Al Jazeera: Is India’s economy at a standstill?

A nationwide two-day strike called by trade unions in India has brought the country’s transport system to a standstill. Many government offices, schools and public utility services are closed in what has been dubbed a ‘hundred million man strike’…Inside Story, with presenter Mike Hanna, discusses with guests: Santosh Mehrotra, the director general of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, which is part of India’s Planning Commission; Amitava Guha, a member of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions; and Professor Jaideep Prabhu, a professor of Indian business and enterprise and director of Cambridge University’s Centre for India and Global Business…”

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