{"id":171503,"date":"2025-08-27T05:17:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=171503"},"modified":"2025-08-27T05:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:17:40","slug":"who-was-meghnad-desai-celebrated-economist-lse-professor-emeritus-and-lifelong-labour-party-voice-who-shaped-global-economics-and-british-politics-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=171503","title":{"rendered":"Who was Meghnad Desai? Celebrated economist, LSE Professor Emeritus, and lifelong Labour Party voice who shaped global economics and British politics dies at 85"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meghnad Desai economist dies at 85, leaving behind a powerful legacy as one of the most respected Indian-origin thinkers in global economics. 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