As it comes out of the FATF ‘grey list’, the international community needs to persuade Pakistan that joining India in re-building Afghanistan will not only be financially profitable but will serve to increase its own security
News reports say the government is lowering the amount of sugar that can be exported in the new sugar season. Mills won’t be happy
Beijing must find the confidence to lift capital controls and make the renminbi fully convertible
Washington’s sense of urgency with which it wants to remove tariffs on Chinese goods to fight domestic inflation is baffling
The quality of urban jobs was worse in January-March 2022 than January-March 2019
The projections of US GDP growth by the New York Fed model are much lower than those of the Federal Open Markets Committee
Thermal power utilisation levels stood at 70 percent in April-May this year, up from 61 percent in FY19
Extending current pessimism into a long term trend is not necessary for domestic investing. Our markets will recover from the current bearish phase at the first signs of easing inflation
While RBI does have ample foreign exchange buffers for now, a gentle depreciation of the Rupee may well be called for – both to correct INR overvaluation, and to prepare for possible stress scenarios
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The lure of BSE, the Eastern Window, banks make merry but, fighting the Agnipath fire, and more
A lot will depend on the fresh arrival of supplies of seasonal vegetables and the summer-sown kharif crop. All eyes are on the monsoon rains, and when they start lashing north-west India, the country’s grain bowl
The fact is that the bypoll results will hardly affect the Union government’s position in Parliament. This is one of the reasons why the contest is likely to turn highly localised
The single-biggest advantage of Sodium batteries, over Lithium-ion batteries, will be the easy availability of the resources required on such cells
Fears of Russia plus lingering doubts about the US have dredged up old ideas about a European nuclear bomb
Artificial intelligence isn’t on the cusp of sentience. But its growing inscrutability and sway over us should still be cause for concern
The CPI(M) in Kerala is drifting away from both the people and its principles, like how it did in other states, and shrank into oblivion
Fears of Russia plus lingering doubts about the US have dredged up old ideas about a European nuclear bomb.
The question staring at the nation is whether caught in this gamesmanship of opposition political parties, can we afford to jeopardise the well-being of our people and allow mindless destruction of national assets — both physical and social
The global economy is now facing growth disruptions, harmful inflation, greater inequality, and unsettling financial market volatility
US and European companies spreading production around Asia rather than reshoring, shipping group chief claims
The CAGR of defence pensions has been higher than that for defence capital outlay
The agreement to ban subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing or fishing of an overfished stock has the potential to reverse collapsing fishing stocks
A three-year high credit growth, lower credit costs and rate hikes that portend an increase in margins have created a sweet spot for banks
India had a difficult choice. It could make the best of an opportunity to counter China, which would mean running into a situation where it would be forced to criticise friendly Russia. India took the second choice: keep out of the meeting
Auto OEMs must develop long-term relationships with their main suppliers, and, in some critical chips, it may help to have secure commitments or work jointly with suppliers
