India's economic superpower potential, China-US trade war explained by Lawrence H Summers

Leading economist Lawrence H Summers has said that he has been rooting for Indian economy for a long time, and hoped that the country’s economy could see 15 years of growth. He was speaking to Mint editor Sruthijith KK on Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) on Wednesday.Summers, former Director of White House National Economic Council, was on critical of China’s approach to check the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Speaking to Mint editor Sruthijith KK on Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS), Summers said, “Chinese approach of shutting down the country upon discovery of small number of cases maybe setting the state for a very difficult situation.” Summers also spoke on the tariff war between US and China. Summers spoke on consequences of diminished trade between two of the world’s largest economies. Watch the full video for more details.