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Your predecessor said CEA is a dream job. What has been your initial experience?
It is enjoyable. Possibly because I joined when Budget deliberations had just started.
Q: A series of US trained professionals have had a tough time in India as they were seen as not knowing the Indian economic realities. Are you an exception?
A: The important difference is that I have been in India for the last 10 years. It is important to have the best education, be at the cutting edge of both wisdom and techniques involved in research. Good awareness of the realities here is a plus.
Q: What do you see as the biggest challenges before the economy right now?
Let's start with what has been achieved where we can also talk about what needs to be done. We have achieved GDP growth of
