Macro Matters Ep 1: India’s economy meets the West Asia shock | Oil prices | Rupee | Bond yields
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This is the first public episode of Macro Matters — a new fortnightly podcast from Business Standard that tries to make sense of the forces shaping India and the world across economics, markets, politics, policy, business, and geopolitics. Hosted by Ankur Bhardwaj, Macro Matters features long-form, free-flowing conversations with some of India’s most respected voices on the economy and public affairs. The idea is simple: connect the dots between events that often appear unrelated — oil prices, elections, inflation, climate, currencies, markets, policy decisions, and global conflicts — and understand how they eventually affect ordinary lives. In Episode 1, Ankur Bhardwaj is joined by veteran journalist A K Bhattacharya for a wide-ranging conversation on whether India is entering a more difficult economic phase. The episode explores how India’s growth story is now running into a much harsher global environment shaped by: The West Asia conflict and oil shock Instability around Iran an
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