
If the government amends the RBI Act to force the central bank to cough up more dividend, it will set a dangerous precedent

A nuanced look at the back series GDP data suggests that both Congress and BJP have their successes and failures.

Vintage in investing must be used responsibly. It must be put to good use, brought out to play rightly and help raise the animal spirits in an investor to the extent that it does him good

Today’s dog-eat-dog politics is a different world from yore. As we remember him, let’s say that he set a tradition, and traditions become lessons in history even when legacies are not always followed.

The Kotak Mahindra Bank does not show signs of governance failure or ill-effects of high promoter holding. There appears to be no case for forced dilution, unless the RBI wants to prove its supremacy as regulator

Vajpayee was not an economist in his own right like Manmohan Singh, but he was a superior political being who knew what needed doing and was able to achieve a good deal of it through a light, gentle and kindly touch

Vajpayee brought poetics to politics. He was a style, an aesthetic at a time few people achieved an aesthetics in politics

The last time when Jet was in financial trouble, Goyal sold a 24 percent stake in the airline. This time he may be selling a stake in Jet Privilege which accounts for half the value of Jet Airways

Ayushman Bharat scheme will end up putting more emphasis on the viability of provision through the private sector rather than on reaching the most vulnerable with good quality healthcare

The government’s intentions deserve praise and support, but before announcing a health insurance, we need good doctors and infrastructure. The AB-NHPM places the cart before the horse.

Vajpayee remained any journalist’s delight: he could give great copy whether he was Leader of Opposition or even when he became prime minister. Vajpayee loved the media’s craze to unravel him, peel him layer by layer to fathom his mind

New Delhi needs to reconsider its attitude towards its smaller neighbours at a time when Beijing is knitting the economies of South Asia together and reorienting them away from India

The Independence Day speech had shades of an election campaign. Modi largely chose to look back at what has been achieved, rather than focus on what can be achieved

According to media reports, investors will have to get a net-worth certificate from their chartered accountant to prove they are solvent enough to enter the exchange or trade in equities.

Most emerging markets (EMs) are now better buffered against global risks from the unwinding quantitative easing (QE) regimes, rising oil prices and trade wars.

Turkey was in the same league as India and China and among the fastest growing economies in the world, but addiction to cheap money has destroyed its foundation

Imran Khan is generally perceived as the Pakistan military’s new blue-eyed boy. If Khan wants to build a “New Pakistan’, he will have to blunt such accusations. It is easier said than done

For the 2019 general elections, the Congress must have a state-by-state focus, and that will give it momentum at the national level

The most important recommendation is including frauds related to financial statements in domain of unfair practice

What India now faces is the prelude to a politics of genocide as we confront the prospect of four million excluded people. The question is do we disenfranchise them, deport or, detain them?

The Jet management has to take tough calls, and soon, to restore credibility. Investors will respect that rather than the chairman’s feelings of guilt and embarrassment.

Why can’t the government benchmark farmer incomes as a percentage of market prices? Why can’t the Verghese Kurien formula be extended to all crops?

The proposed steps by the tax and company affairs departments will decrease the number of frivolous litigations that take up courts’ time thereby increasing the backlog and further delaying timely disposal of cases

With the AIADMK trampled beyond recognition, there is little room for error for Stalin and the DMK in its course ahead

What lies ahead for Stalin is a series of tests — if he manages to overcome each hurdle along the way it will make him a strong leader. It will also help him claim the political legacy of Karunanidhi