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In conversation with Member of Parliament and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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As I mentioned earlier, folks, Mr. Rudy is one of the most experienced administrators in India. And what's also truly unique is that he is the only member of Parliament in the globe to have captained an Airbus A 320, which figured in the Limpa Book of World Records. Mr. Rudy, or shall I say, Captain Rudy, it is great to have you join us this morning on Swell. And I also want to thank you for making the time for this conversation

Rajiv Pratap Rudy is a fourth term Member of Parliament from Bihar, as well as a former Union Minister.

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1. What is your reading of the ongoing pandemic?

Captain Rudy India is currently going through a very difficult period from a public health point of view. What is your perspective on the ongoing pandemic and how it has played out, especially in the context of issues such as river first migration in Bihar
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2. How do you see the aviation sector evolving?

As one of India's leading policymakers and as someone who has implemented key reforms such as the modernization of the Indian airports. How do you see the aviation sector evolving over the next few years or so? And what are some some of the plans to revolutionize Indian aviation to make it compete with the rest of the globe
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3. Opportunities for employment within Bihar

A lot of migrants from Bihar go to metros like Mumbai and New Delhi for gainful employment. Given this pattern, what are some of the opportunities which you see emerging in the Bihar economy, which you think will reverse this trend
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4. The successes of Make in India in attracting foreign investment

Captain Rudy as investors from the United States and other countries look to invest in India, some of the concerns which have been raised historically are the levels of red tape and corruption. How successful have initiatives like making India been in attracting foreign investment? And what would you say to economists who have cast doubt on India's growth trajectory
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5. Leadership styles of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji and Narendra Modi Ji

And lastly, you're a leader who has closely witnessed the generational leadership changes within the BJP. What are some of the differences and similarities which you have observed between the leadership styles of Adolbihari Wachbaiji and Narendra Modiji? And with that, I want to thank you again for your time, Captain Rudy, I will post a conclusion at the end of this conversation, but I look forward to your responses. And as I said, it's great to speak with you on swell
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@RPRudy2021 · 5:00
There were a lot of issues which came up and credit goes to the Prime Minister. He handed it beautifully. But then there is a challenge in India. The infrastructure on health is not too strong, especially in rural areas. And we have challenges with six lack villages. And some of the States have a reasonably good infrastructure. But there is an issue there
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Reforms post 2003 on Privatisation of Airports Delhi and Mumbai and greenfi

But the situation, you see, if I have to mention aviation in India, I have to talk about precovitate times and it cannot be now because everything is shut off. And one of the few sectors which is at that huge stress and a lot of financial stress, like all the Airlines across the world, is in India too
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@RPRudy2021 · 5:00

Bihar has moved forward yet lagging in comparison to other states. Average

And of course, now with the Prime Minister there at the helm of affairs and Mr. Nathan Gadkiri, the former President of the party. We are constructing more than 38 km, 35 to 38 km of road. Metal highways National Highways Huddled Possibly the longest in the country today is in India. So with the growing infrastructure, prosperity is also coming back and with logistics, with storage, with power consumption, with reforms taking place in the States
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@RPRudy2021 · 4:24

India has improved the index of Ease of doing business from 142 in 2014 to

And then when I came back and told it to the Prime Minister introduced the quissan rails, Kissan specials in which refrigerated bands were being used for transport are being used, which is called Quesan rail, which is being used to transfer or transport vegetables, fresh vegetables. Now so many things have come and economics is improving. Growth, which of course saw a decay during Corvette, is reviving. But nonetheless, with the second spike in India, things are quite difficult
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Vajpayee to Modi. Process of learning administration differently. Vision se

You can develop on it. But of course, a very hard Taskmaster, undoubtedly, which should be there when you have a responsibility in a country like 1000, 400 million people, and you are a Union Minister. He did entrust me with a very passionate subject called the skills. To me as the first time skill Minister was, there were a lot of ministries doing skills in a very unstructured. And so I had to create an ego for the skill system
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@RPRudy2021 thanks so much and looking forward to our next conversation 🙏

Captain Rudy, you've been very candid with me this morning and hearing you has given us all a much more informed understanding of the questions which you discussed relating to the economy and everything else. I also want to thank you for all of the person personal anecdotes and reflecting on your experiences as a Minister and term term term term term term term member of Parliament from Bihar. It's been wonderful to connect with you and I hope we get to hear you again on Swell very soon
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