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Contrary to widespread expectations of an increase of 25 basis points (by 50 bps by some), the Monetary Policy…

The MPC of the RBI caught almost everyone by surprise by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its…

The change in stance from neutral to “calibrated tightening” also puts to rest any speculation about cut in rates and…

The cut in prices of petrol and diesel announced today tells us just how shaky the government feels. All around are…

The right to stand for elections is neither a divine nor a human right. It is not even a fundamental right as per the…

The killing of an executive by police constables in the dead of night on the streets of Lucknow has sparked outrage…

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this week comes under the shadow of the massive IL&FS default that has…

September 15 this year marked the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a century old gold standard…

‘Dalit’ is a popular identity in India as it is in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other parts of the world. Further, ‘…

There are two wings on which scandals of the Rafale and Bofors variety take flight. One is plain fact and the other is…

The big news this week was on two key prices. One is the price of the almighty dollar, and the other is the price of…

One obvious casualty of widespread restructuring was the supervision of banks. The examiners of banks never had a clear…

On August 31, it reported that India’s GDP growth rate for the April to June quarter was a solid 8.2 percent, well past…

In analysing the situation, it is important to note that episodes of volatility are not a new phenomenon in India and…

There was great uncertainty in 1999 about the outcome of India’s national election and concern that India’s development…