Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Economist Highlights India's Growth Bottlenecks
An economist named Kevin Bryan visited India for two weeks.
He noticed that India is very ambitious and growing fast, similar to China in the mid-2000s.
However, he pointed out three big problems.
First, the government has too many old rules and is not very efficient.
Second, people don't follow the rules well, which causes chaos.
Third, India needs to build more and better infrastructure like roads and airports.
Despite these issues, Bryan thinks India has a lot of potential because people are hardworking and ambitious.
He also mentioned that a smaller country like Bhutan has a better quality of life, showing that India can improve while growing.
Economist Kevin Bryan observed India's growth potential and identified three major structural issues.
The 'License Raj' mentality persists, with outdated bureaucratic processes and poor government services.
Weak enforcement of rules leads to anarchy in areas like supply chain fraud and pollution control.
Infrastructure improvements are visible but not sufficient to match India's growth ambitions.
Bryan highlighted India's strengths, including an ambitious population and improving infrastructure.
- Who
- Kevin Bryan, an economist from the University of Toronto and Chief Economist at CDL Toronto
- What
- Identified structural issues in India's growth
- When
- After a two-week visit in 2026
- Where
- Various parts of India
- Why
- To understand India's growth bottlenecks
- Economist
- Kevin Bryan
- Affiliation
- University of Toronto, CDL Toronto
- Observation Period
- Two weeks
- Key Issues
- Bureaucratic mindset, weak enforcement, infrastructure gaps
- Comparison
- India similar to China in 2005
- Strengths
- Ambitious population, improving infrastructure
- Example
- Bhutan's higher living standards