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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…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
One obvious casualty of widespread restructuring was the supervision of banks. The examiners of banks never had a clear…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The idea of winning elections through so-called strategists like Prashant Kishor is far removed from what elections in…
By Ajit Ranade |
On August 31, it reported that India’s GDP growth rate for the April to June quarter was a solid 8.2 percent, well past…
By M A Kalam |
Hardly anyone is aware today that in Britain there existed a party called the British Union of Fascists (BUF) whose…
By Ghanshyam Shah |
Dominant peasant castes occupying significant space in the economy and polity in their respective States are not giving…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Long before the battle lines are drawn more clearly, we have a case that rests on winning not because the lead runner…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
In analysing the situation, it is important to note that episodes of volatility are not a new phenomenon in India and…
By Ajit Ranade |
The floods in Kerala and the quantum of aid it needs versus what is on offer from the Centre has brought back the…
By Arun Maira |
There was great uncertainty in 1999 about the outcome of India’s national election and concern that India’s development…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the medium to long term, the rupee will always depreciate against the dollar. The reason for this is that the rupee…
By Ajit Ranade |
The trust capital in India lags far behind the Scandinavian countries or even in East Asia. This trust deficit is the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The largest public sector bank and the largest private sector bank have announced losses for the first quarter (Q1) of…
By Arun Maira |
There are great expectations about the growth in the size of the Indian economy: that it has already exceeded the size…