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By Ajit Ranade |
Can we focus on eliminating the loophole of tax shelters in direct taxes? Can we reduce the burden of indirect taxes,…
In the above context, what matters is not really the reduction in the policy rate, which is a signal to the banking…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
MPC's decision to maintain status quo is a reflection of its mandate to steer the inflation trajectory closer to 4…
By Usha Thorat |
As inflation had increased by two percentage points since the last policy -although below the target of four per cent –…
By Ajit Ranade |
A unified tax structure, direct linkage of farmers to buyers, attack on black money, financial inclusion, move toward a…
By Arun Maira |
A clutter of branded schemes with catchy acronyms will not grow more jobs. A ‘systems view’ is required to connect many…
By Ajit Ranade |
There is a lot to do on reforms in the process of clearances, dispute settlement, getting credit and taxation. Also,…
The fact that India stands out as a country with one of the highest increases in the top one per cent income share…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Neither RBI's annual reports nor the six-monthly reports on forex reserves disclose any useful information on…
If one accepts IIM-A surveys, then the pressure is on the RBI to prove that its surveys are better. This is a technical…
It is not inflation control per se which is important but the anchoring of inflation expectations when it comes to…
By Ajit Ranade |
A great transformation awaits digital India in the next five years, and it is all centered around a resource called “…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The memoir of Dr. Reddy is immensely readable for both lay readers and policy- practitioners. It contains a wealth of…
Given the predominance of this twin balance sheet problem manifested in the surfacing of a leveraged corporate sector…
By Ajit Ranade |
The recent episode of farm loan waivers once again brings the farm sector woes in focus. It is hoped that in these…