CEA Nageswaran to talk on policy issues
He will present India's opportunities and the challenges that lie ahead for planners and policymakers alike in the context of India becoming the fourth largest economy in the world in GDP terms, said a statement issued by the Raj Bhavan.
These factors, along with economic diplomacy, international trade and tariff, and the prime minister's call for Make In India, will form part of the deliberations by CEA.
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