In a rare media interview published this week, Prime Minister Modi discussed several economic issues. Among the key takeaways, it is clear that the government wants policy to be loosened even further to support the economy in the near term. Meanwhile, Mr Modi appears upbeat on the government's ability to boost long-term growth to 8%, but that would involve undertaking politically-difficult labour market reform which we think is unlikely.
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