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It is not inflation control per se which is important but the anchoring of inflation expectations when it comes to…
By Vappala Balachandran |
The judicial disqualification of Nawaz Sharif from Prime Minister’s position is not going to change Indo-Pakistan…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the meantime, spare a thought for the depositor. Her return on savings is now merely 3.5 percent. Don’t ask her to…
The obsession with GDP growth is despite the fact that the number is not easily relatable to anything the citizen feels…
Earlier, where some businesses manipulated the system, today we have liberalised and opened the floodgates so that…
To get the basics right, there is no question that the GST is a desirable reform that opens the gates to a system that…
The response to the loan waivers has been along predictable lines. A loan, after all, is meant to be paid back and the…
By Vappala Balachandran |
It would be advisable for India to keep contingency plans to protect the interests of 6,50,000 Indian workers who…
To some extent remonetisation could take care of the slowdown in growth. However, the sustainable solution is an…
Empirical research and evidence suggest that the common base and rates across goods and services and similar rates…
Any move to shake up lenders and their creditors from their stupor and force a special solution in a special context is…
By Ajit Ranade |
In fact, given India’s advantageous demography, the per capita burden of future taxes will be lower, since the…
By Ajit Ranade |
The initial capital cost of installing solar power has come down from around Rs.20 crore per MW a few years ago, to…
The nation has a new health policy after 14 years. The long gap itself indicates the priority, or the lack thereof,…
There is a poor-rich divide that is accentuated in the age of conspicuous consumption. Flashy cars, luxury apartments…