Nirmala Sitharaman's Response Is Appalling and Insensitive: R Ramakumar

Behind the clever jugglery with numbers, the Finance Minister's announcements make it clear that the Narendra Modi government is not interested in spending more on the underprivileged, especially migrant workers

Behind the clever jugglery with numbers, the Finance Minister's announcements make it clear that the Narendra Modi government is not interested in spending more on the underprivileged, especially migrant workers, at a time when the country is going through an unprecedented economic crisis, says R Ramakumar, professor of economics, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, in an exclusive interview with Newsclick.