Common factors behind Pakistan & Sri Lanka economic collapse, paying for strongman hyper-populism

In episode 973 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks at two of India’s neighbours — Pakistan and Sri Lanka and their crumbling economies. We look at Pakistani economy's performance since Imran Khan came to power, suspension of IMF programme and Sri Lanka’s major economic crisis amidst the political turmoil. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by @kiaind --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch Cut The Clutter, episoder 826 here:    • Economic emergency in Sri Lanka as COVID r...   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read R. Ramakumar's column here: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-e... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join our channel to get access to perks. Click 'JOIN' or follow the link below:    / @theprintindia   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8