1: Mint Budget 2021: Atmanirbhar Bharat - throwback or industrial leap? | Part-1

Should the Union Budget 2021 reverse the protectionist barriers erected in the last couple of budgets, to enable India to integrate better with global value chains? Or should we continue along that path, and promote import-substituting industrialization? The first LIVE panel discussion in Mint’s marathon run-up to the Union Budget coverage focuses on this crucial issue for the Indian economy. Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee live for this conversation are Ajit Ranade (President and Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group), Samiran Chakraborty (chief economist, India, Citibank), Saon Ray (senior fellow, ICRIER) and Santosh Pai (partner, Link Legal).