If Modi doesn't carry out reforms, I will be among the most vocal critics
(Hindustan Times, 06 December 2013)
Though critics claim that his line of thinking obliquely favours Gujarat chief minister and BJP’s prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi’s development model, US-based economist and Columbia University professor Arvind Panagariya says that he uses Gujarat only as an illustration and that his main goal is reform. In an interview to HT, Panagariya spoke about the UPA’s social sector programmes, the election outcome and what the new government should do to get India back on the growth track. Excerpts.