This week’s meeting between the Chinese premiere Xi Jinping and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi provides the perfect backdrop to kick off MacroCentral.com. We take a look at India in particular, with a brief analysis of the successes achieved to date on the economic front by the government and the RBI, as well as as the economic challenges that the country faces going forward.

The two heads of state, who represent a grand total of more than 2.5bio people, surely have had a lot to discuss, as they need to balance their diplomatic issues with their economic interests. India is seen by many as a China-in-the-making, with the former lagging the latter by about 10years. The WSJ ran a great comparison between the two economies recently, showing how the two countries look alike.

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