
While the stance and rate action was expected, what was unexpected was the clear communication from both the Governor and the deputy Governor on liquidity measures and future rate stance.

The decision to maintain rates is consistent with what the monetary policy committee has been doing so far since the move to the flexible inflation-targeting framework.

Though there are reports of the BJP narrowing the gap with the Congress in the last leg, it is unlikely to make much of a difference to the final tally

Market reforms and not loan waivers is the only way to help poor farmers, the weakest link in the food chain, to stand on its feet

The Nikkei Purchasing Managers’ index for November shows a buoyant Indian economy

The AIMIM's influence goes beyond politics. It runs educational institutions, hospitals, and skill development centres. It exercises control over dargahs in Hyderabad and holds events promoting Sufi thought

Given the less-than-laudatory attention that India’s rapidly declining female labour force participation is receiving globally, one needs to add another line to the famous girl child campaign: ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao aur Beti Ko Kaabil Banao’

What if we assume the new back series is right and instead ask why growth has been higher during the last four years than in the previous nine years?

In any case, these factors and a growth slowdown, especially as rural distress deepens, should prompt the rate setting committee to reverse the monetary policy stance to neutral from the current mode of 'calibrated tightening

Several studies have found that the Indian banking sector, while having a large number of players, has monopolistic competition

The data Chinese companies collect about Indian consumers allows them and the Chinese State to achieve big data applications on a scale unavailable to Western or Indian companies or to their governments

Unless the country has data which are reliable, which would be worth fighting over, bickering senior ministers are missing the wood for the trees.

Unilever's interest in Horlicks is to grow its foods business that currently generates more than Rs 10,000 crore worth of revenues.

Manufacturing output showed the strongest month-on-month improvement in nearly a year driven by stronger demand, especially for consumer and intermediate goods.

The stated reasons for independent directors exiting boards are mostly the inability to commit quality time to the affairs of the company. Was so much time needed to come to the conclusion of the inability to commit quality time?

If the current trends continue, there is a strong possibility that MPC may have to reduce the repo rate in the March quarter rather than increase it

The recent developments on the Kartarpur front were a breath of fresh air in India-Pakistan ties. Unfortunately, the thaw was short-lived. For starters Islamabad shouldn’t have taken New Delhi’s diplomatic niceties for granted

There is no doubt that Rajasthan is a tough election for the BJP and chances of victory are slim, but the very fact that it has a fighting chance speaks volumes about the organisational capacity and acumen of the party leadership

The silver lining, for the broader economy, is that crude prices have fallen sharply since October and the rupee has strengthened to sub-70 levels.

In order to ensure that US immigration rules do not blunt the growth of this industry, it has already begun seeking new markets in Continental Europe, Japan, China and Africa.

The misplaced adventurism of American missionary John Chau shows that there’s no end to convoluted thinking of the so-called civilised, upper caste/class kind vis-à-vis groups of people who are different

Air India's sell-off process has started by the government deciding to sell in parts. Only if the entire process is completed fast will the benefits accrue to Air India.

Spotify will get a good number of users, especially for its basic music streaming service that comes free of cost (but with advertisements). But it is unlikely to convert users to its premium service and get them to pay for listening to music.

Renewable energy is a big cog in this technological miracle that we hope will pull us out of the climate change quicksand. But it does not come without its set of conditions

Horlicks controls around a half of India’s health food drink market and the Indian mother still swears by the brand’s legacy. But despite the added distribution muscle, Horlicks might just end up pressuring Unilever’s financials