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We are here because, as the RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya once put it: “Original promoters – who rarely put in any…
By Ajit Ranade |
Inequality cannot be remedied merely by depending on the goodwill and moral compulsions of the very rich. We have to…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The asking price from the builders is (artificially held) steady and some are working almost like cartels to hold on to…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
A narrow direct-tax base, a retrograde direct-indirect tax structure, widespread tax evasion, complex tax rules, an…
By Ajit Ranade |
The comparison with Pokhran can only be stretched so far. Unlike the Pokhran test, demonetisation has affected each and…
The problems of weak balance sheet and weak capital base are the result of inefficiency and mismanagement of the PSU…
By Ajit Ranade |
The others, including foreign shareholders too must put in funds. At what price will they be given this chance? Did…
The RBI has been unable to exert itself on a crucial parameter, even when that crucial parameter impacts the way the…
By Martin Macwan |
The cases of recent violent caste-related attacks on dalit youth for sporting moustaches in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar…
By Ajit Ranade |
Can we focus on eliminating the loophole of tax shelters in direct taxes? Can we reduce the burden of indirect taxes,…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The ill-effects of a host of rash moves like the rushed implementation of GST, the hare-brained scheme of…
In the above context, what matters is not really the reduction in the policy rate, which is a signal to the banking…
By Usha Thorat |
As inflation had increased by two percentage points since the last policy -although below the target of four per cent –…