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By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its resolution on December 05 2019 kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.15…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
It was one of those rare events where the ex ante probability of the actual outcome was close to zero. A rate cut in…
By Nawshir Mirza |
Even the continuous blare of a Trump-et cannot divert attention from the existential risk posed to humankind and to the…
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It has been several weeks since the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the national capital started…
By Ajit Ranade |
November 26 is celebrated as Constitution Day for the past five years. Earlier it was recognised as National Law Day…
By M Damodaran |
At the heart of the matter is the failure of a multi-state cooperative bank, which is no more than a cooperative…
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…