The big news this week was on two key prices. One is the price of the almighty dollar, and the other is the price of petrol (or diesel). These two are the most important…
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By Himadri Bhattacharya |
One obvious casualty of widespread restructuring was the supervision of banks. The examiners of banks never had a clear idea on what to do with the so-called…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The idea of winning elections through so-called strategists like Prashant Kishor is far removed from what elections in India actually are (and of course what they are…
By Ajit Ranade |
On August 31, it reported that India’s GDP growth rate for the April to June quarter was a solid 8.2 percent, well past the psychological level of 8. This was the…
By M A Kalam |
Hardly anyone is aware today that in Britain there existed a party called the British Union of Fascists (BUF) whose members were known as the Black Shirts. The BUF had…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
India’s GDP growth has come in at 8.2 per cent for the quarter covering April, May, June of 2018. The growth number is by any standards robust. Dr.
By Ghanshyam Shah |
Dominant peasant castes occupying significant space in the economy and polity in their respective States are not giving up the battle for quotas. The Marathas are once…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Long before the battle lines are drawn more clearly, we have a case that rests on winning not because the lead runner is strong or good or capable but because the other…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
In analysing the situation, it is important to note that episodes of volatility are not a new phenomenon in India and this isn’t the worst of what has been seen in terms…
By Ajit Ranade |
The floods in Kerala and the quantum of aid it needs versus what is on offer from the Centre has brought back the debate on Centre-State issues. It is also pertinent…
By Arun Maira |
There was great uncertainty in 1999 about the outcome of India’s national election and concern that India’s development would be disabled by India’s competitive politics…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the medium to long term, the rupee will always depreciate against the dollar. The reason for this is that the rupee loses purchasing power domestically, due to…
By Ajit Ranade |
The trust capital in India lags far behind the Scandinavian countries or even in East Asia. This trust deficit is the most abstract and difficult to bridge. It needs…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The largest public sector bank and the largest private sector bank have announced losses for the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year 2018-19. The results have…
By Arun Maira |
There are great expectations about the growth in the size of the Indian economy: that it has already exceeded the size of France’s economy, and that very soon it will…