Uzair Younus comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Pakistani Economy, his recent trip across India, Ishaq Dar's Disasters, Rising Inflation, the Digitization of India, MIftah Ismail, Politics and Elite Capture.
Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
01:36 Rising inflation and Daronomics, Fake news
11:08 Import ban & Black Markets, Energy Management and Shortages
21:17 What if Uzair was in Dar’s position
29:03 Was Miftah on the right track, dynastic politics and busting the “relief” myth
39:44 What now? is immigration the only way out?
48:03 Possible reform, taxation, food, and misprioritization
55:59 Uzair’s India trip, fintech revolutions, Shehzad’s going rate
1:06:39 Digitized & developed India, accessibility for women and comparisons to Pakistan
1:28:55 Audience Questions
