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By Jagdish Rattanani |
We have been taken too far away from our natural moorings and there is now value and opportunity for those who can help…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The MPC resolution way down refers to the twin balance sheet crisis in these words: “…it is especially important that…
By Ajit Ranade |
One of the significant global trends these days is the rise of protectionism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi identified…
By Thomas Isaac |
In India, the Union Finance Commissions appointed under Article 280 of the Constitution after every five years is the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The RBI Governor, Urjit Patel, speaks of the “anger, hurt and pain at the frauds and irregularities”. For once, he puts…
By Ajit Ranade |
On March 6, more than 10,000 farmers set off on a silent march from Nashik to Mumbai. This march was called by the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
We must not forget that the RBI has a seat on the PNB board. In any case, the supervisory machinery by RBI should have…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
No amount of effort will yield results when the mind is beset with all the wrong notions and ideas, aired freely and…
By Vappala Balachandran |
The huge crowd of Indians at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium or at Dubai Opera House would have liked the Indian PM to detail…
By Ajit Ranade |
In India, banking contributes to more than three-fourths of the funding needs of the economy. Indeed, most of the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The question that must be asked is this: Is our money safe in banks? How and why should Indians believe in anything…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI at its last sitting for the current financial year and the first meeting…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
If 2017-18 is any guide, there are serious question marks on reaching the budgeted fiscal numbers for 2018-19. This has…
By K. G. Karmakar |
This visionary and reform-oriented Green Budget for 2018-19 was expected to be a populist budget in view of the looming…