Monday, December 29, 2014

The Bus Journey and MODIfication..


There is a scene in the movie, Rajanikanth starrer,  Shivaji. Rajanikanth calls up all the Chartered accountants of the business firms across Tamil Nadu (or India..i don't remember)  for a deal and asks them to reveal all the details of  black money stacked up by the firms. Majority of them refuse and Rajanikanth , in response, offers them a discussion in an adjacent room, where he unleashes his hired goons to beat them all up and agree to his demands. Finally, we see all the CA professionals lining up to help Rajanikanth…

Recently, our PM, proabably inspired by this movie, have asked the bank chiefs to travel in a Volvo bus from Mumbai to Pune where the PM will meet them at a retreat to brainstorm and prepare a blueprint for an action plan to reform the banking sector. This comes shortly after RBI governor Raghuram’s word of caution on Modiji’s “Make In India” policy. Dr Rajan said that 'Make in India' assumes an export-led growth path similar to that of China and it should rather be largely 'for India'. This actually equates to increase in absorption of goods by the domestic population and make possible larger supplies of goods, which in fact requires an increase in the purchasing power of the domestic population, which can only be attained by efficient redistribution of income. Although, Raghuram Rajan did not exactly opend the doors for a socialist thought, but clearly the word of caution contained to avoid an export led growth pattern.

Now, our PM must interfere for all his business adversaries are awaiting the real estate plan of “Make In India” to go on floors along with the overseas financial support. But such a statement from the RBI governor would send wrong signals in the market and fruition of the project would be a distant dream.  Thus the bus ride has come into picture and participants for the bus ride are none other than Raghuram Rajan, and major commercial banking chiefs , who are lend sharks to the hidden real estate plan of “Make In India” campaign. By the end of the journey and when they reach Pune, I am sure they all would have been MODIfied..