Dr. C. Rangarajan
Chairman, Madras School of Economics · 1 appearance on the record.
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Dr. C. Rangarajan served as the 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, playing a key role in India's 1991 economic reforms. He has authored several works on macroeconomics, including his memoir Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond.
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1 prediction · 13 assertions · 2 opinions · 3 insights · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 14 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 12 are resolved, and 2 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.
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Rangarajan: India never sold gold in 1991, only pledged it as collateral
“We never sold gold. We only sent out gold To be used as a security akin to which we borrowed. And as soon as we repaid that thing, the gold became ours. There was no idea at any time to sell gold, to only to pledge gold and the pledge of gold borrow money.”
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Everything Dr. C. Rangarajan said on the Neon Show that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →
Rangarajan: India never sold gold in 1991, only pledged it as collateral
“We never sold gold. We only sent out gold To be used as a security akin to which we borrowed. And as soon as we repaid that thing, the gold became ours. There was no idea at any time to sell gold, to only to pledge gold and the pledge of gold borrow money.”
Rangarajan: AI replacing intellectual labor could reduce overall human labor demand
“The AI and generic AI and other things are essentially substituting not the manual labor, but even the intellectual labor. That imposes, that creates a situation in which the demand for human labor itself could go down.”
Rangarajan: Pure export-led growth is no longer viable for developing economies
“Some people say that South Korea and even China moved fast because they focused on exports. That is true. But that is no longer possible when even the developed countries are not going to grow fast. And the attitude in the developed countries is also changing …”
Rangarajan: Bank of England and Bank of Japan required gold shipped out of India
“And then we found out that the Bank of England and Bank of Japan were willing to give us a loan. But then they insisted that the goal Should come out of India.”
Rangarajan: 1991 Rupee Devaluation Was Carried Out by RBI, Not Government
“Another important thing which many people may not have noted, but I have indicated in the book is, this devaluation of the rupee was not done by the government. It was done by the Reserve Bank.”
Rangarajan: India needs a 35% investment rate for 7% annual growth
“I would really think that even though we may not achieve exactly the developed country status, we need to grow at least at about seven percent per annum. And if the incremental capital output ratio is five to one, then the investment rate has to be at 35%.”
Rangarajan: Pre-1991 import substitution created a high-cost economy
“Earlier on, we followed a policy of import substitution in the sense that whatever we are importing, we should produce. But that resulted essentially in a high-cost economy. Because if we were able to produce that commodity economically and efficiently, then w…”
Rangarajan: High import duties make foreign car imports unfeasible in India
“I mean, even today, I think we are very reluctant to import automobiles from outside. And we imposed such a heavy import duty That it is not possible for any normal person to import the automobile.”
Rangarajan: RBI and Manmohan Singh Ended Automatic Deficit Monetization in Two Steps
“I took up this issue and fortunately Dr. Manmohan Singh Who had also been previously a governor of the governor, governor of the Reserve Bank, agreed, and we revoked the earlier agreement in two steps. And therefore, the government cannot automatically now get…”
Rangarajan: India was perhaps a decade behind China on economic reforms
“Because the famous speech of Ding in China was in 1970 eight, December 1319 78, when he asked for New ideas and new ways of doing things. So even then we, even at that point, we did not change. As compared to China, we were all, we were perhaps one decade behi…”
Rangarajan: 1991 Reforms Brought Outside Economists Into IAS Bureaucracy
“Somewhere around that time, it was decided that the government will also take in people from outside who are competent into the system. Essentially, the government, the was run by the bureaucrats. Particularly the civil servants, the IAS officers, and other si…”
Rangarajan: Narasimha Rao's ministry dismantled India's industrial licensing system
“So Narasimha Rao's role is also very important, and many people do not realize that Narasimha Rao at that time as prime minister was also minister in charge of industries, and therefore the whole system of controls, licenses and all were knocked down by his mi…”
Rangarajan: Manmohan Singh's Second PM Term Was Clouded By Political Factors
“But as finance minister, he did excellent job. As prime minister, he did excellent job in the first term. The second term was somewhat clouded by other factors.”
Rangarajan: Inadequate Reserves in 1991 Forced Severe Import Curtailment
“We were in a situation in which our reserves were inadequate, totally inadequate, and we had to face an acute situation in which the imports had to be curtailed to a very large extent.”
Rangarajan: Pre-1991 India barred foreign investment in domestic stocks
“The other important thing that we did in the, as part of the transformation was essentially to allow foreigners to invest in India more freely than As than before, and also bring in resources from outside to invest in our stocks and, in our stock exchanges. Th…”
Rangarajan: RBI Determined Rupee Exchange Rate Daily Prior to Reforms
“The exchange rate of the, that is the value of the rupee in terms of the foreign currency, was determined by the Eruso Bank on every working day. And this is, ah, therefore the exchange rate was not determined by the, in the market, so to say.”
Rangarajan: India's annual GDP growth averaged 0.89% from 1900 to 1950
“Between 1919 50, the average annual growth rate of India was 0.89%. That is less than one percent. And at that time, population was growing at 0.84%. Therefore, per capita income almost remained stagnant over the five decades.”
Rangarajan: Prior to 1992, Indian banks did not classify non-performing loans
“Non-performing asset is because the whole, prior to 92, 93, what happened was that when The payments due were not forthcoming from the borrowers. The lenders, which means the banks, did not necessarily classify them as non-performing or performing. They were a…”
Appearances (1)
| Episode | Date | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. C Rangarajan on Dr. Manmohan’s Legacy, 1991 Reforms & Future Economic Plans I The Neon | Feb 9, 2024 | 54m |