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By Jagdish Rattanani |
A global movement that focuses on human capital as a driver of change and growth for a new generation is a welcome move. It turns focus from physical infrastructure, a “…
By Arun Maira |
Some economists are vigorously churning out statistics to prove that the Indian economy is generating enough jobs. Some of them are also challenging the thesis that…
By Kiran Desai |
Gujarat has again captured the attention of the entire country for the wrong reasons. The assault and harassment of migrant livelihood-earners belonging to North Indian…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s economic growth this year will once again be among the fastest in the world, even ahead of China. The real GDP growth rate, i.e. adjusted for inflation will be…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Under Kochhar, the bank consolidated, but its DNA of aggressive growth took over and problems were back soon. In 2018, PAT was down 30% to Rs 6,777 crore. By July, the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
M J Akbar has quit. But not before we saw how he wanted to cling on. He was not the one to leave his berth in a hurry. But that failed attempt to hold on was not his…
After two rounds of a hike in the policy repo rate, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a pause. The policy repo rate, which is meant to influence and…
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 on October 4 marks a sorry end to a career that…
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Contrary to widespread expectations of an increase of 25 basis points (by 50 bps by some), the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained the status quo on the…
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 fourth bi-monthly meeting for 2018-19 by a 5-1…
By Usha Thorat |
The change in stance from neutral to “calibrated tightening” also puts to rest any speculation about cut in rates and clearly sends the message that the pause in the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The cut in prices of petrol and diesel announced today tells us just how shaky the government feels. All around are signs of protest, anger and disenchantment at a…
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 Constitution of India. Hence the right to contest…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The killing of an executive by police constables in the dead of night on the streets of Lucknow has sparked outrage across the nation. Sensing the mood, police have…