{"id":9604,"date":"2020-09-03T09:09:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T03:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/?p=9604"},"modified":"2020-09-03T09:09:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T03:39:20","slug":"episode-12-gegenpressing-gdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/9\/3\/episode-12-gegenpressing-gdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 12: Gegenpressing GDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15866573\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/cc5c00\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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And Lionel Messi&#8217;s looking for someone new to contract with. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul dissect both situations in episode 12 of Econ Central. Also discussed: Amitabh Bachchan&#8217;s crocodile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out:<\/b><br \/>\n1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/7\/22\/episode-130-demystifying-gdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/7\/22\/episode-130-demystifying-gdp\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862593000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE868sp_wHv6OgruivCvAnw9pvYZw\">Demystifying GDP<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 130 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta).<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/8\/30\/what-a-long-strange-trip-its-been\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/8\/30\/what-a-long-strange-trip-its-been\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862593000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHV5rv49IKk6oY_kMbN7I3yd5micQ\">What a Long Strange Trip It&#8217;s Been<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 188 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Arvind Subramanian).<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/12\/30\/episode-153-the-indian-economy-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/12\/30\/episode-153-the-indian-economy-in-2019\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeMaF3obr2sg_2yFHg5bvUEsUMAQ\">The Indian Economy in 2019<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/9\/10\/episode-85-demon-morality-and-the-predatory-indian-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/9\/10\/episode-85-demon-morality-and-the-predatory-indian-state\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZiiaz5418GQZ9vYRzDZPAKveljg\">DeMon, Morality and the Predatory Indian State<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 85 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan).<br \/>\n5. The Seen\/Unseen episodes on GST:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/1\/30\/episode-3-gst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/1\/30\/episode-3-gst\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEu7ogquOhIy7L9Lj51xR8MUVSkiw\">1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/24\/episode-28-gst-revisited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/24\/episode-28-gst-revisited\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEeZt7GzS2gmPwAlH0ZzF0khE0lTA\">2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/6\/24\/episode-74-the-bad-and-complex-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/6\/24\/episode-74-the-bad-and-complex-tax\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMgrYqz28dYQLFjMAF1zTcmEdMYg\">3<\/a>.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/we-are-fighting-two-disasters-covid-19-and-the-indian-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/we-are-fighting-two-disasters-covid-19-and-the-indian-state\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiz8APufXbOiFCL7hLSL-qHGBDJA\">We Are Fighting Two Disasters: Covid-19 and the Indian State<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n7. The Seen\/Unseen episodes on Covid-19:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/4\/19\/episode-169-taking-stock-of-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/4\/19\/episode-169-taking-stock-of-covid-19\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGdGjR-Uwzd5GjFyPQYNu5Sl64fg\">1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/6\/7\/episode-176-the-nuances-of-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/6\/7\/episode-176-the-nuances-of-lockdown\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGooF2VQp-K7Cj7LjnzbW772Rqfjw\">2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/6\/14\/episode-177-indias-economy-in-the-time-of-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/6\/14\/episode-177-indias-economy-in-the-time-of-covid-19\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE3FA5vOejdxAEjR4kNJw89-PChEw\">3<\/a>.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/many-acts-behind-the-world-s-worst-economic-slump-11598977070086.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/many-acts-behind-the-world-s-worst-economic-slump-11598977070086.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0UiABFSY5I1OS-64KakV4TmO95A\">Many acts behind the world\u2019s worst economic slump<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/2020\/09\/01\/the-us-economy-contracted-by-9-1-and-not-32-indias-economy-contracted-by-23-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/2020\/09\/01\/the-us-economy-contracted-by-9-1-and-not-32-indias-economy-contracted-by-23-9\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGH4LyVqOpMlto0B5yaax45LY0KHg\">The US Economy Contracted by 9.1% and not 32%. India\u2019s Economy Contracted by 23.9%<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Who-Moved-Interest-Rate-Turbulent-ebook\/dp\/B06XXYH876\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IKF6M952GXSS&amp;keywords=d+subbarao&amp;qid=1599102333&amp;sprefix=d+subba%2Caps%2C254&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Who-Moved-Interest-Rate-Turbulent-ebook\/dp\/B06XXYH876\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D2IKF6M952GXSS%26keywords%3Dd%2Bsubbarao%26qid%3D1599102333%26sprefix%3Dd%2Bsubba%252Caps%252C254%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFD0FD2zpcJ69OWMCC2mQ9qB_DRFg\"><i>Who Moved My Interest Rate?<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; D Subbarao.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/blog\/2020\/aug\/29\/forget-the-romance-lionel-messi-will-not-make-manchester-city-better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/blog\/2020\/aug\/29\/forget-the-romance-lionel-messi-will-not-make-manchester-city-better&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtK-1hpz-Q8eKIgwygFe-CJPzTyQ\">Forget the romance, a Messi-Guardiola reunion would not make City better<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Jonathan Wilson.<br \/>\n12. Wikipedia articles on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fallacy_of_composition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fallacy_of_composition&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEctUyEfvWBCZCEw_kN1VBcvH0Zxg\">Fallacy of Composition<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cherry_picking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cherry_picking&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkqgdgY7QoZiFTq0M7vC24A7oE1A\">Cherry Picking<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Halo_effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Halo_effect&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGpIs9bjR7dEWIUFGc71Z4dBFWNZg\">Halo Effect<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winner%27s_curse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winner%2527s_curse&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEwyniX4vi_tNkOAo8vrgPbp1RFGw\">Winner&#8217;s Curse<\/a>.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-halo-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-halo-effect\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTTPy6K1_cDk58iI-L4IhENdnA_w\">The Halo Effect<\/a>\u00a0(2007) &#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nB1V_DNblmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DnB1V_DNblmk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6R6_uAib69dJp9BhUugWr4G7mag\">Ganga Jamuna Saraswati<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Full movie on YouTube.<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Amar-Akbar-Anthony-Sidharth-Bhatia-ebook\/dp\/B00HSPBMP2\/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=sidharth+bhatia&amp;qid=1599102821&amp;sr=8-6?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Amar-Akbar-Anthony-Sidharth-Bhatia-ebook\/dp\/B00HSPBMP2\/ref%3Dsr_1_6?keywords%3Dsidharth%2Bbhatia%26qid%3D1599102821%26sr%3D8-6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgzq_FLik_hRZR77oDYfFd-9Dkzw\">Amar Akbar Anthony: Masala, Madness and Manmohan Desai<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Sidharth Bhatia.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/10-Rules-Successful-Nations\/dp\/0141988142\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=ruchir+sharma&amp;qid=1599006340&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/10-Rules-Successful-Nations\/dp\/0141988142\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Druchir%2Bsharma%26qid%3D1599006340%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHJSS73Uqs6kvThVytKYxZO90HMw\">The 10 Rules of Successful Nations<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Ruchir Sharma.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B01C3NCZSG\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B01C3NCZSG\/ref%3Ddbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE3hR2EjRXfli_aJA629L8vSNZ-aA\">The Rise and Fall of Nations<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Ruchir Sharma.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/8\/13\/episode-9-do-we-need-billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/8\/13\/episode-9-do-we-need-billionaires\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKWsLdlE4ofsX9hJpglj9Ugz0V_w\">Do We Need Billionaires?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 9 of Econ Central.<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Great-Reversal-America-Gave-Markets-ebook\/dp\/B07THBXS88\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+great+reversal&amp;qid=1599103056&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Great-Reversal-America-Gave-Markets-ebook\/dp\/B07THBXS88\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dthe%2Bgreat%2Breversal%26qid%3D1599103056%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL3zv7bsbIyKwfTWF6_29Y17sHnw\">The Great Reversal<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Thomas Philippon.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/23\/episode-6-the-hype-around-the-stock-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/23\/episode-6-the-hype-around-the-stock-market\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGX3zleKY-k-Nt38pVYn8QKTJKTTw\">The Hype Around the Stock Market<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 6 of Econ Central.<\/p>\n<p>Do also check out Amit\u2019s writing course,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHy_FQomU9GJ0b-sviMa6SoKRVF-g\">The Art of Clear Writing<\/a><\/b>, as well as\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMj3xmNqyj7ml0A5_mHY4ExyrYnQ\">The India Uncut Newsletter<\/a><\/b>. And ah, Vivek\u2019s new website at\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/vivekkaul.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhfFt79SKWvfAnPtqEZ0s2HCHQnw\">vivekkaul.com<\/a><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Vivek-Kaul\/e\/B00J41MIGU\/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Vivek-Kaul\/e\/B00J41MIGU\/ref%3Ddp_byline_cont_pop_book_1?tag%3Dmaswe-21?tag%3Dmaswe-21?tag%3Dmaswe-21&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599189862594000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWI5mUK1LU47sP_QBvolVtYpMNKQ\"><b>all his books<\/b><\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff Our economy&#8217;s contracted. And Lionel Messi&#8217;s looking for someone new to contract with. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul dissect both situations in episode 12 of Econ Central. Also discussed: Amitabh Bachchan&#8217;s crocodile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9605,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9604\/revisions\/9605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}