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By Himadri Bhattacharya |
At the heart of the rift is an uneasiness and some alarm in the bureaucratic and the political circles that PCA will…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
In terms of a speech, it is unprecedented in its forthrightness and signals a pushback like none other. It marks an…
By M A Kalam |
In different parts of the world, at various stages of the evolution of humanity and in various ways and to different…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
A global movement that focuses on human capital as a driver of change and growth for a new generation is a welcome move…
By Arun Maira |
Some economists are vigorously churning out statistics to prove that the Indian economy is generating enough jobs. Some…
By Kiran Desai |
Gujarat has again captured the attention of the entire country for the wrong reasons. The assault and harassment of…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s economic growth this year will once again be among the fastest in the world, even ahead of China. The real GDP…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Under Kochhar, the bank consolidated, but its DNA of aggressive growth took over and problems were back soon. In 2018,…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
M J Akbar has quit. But not before we saw how he wanted to cling on. He was not the one to leave his berth in a hurry.…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The resignation of Chanda Kochhar from ICICI Bank has come not a day too soon. Her formal exit from the bank announced…
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Contrary to widespread expectations of an increase of 25 basis points (by 50 bps by some), the Monetary Policy…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The cut in prices of petrol and diesel announced today tells us just how shaky the government feels. All around are…
By Ajit Ranade |
The right to stand for elections is neither a divine nor a human right. It is not even a fundamental right as per the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The killing of an executive by police constables in the dead of night on the streets of Lucknow has sparked outrage…
By Ajit Ranade |
September 15 this year marked the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a century old gold standard…