'Economic Contraction is 40% not 24%' - Prof. Arun Kumar

The decline in India's gross domestic product (GDP) is much more than what the government has estimated for the three months between April and June.

The decline in India's gross domestic product (GDP) is much more than what the government has estimated for the three months between April and June. An estimated 80 crore Indians or around 60% of the population is currently below the internationally-defined poverty line, argues economist Professor Arun Kumar in an interview with NewsClick.