Such a narrow focus will not do justice to the broad based expertise and wide domain knowledge of late Haksar; nor indeed to the far reaching influence he had on the course of economic and political history of India. To appropriately honour his memory, I have decided to take on a broader canvas and speak about India’s development challenges.
I am conscious that much of what I will say will be beyond the domain of the Reserve Bank. At a personal level, I will be stepping out of my comfort zone too. The encouragement from Shri Rashpal Malhotra and Prof. Sucha Singh Gill made me bold to take on this challenge. India growth story 5.