How the Economy became Modi's Achilles' Heel

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently suffered a major electoral setback, with his party falling well short of a simple majority in Parliament at a time when they had set their sights on a two-thirds majority.

One of the major reasons for this sobering outcome has been the underperforming Indian economy under Modi’s leadership. Post-poll surveys show that voters were particularly dissatisfied with issues of unemployment and inflation.

I spoke with Anuj Srivas, a business journalist from India, about how the government has attempted to address the various challenges facing India’s economy and how successful these efforts have been.