India is expected to continue its economic policy course regardless of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi is elected for a third term or not, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said in a recent interview.
The economist said on Tuesday that the country would most likely maintain its economic policy course. “There is a lot of continuity in Indian politics. Whichever government comes to power will take over and continue many of the good things that have already been done,” Rajan said in an interview with Bloomberg TV's David Ingles.
The economist currently works as a professor of finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and shared his insights on the sidelines of the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported.
Rajan noted that the new government is expected to announce a budget soon after taking office, adding that the financial document is expected to focus on “all the good things that are happening while trying to see what other changes need to be made.”
He also said that the Modi government's infrastructure spending was necessary to address the country's huge deficits, but added that going forward, India would need to shift the focus to maintaining the quality of infrastructure and ensure that these investments did not only benefit the big industrial players.
In particular, the country is currently undergoing Lok Sabha elections, which are scheduled to end on June 1, 2024. The results will be announced on June 4.
The general mood surrounding the Bharatiya Janata Party and Narendra Modi’s return to office is quite optimistic, but the question remains as to the extent of the majority the party can achieve.
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