Unequal India Decoded

In the last episode of Unequal India Decoded, journalist Raksha Kumar speaks to Alison Schultz ,  a Research Fellow at the Tax Justice Network on the 2025 State of Tax Justice Report. India  has lost 88 billion US dollars between 2016-2021 to tax abuse by corporations and individuals. Plus, in the regular segment on colonialism, Raksha speaks to Purendra Prasad Professor in the department of socio...

Raksha Kumar tries to draw a straight line between negotiations in COP30 in South America and UN Tax Convention in Africa and tries to understand how just taxation can help fund the climate crises. Her guests are Anirban Bhattacharya  of the Center for Financial Accountability who helps her draw the linkages. Plus, in the regular segment on colonialism, Raksha speaks to Maanik Nath,  Assistant Pro...

Raksha Kumar plays fact checker on Indian government data - which claimed that India was the fourth most equal country in the world. Her guest is Prof Himanshu of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, who helps in clearing the air on the data. Plus, in the regular segment on colonialism, Raksha speaks to retired Prof Arun Kumar about monopolies in independent India and how successive governmen...

Unequal India Decoded is a monthly podcast from the Tax Justice Network which dissects inequalities and offers solutions for building a fairer place for its billion and a half people. Podcast host and journalist Raksha Kumar has covered social and economic justice in India for over 15 years. Here's our website with all the Unequal India Decoded podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/hi/producti...

In the third episode Raksha Kumar asks if ordinary Indians will really benefit from the reduction in India's Goods and Services Tax.  Plus, the story of wealth accumulation in India's financial capital over four and a half centuries.  Guests: Thomas Franco, former general secretary of All India Bank Officers Confederation and coordinator of Peoples Comission on Public Sector and Public services. S...

Journalist Raksha Kumar dissects economic inequalities in India – one of the most unequal countries in the world – and tries to offer solutions for building a fairer place for its billion and a half people. In the second episode Raksha ruminates the chaos in the world economy asking whether BRICS+ can change the course of history or if those countries will stand by and watch mutely? Plus, Raksha t...

Meet Raksha Kumar, who'll dissect economic inequalities in India - one of the most unequal countries in the world - and try to offer solutions for building a fairer place for its billion and a half people. In this first episode Raksha investigates the news that India has apparently become the fourth largest economy in the world. Really? And what does that mean for the average Indian? Plus, Raksha...