The Trump broadside has left many in Pakistan shaken but such pressures are intrinsically not new. It is evident that after some initially strong statements in response…
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By Ajit Ranade |
There is a lot to do on reforms in the process of clearances, dispute settlement, getting credit and taxation. Also, there is the farm sector, which is suffering from…
The fact that India stands out as a country with one of the highest increases in the top one per cent income share concentration over past 30 years should lead to some…
By Haresh Jagtiani |
Chipping away at the periphery of a person’s lifestyle would be the surest way to strike at the core of his being. And since the periphery is a mere extension of the…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Neither RBI's annual reports nor the six-monthly reports on forex reserves disclose any useful information on portfolio and risk management of forex reserves. RBI…
By Arun Maira |
Whistle blowers are hardly popular with the institution they warn. They may sound too critical of, and even dis-loyal to the institution. The institution, and even the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Infosys has been the crown jewel of the Indian corporate sector, a mascot for growth driven by values. The story of how the founders and particularly N R Narayana Murthy…
If one accepts IIM-A surveys, then the pressure is on the RBI to prove that its surveys are better. This is a technical challenge the RBI has to resolve independent of…
It is not inflation control per se which is important but the anchoring of inflation expectations when it comes to public policy in general and monetary policy in…
By Ajit Ranade |
The many analysts and experts who are scrutinizing the company threadbare, need to ask themselves: do they apply even ten percent of that attention to examine other…
What we have unfolding before us is the changing character of nationalised banking system, and early signs of sharp practices that if left unchecked would land us in an…
By Vappala Balachandran |
The judicial disqualification of Nawaz Sharif from Prime Minister’s position is not going to change Indo-Pakistan relations or its foreign policy. It is not going to…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the meantime, spare a thought for the depositor. Her return on savings is now merely 3.5 percent. Don’t ask her to rush into mutual funds, without first educating her
By Usha Thorat |
It is to be expected that RBI will focus more on ensuring durable inflation closer to the target level as that is what it is accountable for, than allowing some risk to…
The obsession with GDP growth is despite the fact that the number is not easily relatable to anything the citizen feels or does. So while in the US, it is the jobless…