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By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
While each of the members has articulated their views, the overall impression that flows is that members were keen to…
By Ajit Ranade |
India being much more dependent on domestic drivers of growth remains a bright spot but it is not without its…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
A nation that only eight years ago elected its first African-American President is now debating global issues with…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
Clearly, the rate cut at this juncture is more sentiment-driven than fundamental analysis-driven. The market, industry…
By Ajit Ranade |
The current hostilities add an element uncertainty in the minds of investors. This was seen on the day of the surgical…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The institution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in many ways signals a monumental change in the process of…
By Ajit Ranade |
The government announced the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) earlier this year to unearth black money in the country.…
By Sudarshan Iyengar |
A person in public life has to be a person of character exercising self-restraint all the time. Gandhiji believed in…
By Ajit Ranade |
The key difference between advanced and emerging economies is in their educational attainment. This was the observation…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
If Dr. Urjit Patel tweaks the SLR, he will free up funds for lending but at the same time, the banks so liberated…
By Ajit Ranade |
Dr. Patel has been Deputy Governor for three and half years, and in that sense is an insider. He also chaired the…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
In his book, Dr. Subbarao says, “…the high interest rate regime would be the main area of difference between the…
By Ajit Ranade |
The friction caused by the myriad of state level and inter-state taxes will go away, improving the ease of doing…
By Ajit Ranade |
The textile sector, along with construction, agriculture and tourism is one of four most-labour intensive sectors of…
By Arun Maira |
A popular movement against corruption, swelling in 2013, and the perception that governance had become paralyzed,…