In Conversation with Salman Khurshid: Economist Surjit S. Bhalla

In this episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, economist and former executive director of the IMF for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, Surjit S. Bhalla outlines India’s evolving role in the global economy. He says the growing focus on India is driven by China’s rise, pointing to its dominance in global manufacturing and the trade imbalances it has created. Bhalla adds that India is central to this moment, and its demographic trajectory, especially a later fertility decline than China, positions it to supply the world with human capital, labor and technological capability.