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By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The deputy governor in charge of monetary policy, among other responsibilities, left the RBI towards the end of July…
By now, there is consensus among economists that there is a serious crisis in India’s economy. Public debate on the way…
By Ajit Ranade |
On the eve of the formation of the Indian republic, Dr.Ambedkar made a prophetic statement. This was part of his…
By Arun Maira |
The Perfect Storm is Sebastian Junger’s riveting account of the tragic end of the best fishing vessel on the US East…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Last weekend, as the authorities began felling trees, swarms of riot police descended in the wooded enclave that is…
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Actions do speak louder than words. The Indian government has for several months now been blowing its own trumpet at…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
With a fourth successive policy rate cut of 25 basis points on October 4, 2019, the cumulative reduction of rate cuts…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
With a 25-basis point cut in the policy repo rate by the MPC of the Reserve Bank in its fourth bi-monthly meeting this…
By Ajit Ranade |
The freezing of accounts, and stoppage of lending and deposit taking activity of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative…
By Aseem Shrivastava |
I read Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj when I was 34. I should have read it when I was 17. But at that impressionable age, given…
By Xavier Raj |
Gandhi lived in a time when technology, science, education and energy were reshaping economic growth and world war…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Dr. K Sivan won the hearts of the nation even when the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The reduction in the corporate tax rate and other relief announced by the government as part of a stimulus package will…
By Ajit Ranade |
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the government of India to do more to enhance the spirit of cooperative…
By Aseem Shrivastava , Aryaman Jain |
In early August, as the Indian Government imposed a comprehensive blockade in Kashmir, snatching its political agency,…