How Kejri put a brake to economic reforms

January 16, 2014 14:31

Alright then, moving on from Tharoor and his alleged shenanigans to this editorial on the Telegraph -- Kejriwal's mistake in putting a stop to FDI in retail in Delhi and thereby a brake in economic reforms.

"The ship of Indian economic reforms has never been able to escape from the choppy waters of populism and antiquated ideas. The latest victim is foreign direct investment in retail. The new government in Delhi led by Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party has withdrawn the permission given by the previous government to allow FDI in retail."

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