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RBI rises to the occasion
The MPC has done a good job in presenting an analysis of the situation arising out of the Covid-19...
A flood of liquidity but how will it help
In times like never before, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has acted like never before. This...
Fukushima and the urgency of metanoia
Metanoia is from ancient Greek. It connotes penitence, a radical change of heart, amounting to a...
The purpose of a business
When I finished college in 1964, in the early years after India’s freedom, I wanted to help build...
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Health
Massive stimulus needed to combat Covid-19
Despite bitter political bickering, the United States passed its highest ever relief package to...
How far have we travelled in life, letters...
The idea that washing hands is an important step in fighting disease may seem common sense now but...
COVID-19 and the great Chinese puzzle
The pandemic is spreading like wildfire. What started surreptitiously sometime in late 2019 in...
Facing the inevitable
Corona, speculative mischief suggests, must be of divine provenance. She has the intelligence to...
Politics
Facing the inevitable
Corona, speculative mischief suggests, must be of divine provenance. She has the intelligence to...
Kerala Budget and the Gandhi assassination
The cover of my Budget Speech was as much a subject of animated discussion as the Budget itself....
Delhi results and the road ahead for India
The nation awaits with bated breath the results of the New Delhi Assembly elections today. The BJP...
Message from Shaheen Bagh to India
Delhi is charming. Its charm has not failed in fascinating anyone. The Pandavas who are believed to...
Economy
Fragile foundation of banking trust
One of the most telling episodes in the aftermath of the failure of Yes Bank is the scramble by...
The 'Yes' to loot
The dramatic developments in the case of Yes Bank will bring new shock waves to a financial sector...
On dairy imports, a firm ‘no’ to Trump
Amid reports that the visit of US President Donald Trump will be an occasion to ask India to open...
Negotiating with Trump
They are the two largest democracies in the world, separated by some ten thousand miles. America’s...
Recents
Fukushima and the urgency of metanoia
Metanoia is from ancient Greek. It connotes penitence, a radical change of heart, amounting to a...
The purpose of a business
When I finished college in 1964, in the early years after India’s freedom, I wanted to help build...
Lessons for India from the Australian inferno
The Australian inferno is a signpost to the future ecology of the earth. Almost three quarters of...
Why isn't India using polymer banknotes?
Banknotes or currency notes have been traditionally printed on paper made from cotton rags. The...
Balanced approach to monetary easing
The MPC of the RBI unanimously kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.15% in its last meeting...
Did Vikram have a ‘hard landing’ or did it...
Great science results from great contestation. It is in this spirit that I have contested the...
A Nehruvian ambition for infrastructure
In last year’s Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken about investing 100...
Boardroom diversity: Another red herring
It sounds progressive and high-minded but is, in reality, turning a necessity into a virtue. It is...
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