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By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The monetary policy and associated statements and documents announced on Thursday (Aug. 06) unfold uncertainties that…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Despite some notable contrarian opinions in this regard, a majority of the analysts and market participants believed…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
A 22-kilogram silver brick marks the symbolic laying of the foundations of what we are promised will be a grand temple…
By Ajit Ranade |
This past week saw the near simultaneous publication of two books by senior former Central bankers. Former RBI Governor…
By Usha Thorat |
Viral Acharya argues that fiscal dominance provides the basis for a “theory of everything” that impacts financial…
By Sudarshan Iyengar |
The New Education Policy announced after 34 years claims to make way for large scale transformational reforms in…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The Indian economy was already amidst a considerable slowdown in the pre-COVID-19 period. For example, the fiscal 2019-…
By Arun Maira |
It is widely accepted that the Post Covid world will not be the same. The disruptions in economies have been so severe…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
It is not difficult to see that the economy is in bad shape. Most Indians know this, experience it and can feel it in…
By Ajit Ranade |
The pandemic has caused the world to go into a deep recession this year. India is no exception. The Indian economy will…
There is much to criticise the ICMR for its recent diktat to deliver a vaccine for COVID-19 caused by SARS-Cov-2, by…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Much has already been written on the objectives of the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) from the Chinese viewpoint. They…
By Ishwar Gilada |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr. Balram Bhargava, who is a cardiologist, has issued a…
By Ajit Ranade |
Forty years ago India and China had roughly the same economic size, measured as GDP in dollars. Today China is five…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
A common thread running through external sector documents released by the RBI on June 30 is the buildup of a higher-…