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By Jagdish Rattanani |
This is not a big bang budget. Nor is it particularly bold though the government says it is walking towards the vision…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
While presenting the budget the Finance Minister (FM) recognises that NBFCs play an extremely important role in…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has focused on the water crisis facing the nation in his first Mann Ki Baat of the post-…
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As intermediaries of the financial system, conventional banks accept deposits and lend money on the basis of a…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s telecom revolution has earned the world’s admiration. At one stage,it was the fastest growing, lowest cost…
By Ganesh N Devy |
It was the remarkable foresight of the makers of the Indian Constitution that they thought of creating a dedicated…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Admiral Karambir Singh, who assumed command as Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) last month-end, has put out “elaborate…
By Hormuz P. Mama |
It was on 17 April last that Jet Airways had run out of funds, and its operations had come to a grinding halt. Jet, a…
By Arun Maira |
Economists are confused about the health of the Indian economy. Firstly, statistics of the economy are unreliable.…
The rate cut last week by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is unparalleled in the monetary policy history of the RBI…
By Ajit Ranade |
The Finance Minister will present her maiden Union Budget on July 5. She has asked all citizens to send their inputs,…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
As widely expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI, in a somewhat rare show of unanimity cut the policy…
By Usha Thorat |
The 25 bps rate cut and the change in policy stance from ‘neutral’ to ‘accommodative’ has been welcomed by the markets…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Elections of course are far more complex...but one thing may be said – the pundits, often sitting at the upper end of…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
We will need a series of actions that fix structural issues and can drive change in the medium and longer term. There…