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By Usha Thorat |
We are in for difficult times. Tackling the real sector by determined action to complete the implementation of stalled…
By Arun Maira |
Having more independent directors of corporations, or separating the roles of chairman and CEO, and even giving more…
By Usha Thorat |
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
In September 2016, with an amendment to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934, almost eight decades of operations…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
A narrow direct-tax base, a retrograde direct-indirect tax structure, widespread tax evasion, complex tax rules, an…
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 Arun Maira |
A clutter of branded schemes with catchy acronyms will not grow more jobs. A ‘systems view’ is required to connect many…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Neither RBI's annual reports nor the six-monthly reports on forex reserves disclose any useful information on…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
If one accepts IIM-A surveys, then the pressure is on the RBI to prove that its surveys are better. This is a technical…
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…
By Arun Maira |
Participative and well conducted multi-stakeholder processes increase social solidarity, which makes good societies.…
The constitutional expenditure responsibility of the state governments is vast. The unsustainable finances of States…