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By Arun Maira |
The over-arching goal of a society should determine how trade must be regulated. If the over-arching goal of humanity…
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 Usha Thorat |
Getting the inflation projection even nearly right is tough, especially when a huge component is food and fuel. Hence…
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 Himadri Bhattacharya |
The central message flowing out of this survey is loud and clear: continuance of the neutral stance for some more…
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 Chetan Dalal |
The nation can afford nothing less than a full-fledged and transparent account of the letters so issued, 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 Jagdish Rattanani |
Within a year, HLL was reporting losses for the first time in its history, sending a worried Chairman straight to New…
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 Arun Maira |
It is unlikely that the conversion of publicly owned enterprises into privately owned ones will, by itself, reduce the…
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…