Episode 264: The Billionaire Raj with James Crabtree by analyseasia published on 2018-09-08T23:19:07Z James Crabtree, associate professor in practice at the Lee Kuan Yee School of Public Policy joined us in a conversation to discuss his new book "The Billionaire Raj: A Journey through India's New Gilded Age" and what it means for where India will move in the next decade. We discussed the major themes of the book and the intrinsic links between the political and business ecosystem across the country. As we progressed our conversation from the interesting Ambani family and Reliance Group, we shift our conversation to the current technology ecosystem in India where it is an open economy that are at the crossroads with US & China technology giants. Last but not least, James offered his perspectives to where India is heading for the future. Genre Business Comment by whitewarlord Great introduction with the book and the episode is better served with the coverage of how the political system and business are intertwined. Read the book and liked the story of the Kingfisher CEO and how he had fallen from grace. 2018-09-09T01:27:12Z Comment by Rick Lee Great conversation and interesting book recommendation "Maximum City" by Suketu Mehta, and I have read it years back. Will be great to have an in depth conversation on how tech companies in US and China are contesting the India market. 2018-09-09T01:25:42Z Comment by wangwu Great book and the discussion on India's new gilded age has been fascinating. 2018-09-08T23:21:46Z