Given the slump our economy is in, Sitharaman shall be in the spotlight as the cabinet gets to work. Her education in economics, the country hopes, will stand her in good stead as she goes about doing what’s needed for a revival. The first woman to be India’s full-time finance minister, she is a post-graduate in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University and an M.Phil. India’s new finance minister might find it worthwhile to use the policy guidance of advisors with similar academic stature. Apart from a revival of investment, consumption and exports, the economy needs a series of immediate fixes.

Source: Mint June 02, 2019 14:26 UTC