Podcast | Modi Sir, Kudos on Your First Post-Truth Budget!

PM Narendra Modi loves to talk up all his “pioneering firsts.” He’s now added a lethal one to that arsenal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi loves to talk up all his “pioneering firsts.” Well, he’s now added a truly lethal one to that arsenal – India’s first post-truth Budget!

Exactly 18 hours before the Budget was presented in Parliament, India dramatically upped its previous two years’ GDP numbers. Ironically, the most brazen “upgrade” was reserved for 2016-17 when demonetisation had clearly ravaged the economy.