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The Rupee is falling. We are within striking range of Rs.70 to the US dollar. In intraday trade, the currency touched…
Eight years and 17 reports later, it is not clear if “pre-emptive” actions have worked to control some of the messes…
By Ajit Ranade |
The perception of safety of deposits in public sector banks is because of an implicit guarantee that the main “owner”…
By Ajit Ranade |
The central banks of US, EU and Japan, for almost a decade, followed a policy of printing money, and kept interest…
By Arun Maira |
The inability to ‘pick winners’ with certainty in a dynamically changing world is the principal argument of liberal…
The overall growth signals both from the demand side (consumption and investment) and supply side (agriculture,…
By Ajit Ranade |
The PM after his unprecedented electoral victory in May 2014, was soon blessed with an unexpected bounty, in the form…
It was less than a year ago that the government put out some sure shot views that in sum said: “oil prices are broadly…
By Ajit Ranade |
The economy is heading into adverse macro winds as we begin this fiscal year of 2018-19. By the end of this year or…
By Ajit Ranade |
The constitution of India laid out clearly in its seventh schedule which legislative and policy areas would be with the…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s female labour force participation rate (LFPR) has fallen steeply in the past thirteen years. This is the ratio…
Given the surcharged political atmosphere, it is no surprise that trust in the words of the Finance Minister is low.…
By Ajit Ranade |
Much of this fits with President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and anti-trade stance. He believes that the world treats…
By Arun Maira |
The over-arching goal of a society should determine how trade must be regulated. If the over-arching goal of humanity…
The MPC resolution way down refers to the twin balance sheet crisis in these words: “…it is especially important that…