Falling Rupee, Inflation, AI, Foreign Investment & India's Growth Story | Dr Shamika Ravi | EP-420

Dr Shamika Ravi is a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and a Secretary to the Government of India. Her research focuses on development economics, with a special emphasis on finance, healthcare, urbanisation, gender equality, welfare, and poverty. In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Dr Shamika Ravi discusses how the West Asia crisis impacts India's economy. She responds to critics who argue that India's growth story is over and shares her views on foreign direct investment, India's position in the artificial intelligence race, the falling rupee, rising inflation, and the country's economic outlook in 2026. #anipodcast #smitaprakash #inflation #indianeconomy #ai Timestamps 00:00 – Coming Up 02:02 – Introduction 02:50 – India's Economic Future 06:31 – Foreign Direct Investment 09:13 – India's Approach to AI 13:11 – Indians' Purchasing Power 17:15 – Nuclear Reactors 19:30 – COVID-Like Crisis Coming? 21:58 – Advice for Investors 24:11 – India's Economic Growth 27:18 – Freebies and Welfare Politics 31:26 – Rural vs. Urban Consumption 32:54 – Economic Reforms 42:45 – PM's Advice Against Buying Gold 46:45 – World Abandoning Free Market? 50:45 – Market Privatisation in India 52:28 – Market Solutions for New-Age Problems 58:22 – India's Demographic Dividend 1:08:05 – Demographic Change in India 1:12:08 – Women's Reservation 1:20:26 – PM Modi's Economic Vision for 2047 Join ANI's YouTube membership to get access to perks:    / @aninewsindia   Subscribe now and press the bell icon 🔔 to get new video updates: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi -------------------------------------- ANI is South Asia's leading Multimedia News Agency providing content for every information platform, including TV, Internet, broadband, newspapers, and mobiles. Subscribe now! Enjoy and stay connected with us!! ☛ Subscribe to ANI News YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi ☛ Visit our Official website: https://www.aninews.in/ ☛ Follow ANI:   / ani   ☛ Follow us on Snapchat:   / @ani-news   ☛ Like us:   / aninews.in   ☛ Email to: [email protected], [email protected] ☛ Instagram:   / ani_trending   , https://www.instagram.com/podcast_ani... ☛ Copyrights © All Rights Reserved ANI Media Pvt Ltd.