Ep 1: Should We Be Aatma Nirbhar?

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Ep 1: Should We Be Aatma Nirbhar? Should we boycott goods from China? It isn't possible, says Vivek Kaul. It isn't desirable, adds Amit Varma. Welcome to episode 1 of Econ Central, a new weekly podcast that looks at India through the lens of economic thinking. Amit and Vivek also discuss parottas, chocolate&nbsp;sandesh and the masterpiece&nbsp;Ghachar Ghochar. Also check out: 1.&nbsp;Econ Central Kicks Off&nbsp;-- Preview episode of Econ Central. 2.&nbsp;India's Economy in the Time of Covid-19&nbsp;-- Episode 177 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul)). 3.&nbsp;It’s impossible to boycott Chinese products and brands&nbsp;-- Vivek Kaul. 4.&nbsp;Easynomics: Why companies leaving China will not come to India&nbsp;-- Vivek Kaul. 5.&nbsp;The dangers of India’s rising tariff walls&nbsp;-- Vivek Kaul. 6.&nbsp;Trump and Modi are Playing a Lose-Lose Game&nbsp;-- Amit Varma. 7.&nbsp;The Great Redistribution&nbsp;-- Amit Varma. 8.&nbsp;A trade deficit with a babysitter&nbsp;-- Tim Harford. 9.&nbsp;I, Pencil&nbsp;-- Leonard Read. 10.&nbsp;What is Libertarianism?&nbsp;-- Episode 117 of The Seen and the Unseen (w David Boaz) 11.&nbsp;The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom&nbsp;-- David Boaz. 12.&nbsp;Explained: Why parotta gets charged a higher GST than roti&nbsp;-- Aanchal Magazine. 13.&nbsp;GST&nbsp;-- Episode 3 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Devangshu Datta). 14.&nbsp;GST Revisited&nbsp;-- Episode 28 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul). 15.&nbsp;The Bad and Complex Tax&nbsp;-- Episode 74 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 16.&nbsp;Ghachar Ghochar&nbsp;-- Vivek Shanbhag (translated by Srinath Perur).&nbsp; 17. Lists of suicide prevention helpline numbers: 1, 2, 3. And hey, do also check out Vivek's book,&nbsp;Bad Money, as well as Amit's online course,&nbsp;TikTok and Indian Society. Econ Central http://econcentral.in <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14863475/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/76015136