Gita Gopinath is the Chief Economistnof the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She has become the first woman Deputy Managing Director of IMF since December, 2021. She is an American citizen and is anProfessor of Economics at Howard University. She is known for her impeccablenacademic credentials along with for her deep understanding of macroeconomicsnand International Finance. She is being seen as the true follower of RaghuramnRajan. However, unlike Raghuram Rajan, she has shown support for economic policies of Narendra Modi.
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nGita Gopinath is the second Indianorigin person to have become the Economic Counsellor (Or, Chief EconomicAdviser) of IMF. The first was Raghuram Rajan. Interestingly, both Gopinath andnRaghuram Rajan are considered Leftist Economists. Both of them are keennfollowers of Amartya Sen.
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nGita Gopinath used to be a staunch critic ofnNarendra Modi led BJP Government. In fact, she belongs to the family ofnCommunist leader A. K. Gopalan who had supported China during Sino – India war. However, over time, she is showing inclination to be seen in line with thinking of Narendra Modi.
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| Gita Gopinath with Narendra Modi Image Source: Twitter |
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nFollowing is the brief wiki andnbiography of Gita Gopinath:
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nReal Name: GitanGopinath
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nNick Name: Gattu
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nDate of Birth: 8th December, 1971
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nAge: 50 years
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nFather: T. V. Gopinath
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nMother: Vijayalakshmi
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nEducational Qualification: Schooling from Nirmala Convent School, Mysore
Graduation from Lady Sriram College, Delhi University
M.A. from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University
M.A. from University of Washington
Ph.D. from Princeton University
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nReligion: Hinduism
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nCaste: Brahmin
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nBirth Place: Kolkata, India
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nAwards, Interesting Facts and Recognition: Gita was also appointed as the Economic Adviser to the Communist Government of Kerala.
Husband of Gopi had secured All India Rank ONE in UPSE CSE in 1995. He had later quit IAS.
The father of Gopi wanted her to become an IAS officer. That’s why he had persuaded her to go to Delhi for Graduation. However, she could never appear in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. She had fulfilled the wish of her father by marrying an IAS officer.
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nRelationship Status: Gita isnmarried to Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, the former IAS officer. Iqbal Singh is relatednto many anti Hindu organization. He had resigned from IAS and works full timento propagate anti Hindu sentiments among NRIs. the couple has one son.
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