinto2074]

Sometimes it is necessary to put on record . Especially when we are discussing issues that relate double speaking people.

[@z2zugzwang]

@@prabharao1950 How does it matter. The format of his interviews have remained the same for decades. Earlier, the Congress was at the receiving end and now it's the BJP. He is a fantastic Devil's Advocate and keeps scratching the surface till it bleeds.

[@alam705ify]

Through the fine art of interviewing, Karan Thapar, you have made those unspoken words loud and clear. We understand why Dr. Roy avided calling spad a spad.

[@SonGoku-ub3qf]

My God Karan wanted Dr. Roy to take names but he didn't. He criticized people without taking their names

[@glorelle1]

Superb episode. Love your channel

[@remnant7remnant74]

If he give direct answer, govt will snoop on him, raid him and file case against him with all kinds of sections/IPC. Etc. Lololololol who want those charges.

[@shafiuddinmohammed5021]

Sir, Kiran Thappar hats off to you. Rarely you are on media. Mighty God bless you and live long. Simply you are geneous

[@chiraagbohra]

Dr.Rathin Roy your excellent!

[@demongodspov7816]

Mr Thapar is the SUPERMAN of interviewers!God bless this man.

[@philipthottam3046]

You are one of the exceptional journalists we have in our country who call a spade a spade. You are astute enough to understand the nuances of the narrative and interview the author well done.

[@ajinkyainamdar8003]

Unbelievable smartness! last one minute!

[@SonGoku-ub3qf]

This government in its first term had made great freebies for poor people. The problem is they could not implement it otherwise we would have been in a very good situation

[@ranjitsur6397]

A very very honest and satisfying discussion.

[@ajinkyainamdar8003]

Even a child knew that the system was hopeless and hollow. 2014 change was about that and nothing else...the Government did some effort of making changes but they do not understand the measures needed or scope of changes needed.

[@arunfrancis2606]

How I wish Dr Roy was a little bit more bold

[@shekharshivhare1883]

What a interview !! Very beautiful

[@fbd2239]

Keep up the good work KT

[@renukaviswanathan454]

A very bold, direct set of workable solutions for the economy. Pity that Mr Thapar doesn't let Mr. Jathin Roy complete his analysis by trying to force him to pin everything down to specific persons rather than to the governments that collectively make policy. Perhaps he was trying to imitate BBC's Hard Talk but he doesn't make it

[@DharmendraRaiMindMap]

Karan has NEVER been so aggressive before

[@anbee8127]

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

[@kashanakmal1194]

Watch his interviews with Dr. Moeed Yusuf.

[@ushakaimal1947]

Mr Karan is straight forward ,l appreciate this quality of him.

[@hassobhatiastudent716]

Karan, Good job to pin him down

[@nikhilarora5854]

wow wow wow ... one of the best I have seen of KT ....guess would not have been possible without Dr. Roy matching his wit to the Teeeeee....loving the bold banter and ideas ... Hope someone up there is paying heed to it ...

[@PankajDoharey]

Such a masterpiece of an interview, both the interviewer and the interviewee.

[@deepphilip6971]

if you are stepping on both yes and no then this conversation will make no impact...name the ones responsible and let the common man change them through election...

[@mshashmi]

Ministers only take orders from Modi and Amit Shah. Where is the need of education, intelligence and experience

[@sindhushreesr5413]

The wire👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@shariqzafar]

Those were some tough questions around his article, but I bow to Mr. Rathin Roy to answering them truthfully and professionally, not budging to KT's rhetoric.

[@SALAMANCA145]

Every intelligent person has either left India or in the process of doing so. Brain gain happening.

[@FareedPasha93]

In process of sending my Younger brother to canada by year end.. & maybe myself in couple of years.. Bro.... the situation is already very suffocating... cant help feel so much enraged when the whole of society is going down the drain... the promise of a better life in my own country seems so bleak... its shear helplessness ...Hope things takes a turn around soon...

[@jayaramprabhu5595]

Obtain higher education at taxpayers money & migrate to foreign countries & cry from roof tops that there is brain drain.

[@Avinashm7]

@@FareedPasha93 cowards flees while we fight and endure

[@ny8281]

Superb interview - sound advice. Thank you. 🙏

[@mary-rj3df]

It's a shame we don't have this kind of discussion with people who are responsible to handle our government.... Great interview Sir always a pleasure to listen to you and your guests

[@abhikghosh6110]

Karan has met his match. Rathin has a pat answer to everything and it's frustrating Karan 😁

[@supportfarmers4332]

It seems the article is written by someone else and interview is of some another person such is the fear of being slapped with dangerous cases .very nice questions by respected Karan Thapar

[@bhaskardebnath7493]

This is excellent and fascinating interview!

[@sanjaygadhalay]

Well interviewed ...you nailed the word image

[@sunilgeorge2943]

Didn’t like Karan the way you were pushing Dr. Roy for naming people…. The interview I believe was not intended to bash Modi Govt … it was to understand what’s wrong and what are the measures to revive economy… the conversations were of high quality but u were pushing it to a political discussion and wanting a renowned economist to be blaming politicians than institutions in capability

[@subhasisghosh66]

Shri Karan Thapar does these programmes to further his ideology. He is least bothered about the ideas of his guests. They are mere props.

[@pattabhiram9549]

Dr.RATHIN ROY.... you have left the people of this country down by taking *U* turns.. what a shame

[@scariathoppil2271]

When there is a Minister in the Finance Ministry who publically announced or predicted that India's economy is not going to get affected by COVID how India's economy will revive? Unfortunately he is still continuing there for the only reason that he is fundamentalist Hindutvavaadi.

[@subscribesanjaymajdur9137]

हम एक आम नागरिक करन जी का हमेशा सम्मान करते है,, और हमे इंग्लिश कम समझ में आने के बावजूद पूरा समझने की कोशिश करते है,,, हम इनके हर एक सवाल का जवाब देना चाहते है, लेकिन हिंदी में.. हम इंतजार करेंगे

[@mohdashraf7986]

Mr thaper the seriousness of the government can be acknowledged, first it was said that income tax portal can be restored by 7th June but now it's August but still it's not working,and government is not bothered

[@thesaint9286]

It will come back after UP elections....dont disturb the government with such silly demands....

[@bumurk6087]

Smart assery from both is at a peak display. Smart but also more a good good interview.

[@jayantochoudhury5631]

An interesting duel! Hats off to Rathin Roy for refusing to allow Karan Thapar to force words into his mouth.

[@mangalgharami4904]

Don't be kind, be truthful 😁😀 : yes yes, that's it!!

[@pankaj5080]

bhai yeh to gazab zeher insaan hai.. maza aa gaya . I need to find more interviews of him.

[@satishnarayan4992]

Apart from the key structural changes that Mr. Roy suggested, I believe there are two more which are equally or far more important namely Judicial reforms (incl. consistently adding capacity of our courts) and electoral reforms.These are directly tied to our social & economic prosperity and how the world, especially business community would view us.Do we want to be country where enforcing contracts is near impossible, and getting an electoral outcome is purely based on the resources available with you. I certainly dont.

[@surojitbhattacharjee9789]

Very good analysis DR.Ratan Roy complete scenario of the current Econic situation what we can do is that he also says that.THANKS

[@brahmajyotimukherjee7246]

Very irritating interview. I normally like Karan Thapar interview. But this one was bad, he was bent upon enforcing his bias and opinion instead of trying to understand what the eminent economist was trying to say

[@subhasisghosh66]

Shri Karan Thapar does these programmes only to further his ideology. He is least bothered about hearing the views of his guests.

[@machaant5258]

Thanks for the insightful interview. While identifying people who run the system is important, (since most of us know who they are and Dr Rathin would not name them) Karan Thapar should have focused more on "system" as Dr Rathin Roy was brilliant in his analysis of system and that is something many of us would have overlooked or not known

[@ankusharbat4365]

Mr Karan Thapar please arrange one interview with Mr P Chidambaram

[@mvasenwala]

Yes i agree he is shying away from direct answers. But his hint is sufficient for men of understanding. You have to read between lines. He could not have spelt out more clearly than he did. He has communicated what others are afraid to utter. He is as brave as he could get. Bravo.

[@vinoohoon525]

Wonderful concluding statements!

[@gurindersingh8109]

Competence & performance: 1 billion hindus fail to win ONE individual Olympic Gold. How can the same hindus help economy succeed? Success can't be achieved without culture & character.

[@avishekbhattacharjee812]

How many sikhs won gold medals?

[@avishekbhattacharjee812]

Khalistani kannedian

[@gurindersingh8109]

@@avishekbhattacharjee812 wait till Sikhs have own country, why should Sikhs win Olympics gold for Hindu rashtar? BTW the only individual Olympics gold since 1984 genocide of Sikhs by Hindu extremists was won by Abhinav bindra who is a Sikh.

[@anbee8127]

Mediocrity is our motto. We pretend like we believe in strength in numbers but we are incapable of developing strong teams, we worship individuals who are narcissistic but have never admired truly strong single minded people. We're not doomed today. We were always doomed.

[@DevArya_111]

@UCbdp-6s6h3X70fual15JTIQ stop LARPing you ain't a hindu

[@elimccain1728]

We need Modi Ji as permanent PM of India. He is only Savior.

[@dapartyrokr]

Was waiting for Rathin to come back !

[@somnathk8277]

Wow Rathin Sledgehammer indeed. Having covered major subjects many more left out. Karan can we have a Part 2 soon

[@patricksaw7476]

Some may call it hardball interviewing. But approaching it with preconceived answers and browbeating the interviewee when he demurs veers very close to abject rudeness. Why bother having an interview if you insult the interviewee when he doesn't give you the answer you think he should? You might as well talk to yourself.

[@subhasisghosh66]

Shri Karan Thapar is of the firm opinion that people here come to listen to him only. His guests are mere props.

[@harrybrar8510]

Dr roy is great man 👨

[@sumanpreetsingh]

Good job by Karan. I feel ratin Roy was totally shaken away with the question asked.

[@pamtam1]

In a way agree but both stuck to their respective proverbial guns. I believe Karan should have been more prepared with his questions to corner Rathin having known him for so long. Karan assumed that Rathin would readily agree to his suggestions regarding what Rathin wrote in allegorical direct article but he (Karan) was as much taken aback by Rathins defence of his article and at the same time not calling out individual names. Personally, I endorse this quality (if it is applied all the time across the board). It is a rare quality to possess in today's time.

[@manubhatt3]

As soon as Nehru's name comes up, Karan Thapar is troubled. What a sycophant of Gandhi family! This wasn't an interview but more like one person compelling and expecting the other person to agree to his opinion, and then getting irritated when that doesn't happen. What a biased journalist!

[@subhasisghosh66]

Shri Karan Thapar is related to Bharat Ratna (self awarded) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru by marriage. No wonder his discomfort. By the way, his father was Gen PN Thapar, who lead our country to defeat in 1962.

[@sanjaygadhalay]

Rathin Roy ...is forthright and think tank...to be relied upon only for gyan for action ..that requires a different karma and swadharma ..

[@sanjaygadhalay]

Not for action .please read above

[@mdshahilshaikh6999]

This is how the interview should be and this is how it used to be in India. Karan knows how to grill his guests. Sometime his guests have to drink a glass of water and leave the interview abruptly! 😂😂😂

[@sanjaygadhalay]

I need to read this article peaee share the link to this article too karan..

[@hemantikaahuja9526]

We can at least start, big reforms take time. It's a good idea to set up new infrastructure in north east and revive dead infrastructures

[@rexy80]

This interview is a piece of art. A gem. But unfortunately happens in an echo chamber. Dr. Roy is left-leaning, Karan is, The Wire and most of them, seeing and commenting are. It would only make more sense if anybody from the government could be subjected to such scrutiny with their words. Please invite Gadkari-ji. I believe if there is one person in this government who would be game, it probably would only be him. Plus, his department routinely reports good numbers.

[@csprakashraoprakashrao7847]

Ashwin Gautam, that's comic relief indeed in capitals in the midst of bleak darkness staring in our faces. Just today a State Minister that Nehru's speech I 1947 was the start of all our troubles. And we have reached a pinnacle now after 70 years in mismanagement.And all know where we are headed. God Bless India ie., Bharat.

[@beniwal.mayank]

Fitst i thought it is regular anti modi Hate video , but iam pelesntly surprised 👏👏

[@paulnk968]

Such analysis of our present economic status is very important to lead the nation for a better future.

[@itsaashish]

Modi is Timid, Ill-thought Out and Incoherent. Time to kick out BJP.

[@ishpreetsingh2191]

its disheartening that indian policies are driven by nincompoops and intellectuals can only discuss the ramifications

[@sydneyfernandes5982]

Intelligence is not in the gunda government book.