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By Jagdish Rattanani |
Under Kochhar, the bank consolidated, but its DNA of aggressive growth took over and problems were back soon. In 2018,…
After two rounds of a hike in the policy repo rate, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a pause. The…
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 Himadri Bhattacharya |
The MPC of the RBI caught almost everyone by surprise by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its…
By Usha Thorat |
The change in stance from neutral to “calibrated tightening” also puts to rest any speculation about cut in rates and…
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…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this week comes under the shadow of the massive IL&FS default that has…
By Ajit Ranade |
September 15 this year marked the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a century old gold standard…
By Thomas Isaac |
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Manthri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), described by many as the largest social health insurance…
By Martin Macwan |
‘Dalit’ is a popular identity in India as it is in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other parts of the world. Further, ‘…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
At the root of India's failing system is a health network that has become a money-spinning racket. Anecdotal…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There are two wings on which scandals of the Rafale and Bofors variety take flight. One is plain fact and the other is…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The recent measures announced by the authorities may provide some short term relief but the sustainable solution to the…