Vijay Kelkar: ‘If you want to be an economic superpower, you can't be protectionist’

What makes Vajpayee’s reforms different from the successor government? Weren’t the economic reforms of his regime more by oversight than by design? In this episode of India’s reform story, Join Pooja Mehra in conversation with Vijay Kelkar, former finance secretary and chairman of the 13th Finance Commission, as he uncovers Vajpayee’s knack of overcoming resistance to reforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices