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By Arun Maira |
Some economists are vigorously churning out statistics to prove that the Indian economy is generating enough jobs. Some…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s economic growth this year will once again be among the fastest in the world, even ahead of China. The real GDP…
After two rounds of a hike in the policy repo rate, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a pause. The…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The resignation of Chanda Kochhar from ICICI Bank has come not a day too soon. Her formal exit from the bank announced…
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Contrary to widespread expectations of an increase of 25 basis points (by 50 bps by some), the Monetary Policy…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The MPC of the RBI caught almost everyone by surprise by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its…
By Usha Thorat |
The change in stance from neutral to “calibrated tightening” also puts to rest any speculation about cut in rates and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The cut in prices of petrol and diesel announced today tells us just how shaky the government feels. All around are…
By Ajit Ranade |
The right to stand for elections is neither a divine nor a human right. It is not even a fundamental right as per the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The killing of an executive by police constables in the dead of night on the streets of Lucknow has sparked outrage…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this week comes under the shadow of the massive IL&FS default that has…
By Ajit Ranade |
September 15 this year marked the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a century old gold standard…
By Martin Macwan |
‘Dalit’ is a popular identity in India as it is in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other parts of the world. Further, ‘…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There are two wings on which scandals of the Rafale and Bofors variety take flight. One is plain fact and the other is…
By Ajit Ranade |
The big news this week was on two key prices. One is the price of the almighty dollar, and the other is the price of…