Unlike the Great Depression, the 2008 recession might not have led to a new economic thinking; but the resurrection of older ideas, especially that of inequality, is quite a movement by itself
A continued property market slowdown and a vegetable glut may have pushed landless labourers back to villages, seeking daily jobs and depressing wage growth
The performance of Indian athletes at the Asian Games sends a clear message to sports administrators — knowledge needs to be freed from shackles of things like ‘nationalism’
The India-US 2+2 was an absolute delight for those who seek the reassurance of tangibles, and the agreement signed does not eliminate Russia’s S-400 nor would India’s intelligence be shared with Pakistan
Chandrasekhar Rao has caught the Congress and TDP by surprise, decoupled the state and general elections and could even play kingmaker in 2019
Like Congress and NCP did, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis must not go soft on groups such as the Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan and Sanatan Sanstha. They pose grave security threats
Rising oil prices and falling dollar-rupee puts pressure on the current account deficit. Iran can bring in much needed relief, but for that India will have to stand up against the US diktat
India should ask for a reasonable phase-in period for tariff elimination before the proposed RCEP deal kicks in — this could be used to lend a competitive edge to the real sectors
India’s aviation sector recorded double-digit growth over the past four years, but there are troubling signs that must be addressed before this proposed expansion
The Asset Managers Roundtable of India has said that SEBI’s measures could lead to an outflow of $75 billion in FPI. That’s a hefty chunk of the $425 billion of assets under custody
Hardik Patel has a charisma of his own. In a short span, he has been jailed, banished from his home state and is now trying to take on, almost singlehandedly, the mighty BJP
Patel has made clear his unease about the Finance Ministry’s attempts to get overbearingly close to the central bank
The role of proxy advisory firms, as also the manner in which they go about their business of making recommendations, has been the subject of considerable debate in the last few weeks.
The rot in the system needs to be checked, failing which the law-abiding, tax-paying citizen will be let down and marginalised
The Damocles' sword of US sanctions will hereafter hang over India and compel New Delhi to toe Washington’s line on everything — Russia, Iran, non-proliferation, removal of tariffs on imports from the US, etc.
Beijing’s recent flood alert enabled India to issues its own warning in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. To formalise sharing of hydrological data, India and China can use the Indus Water Treaty as a template
Investing in front-line stocks has not yet run out of fashion. Amit Gadre comes out a winner by investing in companies that have proven themselves over many business cycles but only at the right price.
A former deputy RBI governor and chief economic adviser to the government gives an authoritative account of economic reforms during the NDA I years.
Soaring oil prices and a sliding rupee could apply brakes on the economy. That said, don’t rule out a bump up in public spending in the coming months which can potentially sustain the momentum
If the Axis Bank board was shown tough love by the RBI, can the Yes Bank board expect anything different?
Take the ongoing banking crisis. There has not been a single speech or research paper reflecting on the spate of Indian banking crises in the past
Following the 2013 episode, which was far more disruptive from a macroeconomic stability perspective, Indian policymakers initiated a number of steps to safeguard the economy.
Had I understood the nuances explained in these books, I could have avoided many of the bad investments I've made over the past 10 years
The current model adopted by the government — of being both the subsidy provider and the procurement price player — has failed to deliver good results. It has made the farmer lose incomes and even self-respect
After the Punjab National Bank fiasco, the value of frauds in the Indian banking system has expectedly risen to Rs 41,000 crore in 2017-18.
