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By Vappala Balachandran |
The huge crowd of Indians at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium or at Dubai Opera House would have liked the Indian PM to detail…
By Ajit Ranade |
In India, banking contributes to more than three-fourths of the funding needs of the economy. Indeed, most of the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The question that must be asked is this: Is our money safe in banks? How and why should Indians believe in anything…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI at its last sitting for the current financial year and the first meeting…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
If 2017-18 is any guide, there are serious question marks on reaching the budgeted fiscal numbers for 2018-19. This has…
By K. G. Karmakar |
This visionary and reform-oriented Green Budget for 2018-19 was expected to be a populist budget in view of the looming…
By Indira Hirway |
There is no doubt that the budget has come out with several new ideas. However, there are a few questions that need…
By Rupa Rege Nitsure |
Against the backdrop of India achieving the lowest growth in the past five years in 2017-18 (FY18) and posting a…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
Investment decline stems from balance sheet stress, making it particularly difficult to reverse. One of the key…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The true import behind today’s exercise lies in the political context and intent, given the string of electoral battles…
By Ajit Ranade |
First, focus on job creation; second is agriculture and the rural economy; third is a revival of private investment…