Back Stage - Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Tracing The Spectacular Trajectory Of Ahluwaliasife From Its Humble Beginnings In Secunderabad To The Corridors Of Power In Delhi, This Book Is A Classic Insiders Account Of How The India Story Was Shaped And Script Ahluwalia Played A Key Role In The Transformation Of India From A State-run To A Market-based Economy, And Remained A Constant Fixture At The Top Of Indias Economic Policy Establishment For An Unprecedented Period Of Three Decades. The Book Traverses The Politics, Personalities, Events And Crises In Indias Recent History. It Goes Behind The Numbers To Bring Alive The Politics Of Reform, And How Policy Change Was Pushed Throughat First, Slowly, Under Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, And Then Much More Boldly In 1991 When The Opportunity Provided By A Severe Balance Of Payments Crisis Was Seized For Wide-ranging Reform.