Shaktikanta Das on govt decisions and why reforms can't be linear

Every decision of the govt has a context and a follow-through: Das

Though I had asked him for a meeting in June, just days after he retired as secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the finance ministry, Shaktikanta Das took his time. With good reason. The past two years have seen a rash of policies, many of which are still playing out. “I want some time to pass before commenting,” he kept telling me. It turned out to be better that way, as we meet shortly before the first anniversary of demonetisation. 

As he arrives at the refurbished The Deck at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, Das is clearly aware