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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 Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
It is not inflation control per se which is important but the anchoring of inflation expectations when it comes to…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
What we have unfolding before us is the changing character of nationalised banking system, and early signs of sharp…
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…
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 Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The obsession with GDP growth is despite the fact that the number is not easily relatable to anything the citizen feels…
By Ajit Ranade |
A great transformation awaits digital India in the next five years, and it is all centered around a resource called “…
Earlier, where some businesses manipulated the system, today we have liberalised and opened the floodgates so that…
By Ajit Ranade |
The recent episode of farm loan waivers once again brings the farm sector woes in focus. It is hoped that in these…
By Arun Maira |
Participative and well conducted multi-stakeholder processes increase social solidarity, which makes good societies.…
By Ajit Ranade |
The full impact of tax reform and attendant benefits are only possible when we implement both direct and indirect tax…
By Sudarshan Iyengar |
As Gandhiji’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi has rightly remarked, Amit Shah’s remark that he was a clever bania was…
The response to the loan waivers has been along predictable lines. A loan, after all, is meant to be paid back and the…
By Vappala Balachandran |
It would be advisable for India to keep contingency plans to protect the interests of 6,50,000 Indian workers who…
By Ajit Ranade |
Setting of interest rates is a key component of the monetary policy. This responsibility is now with the Monetary…