Pullarao Pentapati - Is Prime Minister Modi Keeping Foreign Economic Advisers at Distance

Prior to the elections and the assumption of office by Narendra Modi, there was talk that he was a willing recipient of advice by diverse foreign-based economists.

Prominent among these names were Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati of Columbia and Prof. Arvind Panagariya. The former London School of Economics Professor Lord Meghnad Desai was also viewed as a potential economic adviser. There were many other names too.