In this episode of Strategic Minds, Mr Neeraj Thakur, Editor, Outlook Business, speaks with Mr Praveen Khandelwal, Member of Parliament and one of India’s strongest voices for traders.
From activist to lawmaker, his journey captures the fight and spirit of small traders who keep India’s economy moving.
He recalls the long years spent challenging policies that favoured the few and standing up for millions of shopkeepers, wholesalers and street vendors who form the backbone of Indian commerce.
Now representing Chandni Chowk, he talks about turning the country’s oldest market into a model of modern trade, with cleaner infrastructure, digital access and smarter policy at its core.
He shares his views on the government’s GST reforms and the Make in India mission, and how both can drive growth only when small traders are part of the story. In a reflective moment, he revisits Swadeshi, not as a slogan from the past but as a living idea of economic self-reliance.
💬 How can India’s traders reclaim their place in the nation’s growth story? And what happens when one of their own takes their fight to Parliament?
Tune in for a sharp, candid conversation about ambition, reform and the everyday resilience of India’s trading class.
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