Articles by Jagdish Bhagwati

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Indian Development Strategy Some Comments Jagdish Bhagwati T N Srinivasan SUKHAMOY CHAKRAVARTY'S Fifth G L Mehta Lecture (EPW, May 19-26) discuss ing India's development strategy for the 1980s it characterised by his customary erudition and lucidity of style. But its analysis of our past economic performance, and of our future pro- spects and the strategy for maximally improving them, raising several key questions. We can think of no better tribute to Sukhamoy Chakravarty's intellectual efforts than to address these questions and to indicate our agreements and disagreements with him. We hope that this will prompt a debate on the vital issues of Indian economic policy at this critical point in our history.

August 14, 1971 country, and the cost of an active policy in favour of Bangla Desh has been steeply raised. It will rise further as time goes on and we may be left with no alternative but to acquiesce in the suppression of Bangla Desh. Should this happen we will lose whatever goodwill there is among the East Bengalis for this country, and the only chance of creating a new orientation in the outlook of the people of the subcontinent.