Modi’s narrow domestic focus is killing Indians’ economic freedom

Modi's narrow domestic focus is killing Indians' economic freedom Modi's narrow domestic focus is killing Indians' economic freedom

Ritesh Kumar Singh is founder and chief executive of policy research at Indonomics Consulting in New Delhi.

In reversing the reforms of 1991, which helped India become an economic powerhouse, the Modi government has slowly and steadily brought back the “license, permit, and quota raj” — leading to a shrinking of economic and financial freedom for both Indian businesses and consumers.