2021 | |
Why Ukraine crisis is an opportunity for India to become more attractive to investors | The Print 25 March March 2022 td> |
How should RBI tackle inflation? Give clear signal, revisit projections, adjust policy stance | The Print 19 March March 2022 td> |
Why RBI may intervene to curb rupee volatility but not prevent depreciation in the long run | The Print 11 March March 2022 td> |
Rajasthan's pension system reversal is anti-reform, it will reintroduce inequality | The Print 7 March March 2022 td> |
Indian economy was recovering after Omicron but Russia-Ukraine crisis can spoil the party | The Print 25 February 2022 td> |
Will RBI’s digital rupee be a hit? Well, there are so many ifs and buts | The Print 18 February 2022 td> |
RBI’s double-edged decision — not hiking rates helps govt borrow, but runs inflationary risk, | The Print 11 February 2022 td> |
Why Modi govt is betting on the construction sector to rebuild economy & create jobs, | The Print 4 February 2022 td> |
FM Sitharaman has made a prudent choice in pushing capex instead of demand stimulus, | The Print 2 February 2022 td> |
Jobs in formal sector, bond market reforms — how Budget 2022 should respond to K-shaped recovery, | The Print 28 January 2022 td> |
Cut taxes & simplify them. That’s the best option for Budget to spur demand, boost recovery, | The Print 21 January 2022 td> |
Govt stake in cash-strapped Vodafone Idea could be a boon — provided it has an exit plan, | The Print 14 January 2022 td> |
5 factors will shape Indian economy in 2022, and you can be cautiously optimistic despite Covid, | The Print 7 January 2022 td> |
Keep calm & continue reform — mantra for Modi govt and RBI as Indian economy braces for 2022, | The Print 31 December 2021 td> |
Why RBI must stick to fundamentals amid global churn to ensure macroeconomic stability, | The Print 24 December 2021 td> |
Omicron worries hit Indian economy just when it seemed poised to recover lost ground, | The Print 17 December 2021 td> |
Low rates are for short-term. RBI must raise rates to help household savings as inflation rises, | The Print 10 December 2021 td> |
Modi govt’s pandemic strategy focused on revival has worked. Economic indicators prove it, | The Print 3 December 2021 td> |
Don’t fear crypto or digital currencies, let India’s young ride the online services boom, | The Print 26 November 2021 td> |
Protecting livelihoods is the next frontier for India in the fight against climate change, | The Print 19 November 2021 td> |
Opening govt bond market to retail investors is a good start. Challenge is making it a success, | The Print 12 November 2021 td> |
How India’s informal economy is shrinking, and why that’s good news in the long term, | The Print 5 November 2021 td> |
Why India must change rules after COP26, let rich nations pay it to hit climate change targets, | The Print 29 October 2021 td> |
Economic recovery has finally begun, but India needs to watch out for global headwinds, | The Print 22 October 2021 td> |
Coal supply will improve but it’s time India transitions to options like natural gas for power, | The Print 15 October 2021 td> |
How India is successfully using insolvency code to resolve NBFCs in trouble, | The Print 8 October 2021 td> |
India needs high-frequency data for jobs policy, labour ministry's new survey a good step, | The Print 1 October 2021 td> |
As US Fed tapers bond purchases, India must avoid drastic policy responses to limit spillover, | The Print 24 September 2021 td> |
Good to see telecom crisis resolved. Govt should promote competition to boost private sector, | The Print 17 September 2021 td> |
Markets, inflation are feeding Indians’ gold frenzy. Govt should wean them away, | The Print 10 September 2021 td> |
India’s GDP & fiscal situation seem back on track. Reforms must continue to build confidence, | The Print 3 September 2021 td> |
Retrospective tax is good riddance. But Modi govt can do more to attract foreign investors, | The Print 13 August 2021 td> |
India’s uncertain growth trajectory makes it tough for RBI to tinker with interest rates, | The Print 6 August 2021 td> |
India needs more private insurance companies. Govt must use Covid trigger to make this happen, | The Print 30 July 2021 td> |
India is walking on one leg because 1991 reforms missed banking & finance, | The Print 23 July 2021 td> |
India needed a crisis to reform. It got one in 1991, thanks to Nehru & Indira’s Soviet model, | The Print 16 July 2021 td> |
Why Covid crisis must push credit rating firms to overhaul their methods and address bias, | The Print 9 July 2021 td> |
Why Modi govt has walked a tightrope with new Covid relief package, | The Print 2 July 2021 td> |
Why RBI’s hoarding of forex reserves over currency concerns will be counter-productive, | The Print 25 June 2021 |
Inflation will moderate — 5 reasons why you should not worry too much about high prices, | The Print 18 June 2021 |
Indian family budgets are stretched, they’re borrowing more. Faster vaccination can fix this, | The Print 11 June 2021 |
GDP data shows India is now on recovery path. But faster vaccination is key, | The Print 4 June 2021 |
Modi govt needs a Covid cushion. RBI must transfer more of its surplus funds, | The Print 28 May 2021 |
These 4 factors will shape how Indian economy rebounds from shock of Covid second wave, | The Print 21 May 2021 |
How this Covid wave has hurt Indian economy — falling indicators, lower growth expectations, | The Print 14 May 2021 |
Good start by RBI. Now, banks need to step up & do their bit to help Covid-hit economy, | The Print 7 May 2021 |
India is opening up Covid vaccination. It’s time to shirk hesitancy & disregard price concerns, | The Print 30 April 2021 |
Why higher inflation could be India’s next big worry amid worsening Covid crisis, | The Print 23 April 2021 |
Modi govt allowing foreign vaccines a welcome step, there are many economic & health benefits, | The Print 16 April 2021 |
Manage govt interest burden or prevent price rise? RBI faces tough balancing act, | The Print 9 April 2021 |
Why Modi govt has done well to maintain continuity in inflation targeting framework, | The Print 2 April 2021 |
High growth, high volatility — what Indian economy can expect in the new financial year, | The Print 26 March 2021 |
How Modi govt can make the reborn Development Finance Institution a success this time, | The Print 19 March 2021 |
Why RBI needs to be relieved from debt management duties to handle bond market issues, | The Print 12 March 2021 |
Why the fortunes of corporate India are beginning to show a sharp recovery, | The Print 5 March 2021 |
Why Modi govt must stop depending on petrol, diesel taxes to bridge its fiscal deficit, | The Print 26 February 2021 |
5 key areas Modi govt should focus on to walk the private sector talk, | The Print 19 February 2021 |
Why it’s a good idea Budget 2021 focuses on not just curing but also preventing diseases, | The Print 12 February 2021 |
How Modi govt can finally meet its ambitious 'privatisation' target, | The Print 5 February 2021 |
Nirmala Sitharaman has sent a very clear message to revive economy. Now, it needs follow-up, | The Print 2 February 2021 |
What to expect from budget 2021? Support people who lost income in pandemic, boost demand, | The Print 29 January 2021 |
Why Budget 2021 will be different - govt doesn't need to hide real fiscal deficit this time, | The Print 22 January 2021 |
Inflation is set to ease further, but it's also time India analysed price data better, | The Print 15 January 2021 |
The 5 factors that will determine the shape of the Indian economy in 2021, | The Print 8 January 2021 |
Why Indian economy seems set for revival in the new year after a tough 2020, | The Print 1 January 2021 |
2020 | |
Modi govt is planning to set up DFIs, but it needs to figure out sources for funds first, | The Print 25 December 2020 |
Relaxing inflation target for growth isn't necessarily good, Modi govt must assess idea well, | The Print 18 December 2020 |
How Modi govt can avoid another farmers' protest-like crisis- consult better before reforming, | The Print 11 December 2020 |
Why RBI's status quo on interest rate is the best policy for India right now, | The Print 4 December 2020 |
RBI & Modi govt mustn't let corporates into banking sector without improving supervision, | The Print 27 November 2020 |
RCEP would've led to flood of imports into India. Reform is a better way to boost exports, | The Print 20 November 2020 |
Production-Linked Incentives for 10 sectors show Modi govt's intent, but need to be temporary, | The Print 13 November 2020 |
Urban MGNREGA is a short-sighted idea, Modi govt has shown good sense to drop it, | The Print 6 November 2020 |
Why Modi govt's interest-on-interest 'Diwali gift' is good for India's credit culture, | The Print 30 October 2020 |
Why IMF evaluators want India-style capital controls to be adopted around the world, | The Print 23 October 2020 |
Banks need relief too, helping only borrowers will hamper next round of credit growth, | The Print 16 October 2020 |
RBI's new MPC should focus on transmission. Without that, more rate cuts can be pointless, | The Print 9 October 2020 |
Inflation targeting has worked for India, it is one of Modi govt's defining achievements, | The Print 2 October 2020 |
End the domination of public sector banks, not simply recapitalise them. That's true reform, | The Print 26 September 2020 |
Onion export ban is not the answer- it hurts farmers & India's image as a reliable exporter, | The Print 18 September 2020 |
Centre vs states GST row doesn't matter. What matters is reviving economy & a borrowing plan, | The Print 11 September 2020 |
India's fiscal crisis can only get worse as tax revenue is seen dropping 12.5% in 2020-21, | The Print 4 September 2020 |
Govt finances deteriorating. Postpone fiscal deficit goals, make economics more transparent, | The Print 28 August 2020 |
India needs a digital health mission. But it also needs data privacy law to ensure it works, | The Print 21 August 2020 |
Why loan restructuring is a welcome move from RBI, and what govt now needs to do for borrowers, | The Print 14 August 2020 |
Why Modi govt has made a good call to move out of all non-strategic sectors, | The Print 10 August 2020 |
Why India has increased economic freedoms in response to Covid, unlike Europe, | The Print 31 July 2020 |
Higher inflation doesn't mean RBI's Monetary Policy Committee should increase interest rates, | The Print 24 July 2020 |
Why India needs to regulate Ayurveda to win the world market for natural remedies, | The Print 17 July 2020 |
How Modi govt,s ordinance on cooperative banks can prevent PMC-like scams, protect depositors, | The Print 10 July 2020 |
APMC laws had shackled farmers, Modi govt's ordinance makes them as free as other sectors, | The Print 3 July 2020 |
Why Modi govt's contract farming ordinance is a win-win for farmers, buyers & even traders, | The Print 26 June 2020 |
Modi govt walks the talk on agriculture reforms. Now, fix the loopholes, | The Print 19 June 2020 |
This recession is different & India can bounce back much faster than in the past, | The Print 12 June 2020 |
Why migrant workers are starting to return to cities & how this can revive economy faster, | The Print 5 June 2020 |
One nation, many rules - how multiple authorities & chaos they create hurts Indian economy, | The Print 29 May 2020 |
The 3 big unknowns that have forced Nirmala Sitharaman to be prudent with economic package, | The Print 22 May 2020 |
Is Modi govt trying to decongest Indian cities? Its economic package gives that impression, | The Print 18 May 2020 |
Modi govt's Rs 20 lakh crore package is a missed opportunity for MSME credit reform, | The Print 14 May 2020 |
Why India's rural economy stands to gain after the lockdown is lifted, | The Print 8 May 2020 |
Modi govt is being sensible by not announcing a large fiscal package to help revive economy, | The Print 1 May 2020 |
With lockdown exit uncertain, 'inflation tax' can help govt care for those without savings, | The Print 24 April 2020 |
India's young people can be the corona-warriors who'll put the economy back on track, | The Print 17 April 2020 |
Pay private labs to test for Covid-19, it's the best way to start India's economic recovery, | The Print 10 April 2020 |
How India can buck the trend of global recession caused by coronavirus, | The Print 3 April 2020 |
RBI's mega financial package will work only if Modi govt plans for life after lockdown, | The Print 27 March 2020 |
3 critical steps Modi govt must take to protect people and economy during Covid-19 lockdown, | The Print 27 March 2020 |
Faced with COVID-19, India chose to protect lives, not livelihoods. And that's a good thing, | The Print 20 March 2020 |
India doesn't have too many options to deal with economic impact of coronavirus, | The Print 13 March 2020 |
Yes Bank crisis shows why India needs a resolution mechanism to act before it is too late, | The Print 6 March 2020 |
How India can stop over-producing cereals & give people what they want - veggies, dal, meat, | The Print 28 February 2020 |
How the LIC mega IPO can also help reform India's larger financial sector, | The Print 21 February 2020 |
How a reform on Modi govt agenda can protect your deposits & keep banks from failing, | The Print 14 February 2020 |
RBI has chosen the easy path, but it won't solve structural problems in financial sector, | The Print 7 February 2020 |
No big fiscal stimulus in Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020, but govt can still do it later, | The Print 1 February 2020 |
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget has to present credible numbers, and commit to fiscal prudence, | The Print 30 January 2020 |
It'll be a tight-rope walk, but here's what Sitharaman can do to boost investor confidence, | The Print 25 January 2020 |
The 4 priorities for Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2020, | The Print 17 January 2020 |
5.5% inflation is transitory, it shouldn't prevent a fiscal boost in Budget 2020, | The Print 11 January 2020 |
To realise NIP worth Rs 102 lakh crore, Modi govt needs Indians to save long-term, | The Print 3 January 2020 |
2019 | |
Why India needs ethical guidelines for social science trials after Abhijit Banerjee Nobel, | The Print 27 December 2019 |
Why India needs ethical guidelines for social science trials after Abhijit Banerjee Nobel, | The Print 27 December 2019 |
Cutting income tax is not the fix Indian economy needs. It's slashing GST rates, | The Print 20 December 2019 |
Cutting income tax and raising GST makes no sense. Both need to fall together, | The Print 13 December 2019 |
Smog towers for Delhi pollution are like paracetamol for dengue- won't cure real disease, | The Print 29 November 2019 |
Tackling onion price rise leads to policy distortions, but it seems nothing will change, | The Print 23 November 2019 |
High time Indian farmers are freed from shackles imposed by 1960s' food-shortage mindset, | The Print 15 November 2019 |
Bans can't banish north India's toxic air. It needs creative solutions and perseverance, | The Print 8 November 2019 |
Regulating Amazon, Flipkart is a shock Indian economy can't afford now, | The Print 1 November 2019 |
Fiscal stress offers Modi govt great opportunity to push disinvestment, | The Print 25 October 2019 |
This is the real culprit behind Delhi's poisonous Diwali air and PM Modi has a fix for it, | The Print 18 October 2019 |
Private banks are also in trouble, Modi govt must act now to set up resolution capability, | The Print 11 October 2019 |
The disruptive reform that's responsible for India's consumption slowdown, people-to-people connect, | The Print 4 October 2019 |
To increase cooperation, BRICS countries need bottom-up approach, people-to-people connect, | The Print 14 September 2019 |
Fall in GDP growth needs to be reversed before it becomes a sustained downward spiral, | The Print 6 September 2019 |
Merger of banks raises more questions than solutions it offers India's slowing economy, | The Print 31 August 2019 |
Amend the law to settle conflict over RBI's surplus once and for all, | The Print 27 August 2019 |
Next, Nirmala Sitharaman needs to undo the mistakes of her predecessors, | The Print 24 August 2019 |
Financial sector needs bold reform to fix slowdown. Modi govt has time & numbers to do it, | The Print 14 August 2019 |
RBI has done its bit to boost India's economic growth, now the govt needs to do its share, | The Print 8 August 2019 |
How govt of India and RBI can manage the risk of foreign currency borrowing, | The Print 2 August 2019 |
Modi's anti-poverty schemes work. That's why BJP swept the Lok Sabha elections, | The Print 26 July 2019 |
RBI Act needs to be amended to remove ambiguity on surplus flows to govt, | The Print 20 July 2019 |
Borrowing abroad is bold, but India first needs to produce data that lenders can trust, | The Print 12 July 2019 |
udget 2019 will boost growth only if Modi govt is friendly towards business and profits, | The Print 5 July 2019 |
BJP manifesto provides a clue about what Nirmala Sitharaman's first budget will look like, | The Print 4 July 2019 |
Good NBFCs' owners should send a signal to the debt market, put skin in the game, | The Print 29 June 2019 |
Here's how Modi govt can help make India a $5 trillion economy, | The Print 21 June 2019 |
Household savings hold the key to funding Modi govt's mega infrastructure plans, | The Print 14 June 2019 |
Interest rate cuts will make a difference only when they're transmitted down the line, | The Print 6 June 2019 |
The challenges facing Arun Jaitley's successor as Indian economy sees demand slowdown, | The Print 30 May 2019 |
Consumption has long propped up India's economy, so its decline is cause for alarm, | The Print 17 May 2019 |
SEBI's new focus on rating agencies is the first step towards bond market reform, | The Print 13 May 2019 |
Improved credit growth doesn't mean there is an improvement in the health of Indian banks, | The Print 5 May 2019 |
India will face a fiscal crisis if BJP or Congress fulfil their election promises, | The Print 26 April 2019 |
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das's idea of a 10 basis points rate cut would be meaningless, | The Print 19 April 2019 |
BJP's Rs 100 lakh crore infrastructure dream only possible with pvt help, financial reform, | The Print 12 April 2019 |
Private projects have been declining, and India's new govt needs to reverse this trend, | The Print 6 April 2019 |
Private projects have been declining, and India's new govt needs to reverse this trend, | The Print 6 April 2019 |
Rahul Gandhi's NYAY raises too many questions & is not the answer to ending poverty, | The Print 28 March 2019 |
Pick-up in quarterly sales reflect an upswing in Indian economy as GST regime stabilises, | The Print 23 March 2019 |
Narendra Modi and jobs: It's all about data, and how it's calculated, | The Print 13 March 2019 |
Despite big-bang reforms by Modi govt, two withdrawn bills make the glass half full, | The Print 6 March 2019 |
In IL&FS crisis season, why you should be worried if your PF money is with exempt trust, | The Print 2 March 2019 |
As RBI transfers reserve surplus to Modi govt, it now has to find ways to manage risks, | The Print 19 February 2019 |
Year after historic circular, debate over RBI's regulation making powers still mired in confusion, | The Print 13 February 2019 |
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das' first rate cut move is government-friendly, as expected, | The Print 7 February 2019 |
Modi danced the fine line - his budget wasn't anti-rich & his govt didn't defend past sins, | The Print 1 February 2019 |
Basic income for poor demands subsidy cuts, a step govts in India are unlikely to take, | The Print 31 January 2019 |
How tax incentives influence household financial saving in India, | The Print 29 January 2019 |
Draconian Essential Commodities Act needs to go if India wants to raise farm incomes, | The Print 29 January 2019 |
MUDRA scheme: What the Modi government failed to do for small businesses, | The Print 16 January 2019 |
Modi govt is right: RBI's idle, excess reserve can reduce public debt & improve India's rating, | The Print 2 January 2019 |
2018 | |
Five major challenges that shook India's economy in 2018, | The Print 29 December 2018 |
Why higher MSPs don't really help the Indian farmer in the long run, | The Print 24 December 2018 |
Shaktikanta Das' RBI has a delicate task - balance govt's fiscal targets & its autonomy, | The Print 19 December 2018 |
Narendra Modi government now has a great opportunity, | The Print 13 December 2018 |
Why #RBIvsGovt is a viral storm in a tea cup, | livemint 1 November 2018 |
It's broke, fix it, | Indian Express 21 September 2018 |
Reimagining financial reforms in India, 10 years after Great Recession, | livemint 17 September 2018 |
Opinion | The rupee is falling and India should let it, | livemint 10 September 2018 |
How Parliament can reform its ailing public sector banks, | The Economic Times 24 July 2018 |
India Shortchanges Its Banks, | Bloomberg 22 July 2018 |
Going on a hike, | Indian Express 13 June 2018 |
Is India Creating Jobs or Not?, | Bloomberg 18 May 2018 |
When the supervisor slept, | Indian Express 9 April 2018 |
Lessons from a fraud, | Indian Express 17 February 2018 |
Behind the plunge, | Indian Express 8 February 2018 |
Union budget: Not as expansionary as it seems, | livemint 6 February 2018 |
The 6.5% warning, | Indian Express 11 January 2018 |
2017 | |
Extend and pretend, | Indian Express 31 October 2017 |
Maximum pain, | Indian Express 01 September 2017 |
Not with a bang, | Indian Express 02 February 2017 |
Reserved Bank of India, | Indian Express 14 January 2017 |
2016 | |
Crossing the chasm, | Indian Express 09 December 2016 |
Show me the money, | Indian Express 11 November 2016 |
Unprepared for
bad days, | Indian Express 17 October 2016 |
A note for Dr Patel, | Indian Express 09 September 2016 |
Dengue should be prevented and not merely tackled when the epidemic sets in, | Indian Express 30 July 2016 |
The fall guy, | Indian Express 28 May 2016 |
Sort out the tax maze, | Indian Express 09 April 2016 |
La-la land budget, | Indian Express 02 March 2016 |
Let the rupee slide, | Indian Express 03 February 2016 |
Be tight-fisted, | Indian Express 18 January 2016 |
2014 | |
Hold on to interest rates, | Financial Express 1 April 2014 |
Open up the
capital account, | Financial Express 15 March 2014 |
No escape from freedom, | Indian Express 3 March 2014 |
With an eye on inflation, | Indian Express 14 February 2014 |
Not by babanomics, | Indian Express 22 January 2014 |
Same old banking, | Indian Express 14 January 2014 |
Regulator, not planner, | Financial Express 11 January 2014 |
Constricted by law, | Indian Express 2 January 2014 |
2013 | |
Looking like a recovery, | Financial Express 20 December 2013 |
Cereal offenders, | Indian Express 17 December 2013 |
What 2014 won't change, | Indian Express 26 November 2013 |
Inflation-targetting is critical, | Financial Express 25 November 2013 |
Trial by taper, | Indian Express 13 November 2013 |
Respite as opportunity, | Indian Express 24 October 2013 |
Rajan vs RBI, | Financial Express 22 October 2013 |
Forming new bonds, | Indian Express 16 October 2013 |
A focus for the RBI, | Indian Express 24 September 2013 |
Reverse liquidity tightening, | Financial Express 19 September 2013 |
Some RBI dos and don'ts, | Indian Express 18 September 2013 |
The road ahead for Rajan, | Financial Express 5 September 2013 |
Fighting the taper, | Indian Express 3 September 2013 |
Reform chance for new Indian governor, | OMFIF 30 August 2013 |
The needless battle, | Indian Express 19 August 2013 |
India Inc hedges its bets, | Financial Express 16 August 2013 |
Raghuram Rajan takes helm at difficult time, | OMFIF 7 August 2013 |
Whose monetary policy?, | Indian Express 5 August 2013 |
Does India need sovereign bonds?, | Financial Express 24 july 2013 |
The taming of the rupee, | Financial Express 12 july 2013 |
Losing currency, | Indian Express 10 July 2013 |
How to cap the CAD, | Financial Express 28 june 2013 |
Don't try to control the rupee, | Financial Express 21 june 2013 |
Modi's food security test, | Indian Express 14 June 2013 |
Can't bank on it, | Indian Express 04 June 2013 |
Stick to the line of control, | Financial Express 27 May 2013 |
How do you prevent rupee trades?, | Financial Express 10 May 2013 |
Some chit chat, | Indian Express 08 May 2013 |
Growth pick-up still a mirage, | Financial Express 30 April 2013 |
China's rebalancing act, | Indian Express 30 April 2013 |
Selling it right, | Indian Express 11 April 2013 |
Turf war in the offing, | Financial Express 26 March 2013 |
Caps unlock, | Indian Express 20 March 2013 |
Budget has two faces, | Indian Express 5 March 2013 |
In the shadow of the deficit, | Indian Express 26 February 2013 |
Can't figure it away, | Indian Express 12 February 2013 |
Right hand, left hand, | Indian Express 5 February 2013 |
Reform, then remove SST, | Financial Express 28 January 2013 |
Bank for the buck, | Indian Express 24 January 2013 |
A finer balance, | Indian Express 10 January 2013 |
2012 | |
Why reforms aren't lifting growth, | Financial Express 28 December 2012 |
It's Delhi's move, | Indian Express 27 December 2012 |
Watch out for capital flow via trade, | Financial Express 20 December 2012 |
Open and shut |
Indian Express 13 December 2012 |
Identify this |
Indian Express 3 December 2012 |
Growing pains |
Indian Express 16 November 2012 |
Governance 2.0 |
Indian Express 7 November 2012 |
Policy
easing won't lift investment, | Financial Express 24 October 2012 |
One head is
better than many, | Indian Express 16 October 2012 |
What is regulation for? |
Indian Express 4 October 2012 |
Towards better financial regulation |
Financial Express 2 October 2012 |
In the mood for reform |
Indian Express 17 September 2012 |
Sovereign warning |
Indian Express 7 September 2012 |
RBI is
fighting the right battle, | Financial Express 1 September 2012 |
The emerging
slowdown, | Indian Express 31 August 2012 |
Chidambaram's
challenge, | Financial Express 23 August 2012 |
North un-Block | Indian Express 8 August 2012 |
Smoke and numbers | Indian Express 31 July 2012 |
Towards climate change | Indian Express
19 July 2012 |
Losing the balance | Indian Express
6 July 201 2 |
A new focus for policy |
Financial Express 23 June 2012 |
Cut can hurt | Indian Express 21 June 2012 |
No Shortcuts for RBI |
Financial Express 15 June 2012 |
Step out of the
way | Indian Express 13 June 2012 |
Don't look, leap | Indian Express 25 May
2012 |
RBI can't save the rupee |
Financial Express 17 May 2012 |
Rollback to
forward | Indian Express 8 may 20 12 |
This isn't 1991 | Indian Express 30 April 2012 |
What was RBI
thinking?, | Financial Express 24 April 2012 |
Risky business | Indian Express 11 April 2012 |
The Gold Tax | Indian Express
27 March 2012. kw- gold import duty, loan-to-value ratio, gold loans. |
How not to disinvest | Indian Express
15 March 2012. kw- ongc disinvesment. |
Unburdening RBI, | Financial
Express 9 March 2012. kw- DMO bill. |
Right facts, wrong conclusions |
Financial Express 23 February 2012. kw- rbi intervention,
rupee appreciation. |
Costly mistake | Indian Express
20 February 2012. kw- private corporate investment. |
Systems beyond silos |
Financial Express 11 February 2012. kw- systemic risk
regulation in India. |
The RBI's self-serving bid | Indian Express
31 January 2012. kw- unified regulator. |
UID as user's ID | Indian Express
28 January 2012. kw- UID for delivery of public services. |
Not just their roll call | Indian Express
20 January 2012. kw- PISA results. |
2011 | |
Reserve Bank, refocus | Indian Express
28 December 2011. kw- inflation. |
Stop controlling | Indian Express
19 December 2011. kw- controls on derivatives. |
Zones of scepticism | Indian Express
8 December 2011. kw- banks and the state. |
Floating on the rupee | Indian Express
23 November 2011. kw- rupee depreciation. |
Lessons from afar | Indian Express
18 November 2011. kw- governance in Italy. |
Questions in reserve | Indian Express
8 November 2011. kw- international demand for reserves. |
Save the cash | Indian Express
25 October 2011. kw- foreign exchange reserves, raw material sources. |
Three balancing acts | Indian Express
17 October 2011. kw- global recovery. |
Better not step in | Indian Express
3 October 2011. kw- currency intervention. |
Don't defend the rupee, RBI |
Financial Express 24 September 2011. kw- currency
depreciation, intervention. |
Watch like a hawk | Indian Express
21 September 2011. kw- inflationary expectations. |
Floating concerns | Indian Express
12 September 2011. kw- exports, exchange rate of the rupee. |
A 10 percent safeguard | Indian Express
1 September 2011. kw- guidelines for private banks. |
As the debt piles up... |
Financial Express 13 August 2011. kw- US debt. |
Number casting | Indian Express
11 August 2011. kw- US downgrade. |
Liberalisation 2.0 | Indian Express
2 August 2011. kw- 20 years of reform. |
Government pushing welfare measures more
than reforms, | Financial Express
24 July 2011. kw- welfare state. |
Wages of a quick fix | Indian Express
21 July 2011. kw- NREGA wages. |
Turn in the India story | Indian Express
11 July 2011. kw- institutional change. |
Fuelling a transition | Indian Express
29 June 2011. kw- fuel prices. |
The percentage game | Indian Express
20 June 2011. kw- credit policy. |
The colour of evasion | Indian Express
8 June 2011. kw- black money, GST. |
Who is investing now? | Indian Express
30 May 2011. kw- investment slowdown. |
Deflated credibility | Indian Express
19 May 2011. kw- target inflation, credibility. |
The message is the aim | Indian Express
6 May 2011. kw- monetary policy. |
Not by rate hikes alone | Indian Express
27 April 2011. kw- target inflation. |
A bad time to lose control | Indian Express
16 April 2011. kw- effectiveness of capital controls. |
Liberate by growth | Indian Express
5 April 2011. kw- child sex ratio. |
We've come a long way | Indian Express
26 March 2011. kw- emerging markets. |
Moving with the cycle | Indian Express
14 March 2011. kw- macroeconomic policy. |
A new opening act | Indian Express
2 March 2011. kw- budget 2011, capital account convertibility,
corporate debt, retail foreign investors. |
Why growth matters | Indian Express
19 February 2011. kw- budget 2011, fiscal deficit. |
Cannot trust that IIP data |
Financial Express 19 February 2011. kw- IIP, capital goods. |
Indexing inflation | Indian Express
11 February 2011. kw- CPI, WPI, inflation measures. |
Greasing our shock absorbers | Indian Express
3 February 2011. kw- capital inflows, currency market liquidity,
financial reforms. |
Making sense of capital flows |
Financial Express 29 January 2011. kw- short term loans,
portfolio flows. |
The onion's layers | Indian Express
13 January 2011. kw- agricultural reform, fiscal consolidation,
monetary contraction. |
So much they don't know | Indian Express 3
January 2011. kw- rbi research agenda. |
2010 | |
Causes and no effects | Indian Express 25
December 2010. kw- inflationary expectations. |
Going around in circles |
Financial Express 20 December 2010. kw- tight liquidity. |
The European scare | Indian Express 9
December 2010. kw- soverign debt in Europe. |
Consumed by America | Indian Express 29
November 2010. kw- Monetary expansion in US, US employment, dollar
depreciation. |
Sailing past QE2 | Indian Express 11
November 2010. kw- Monetary expansion in US, QE2, currency appreciation. |
Pegged to the present | Indian Express 29
October 2010. kw- Chinese exchange rate regime. |
Where has all the investment gone? |
Financial Express 23 October 2010. kw- projects announced,
production of capital goods, profit growth. |
Current account caution | Indian Express 8
October 2010. kw- current account deficit. |
Anchoring expectations |
Financial Express 18 September 2010. kw- infaltionary
expectations, consensus forecast. |
Wages of inflation | Indian Express 17
September 2010. kw- inflationary expectations, wage-price spiral,
inflation targeting. |
The two-decade gap | Indian Express 6
September 2010. kw- U.K Sinha report, capital controls, QFI framework. |
Food for thought |
Financial Express 28 August 2010. kw- core inflation,
seasonally adjusted inflation. |
Shampoo and social equality |
Financial Express 15 August 2010. kw- dalit, economic reforms. |
All the way to the bank | Indian Express 14
August 2010. kw- RBI discussion paper on entry of new banks. |
Let's talk about inflation | Indian Express 9
August 2010. kw- inflation targeting. |
Transmission lines | Indian Express 26
July 2010. kw- inflation targeting. |
Behind the curve? |
Financial Express 24 July 2010. kw- inflation, IIP growth. |
The Mauritius code | Indian Express 12
July 2010. kw- residence based taxation, DTAA. |
Capital
controls and unhedged currency exposure, | India Policy
Forum, NCAER ,29
June 2010. kw- currency mismatches, exchange rate policy. |
Gaining currency | Indian Express 24
June 2010. kw- Chinese yuan regime. |
Future's rupees | Indian Express 5
June 2010. kw- Rupee volatility. |
BSST in class | Indian Express 24
May 2010. kw- BRIC vs BSST. |
Really the heat isn't on |
Financial Express 22 May 2010. kw- inflation, IIP growth. |
Soon there will be one | Indian Express 3
May 2010. kw- ULIPs, SEBI, IRDA, super regulator. |
It's either inflation or exchange
rate |
Financial Express 24 April 2010. kw- monetary policy,
exchange rate pass-through, rupee appreciation. |
Appreciate the positive | Indian Express 12
April 2010. kw- monetary policy, inflation, interest rate hike,
rupee appreciation. |
The living debt | Indian Express 1
April 2010. kw- fiscal consolidation, frbm, Thirteenth Finance
Commission. |
Rates of little return | Indian Express 18
March 2010. kw- inflation, interest rates, monetary conditions,
exchange rate passthrough. |
The four fold promise | Indian Express 27
February 2010. kw- budget 2010, Financial Stability and Develpment
Council (FSDC), Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
(FSLRC), private bank licenses. |
Expenditure refrom |
Financial Express 21 February 2010. kw- expenditure reform,
budget 2010. |
Devil is in the roadmap | Indian Express 19
February 2010. kw- decade of 2010, budget 2010, reform blueprint. |
Reading the recovery | Indian Express 3
February 2010. kw- growth, fiscal policy, budget 2010. |
Too early to signal an exit | Indian Express 19
January 2010. kw- growth, fiscal policy, monetary policy, exit stimulus. |
Bihar's Big-thinking Babu | Indian Express 16
January 2010. kw- N K Singh, parliament, Bihar. |
Lapping up liquidity | Indian Express 4
January 2010. kw- crr hike, monetary policy, interest rates. |
2009 | |
To hell and back |
Financial Express 27 December 2009. kw- recession, global
financial crisis, India in 2009. |
There are no easy answers | Indian Express 18
December 2009. kw- monetary policy, interest rates. |
Shifting gears, | Financial Express 7 December 2009. kw-
car sales, imports. |
Tobin tax is only for
textbooks, | Financial Express 21 November 2009. kw-
capital flows, tobin tax. |
Seasoning the stock | Indian Express 18
November 2009. kw- privatisation, psus. |
Pick apart this
myth | Indian Express 4 November 2009. kw- bank nationalisation, financial inclusion. |
Mrs G and the licence
permit raj, | Financial Express 2 November 2009. kw- psu banks, labour laws. |
Green roots of recovery | Indian Express 15
October 2009. kw- export promotion, rupee appreciation. |
This is no time for
rate hike, | Financial Express 9 October. kw- monetary
policy easing, growth, exchange rate, inflation. |
The good news analysed
better, | Financial Express 5 October. kw- business cycle
conditions, seasonally adjusted data. |
Valuing the dollar | Indian Express 1
October 2009. kw- weakening dollar, rupee appreciation. |
Hand
in Hand with Ajay Shah and Shruthi Jayaram), | Financial Express 21 September. kw- business
cycles in India, decoupling. |
No one like us | Indian Express 31
August 2009. kw- global financial crisis, lessons. |
On different scales | Indian Express 17
August 2009. kw- monetary policy, food price inflation. |
Find the side effects | Indian Express 10
August 2009. kw- health policy, sanitation, NREGA. |
The good news on exports you
didn't know, | Financial Express 6 August. kw- seasonally
adjusted exports. |
RBI has got to do it |
Financial Express 3 August. kw- demand contraction,
investment, exports, government spending. |
Wait, watch the
uncertainty | Indian Express 27 July 2009. kw- demand contraction, investment,
monetary policy. |
Investment trends at the state
level | Indian Express 7 July 2009. kw- CAPEX, state level investment. |
The free fertiliser solution, | Financial
Express , 26 June 2009. kw- monsoon, free fertiliser,
irrigation. |
Keep the rupee rolling, | Financial
Express , 22 June 2009. kw- Capital inflows, exchange rate policy. |
The GST of it, | Financial
Express , 13 June 2009. kw- Goods and Services Tax. |
Set the campus free | Indian Express 2
June 2009. kw- higher education, university ranking. |
Mind that debt | Indian Express 25 May
2009. kw- expenditure, fiscal deficit, debt GDP ratio. |
What you must not do,
ministers, | Financial Express 23 May 2009. kw-
government schemes, delivery of public goods, SSA. |
The flexibility
bonus, | Financial Express 11 May 2009. kw- exports in
yuan, China, India, yuan, rupee exchange rates. |
Dated data, poor
policy, | Financial Express 21 April 2009. kw-
inflation, year-on-year, month-on-month, monetary policy. |
Retail therapy | Indian Express 20 April
2009. kw- sudden stop, outflow of capital. |
India
in the Great Recession, | Financial Express 15 April
2009. kw- slowdown, investment ratio, private corporate
investment, economic reform. |
Now there are twenty | Indian Express 4
April 2009. kw- G20, international financial supervision,
protectionism, IMF reforms. |
Recipe for investment
shortfall | Financial Express 16 March 2009. kw-
consumption ratio, investment ratio, public investment, private
corporate investment, household investment. |
Twenty parts to a rescue | Indian Express 14
March 2009. kw- G20, international financial supervision,
protectionism, IMF reforms. |
Sunlight on the ledger | Indian Express 20
February 2009. kw- fiscal deficit, debt management office(DMO). |
When up is down |
Financial Express 9 February 2009. kw- inflation,
year-on-year, month-on-month, deflation. |
Give them credit | Indian Express 9
February 2009. kw- FSAP, Financial sector assessment programme. |
Governor's choice | Indian Express 23
January 2009. kw- credit policy, interest rates. |
State of the blackboard | Indian Express 13
January 2009. kw- right to education. |
Capital ideas | Indian Express 5
January 2009. kw- NRI funds, private equity, corporate bonds. |
2008 | |
Global economy: unknown to
known, | Financial Express 22 December 2008. kw-
Uncertainty, liquidity. |
The fiscal and the meta-fiscal | Indian Express 8
December. kw- fiscal stimulus and fiscal space. |
Foreign institutional investors |
Financial Express 24 November 2008. kw- stock market
crash, fii net sales. |
Keep the money moving | Indian Express 17
November. kw- fiscal expansion, NREGS, infrastructure. |
Clear as liquid | Indian Express 4
November. kw- RBI package, credibility, transparency, |
The world is what it is | Indian Express 21
October. kw- global crisis, next step, solvency crisis, liquidity crisis. |
Let the rupee be | Indian Express 13
October. kw- global crisis, liquidity crunch, rupee depreciation. |
An agenda for difficult
times | Indian Express 30 September. kw- reduce capital controls, liquidity crunch. |
Hope it will float | Indian Express 8
September. kw- rupee float, exports, imports, currency futures. |
It's turbulent, Dr Subbrao |
Financial Express 2 September 2008. kw- RBI governor,
financial sector reform. |
The Thursday syndrome | Indian Express 21 August
2008. kw- seasonally adjusted inflation rate, monetary policy. |
Pricing the rupee | Indian Express 28 July
2008. kw- monetary policy, currency pegging. |
In the balance |
Financial Express 8 July 2008. kw- balance of payments,
capital inflows . |
Central bank
misrules | Indian Express 3 July 2008. kw- macroeconomic mismangament,
monetary policy. |
Shoot inflation, spare
growth, | Financial Express 21 June 2008. kw-
industrial slowdown, monetary policy. |
What price
people | Indian Express 13 June 2008. kw- inflation, MSS bonds. |
In the number
soup | Indian Express 2 June 2008. kw- inflation report. |
Engineering inflation | Indian Express 31
May 2008. kw- exchange rate pass-through, inflation. |
Transmission
impossible, | Financial Express 16 May 2008. kw-
Raghram Rajan Committee, inflation-targeting. |
China does not show
the way | Indian Express 15 May 2008. kw- democracy, sterilised intervention,
inflation. |
The nineties nightmare | Indian Express 6
May 2008. kw- rising interest rates, CRR, credit growth,
industrial slowdown. |
RBI's 79 page
misreading, | Financial Express 30 April 2008. kw-
credit poicy, sterilised intervention. |
Let the rupee climb | Indian Express
21 April 2008. kw- inflation, foreign exchange intervention. |
Unmade in America |
Financial Express 21 April 2008. kw- credit policy,
inconsistent monetary policy framework. |
Redraft the policy
framework, | Financial Express 8 April 2008. kw-
Raghuram Rajan report on financial sector reforms. |
A capital idea | Indian Express 8 April
2008. kw- capital controls, Q3 2007-08 Balance of Payments. |
How RBI imported high
prices | Indian Express 4 April 2008. kw- inflation, rupee depreciation, RBI
intervention. |
And Bihar still does not get
it | Indian Express 28 March 2008. kw- capex investment, per capita investment
in states. |
Engineering of the
rupee | Indian Express 12 March 2008. kw- rupee depreciation, RBI intervention. |
Time to either cut or
run, | Financial Express 6 March 2008. kw- GDP growth,
IIP growth, interest rates. |
The Plan expenditure
fixation, | Financial Express 29 February 2008. kw-
revenue expenditure, capital expenditure, plan expenditure,
non-plan expenditure. |
No free lunches
here | Indian Express 28 February 2008. kw- fiscal deficits, interest payments. |
Understatement is not a
virtue | Indian Express 26 February 2008. kw- fiscal transparency, true fiscal
deficit, oil bonds, food bonds, fertilizer bonds. |
Home is where the dollar goes | Indian Express 14
February 2008. kw- remittances, interest differentials, net capital flows. |
Bankers without borders | Indian Express 9
February 2008. kw- monetary policy framework, capital flows. |
How to be ordinary | Indian Express 29
January 2008. kw- countercylical policy, credit policy. |
Fewer degrees of
freedom, | Financial Express 29 January 2008. kw- credit
policy, slowdown, capital inflows, capital surge, interest
differentials. |
And we all fall down | Indian Express 22
January 2008. kw- Fed rate cuts, stock market. |
Cut rates now | Indian Express 17
January 2008. kw- IIP, slowdown, capital inflows, capital surge,
interest differentials. |
Do capital
controls work? | Indian Express 7 January 2008. kw- Balance of payments, capital
inflows, capital surge, other capital flows. |
2007 | |
The case for cutting
rates, | Financial Express 28 December 2007. kw - Repo and
reverse repo rate cut, capital controls, rupee appreciation. |
RBI must do a Fed | Indian Express 14
December 2007. kw - Fed rate cut, capital controls, rupee
appreciation. |
Global
rebalancing, | Financial Express 30 November 2007. kw -
US slowdown, Chinese macroeconomic policies. |
Oiling the economy | Indian Express 26
November 2007. kw - crude oil prices, oil at hundred, rupee
appreciation. |
Aam aadmi in the hot
seat | Indian Express 16 November 2007. kw - CPI, WPI, inflation, money supply,
rupee appreciation. |
Surge and the rupee | Indian Express 6 November 2007. kw - rupee appreciation, RBI intervention, one way bet. |
The fuss about credit
policy | Indian Express 30 October 2007. kw - credit policy, sterilized
intervention. |
Nothing durable about
it, | Financial Express 25 October 2007. kw - CPI consumer
durables, basket. |
Dangers of a one-way bet | Indian Express
23 October 2007. kw - banning participatory notes, fii inflows, rbi
intervention. |
Go with the flow | Indian Express 18 October
2007. kw - banning participatory notes, capital account convertibility. |
Figure of nine | Indian Express 11 October
2007. kw - US recession, Indian exports of goods and services. |
India's growth prospects |
Financial Express 27 September 2007. kw - medium term growth
in India, investment, labour supply. |
The not so good news on
inflation | Indian Express 26 September 2007. kw - inflation, CPI, WPI, cost of
living. |
Fed in or fade out | Indian Express 21
September 2007. kw - stock market, US Fed rate cut. |
Haryana hurricane | Indian Express 19
September 2007. kw - CAPEX data, states, investment, projects under
implementation. |
What has the rupee got to do
with it? | Indian Express 7 September 2007. kw - exports, REER. |
Taxing times, good times | Indian Express
22 August 2007. kw - tax revenue, corporate taxes. |
The fear index | Indian Express 22 August
2007. kw - housing, US subprime market. |
Comparing monetary policies, | Financial Express 23 August 2007. kw - India, China,
currency, interest rates. |
Subprime mindset | Indian Express 18 August
2007. kw - housing, US subprime market. |
Dollar doldrums | Indian Express 6 August
2007. kw - currency policy, monetary policy, sterlised intervention. |
Grand ideas and gritty
detail, | Financial Express 5 August 2007. kw - N K
Singh, Politics of Change: A Ringside View |
How is your risk appetite
today? | Indian Express 2 August 2007. kw - US subprime market. |
Policy without framework | Indian Express
27 July 2007. kw - repo rate, reverse repo rate, LAF. |
India's untenable currency
policy, | Financial Express 26 July 2007. kw - rupee,
pegged exchage rate. |
Let us waste 0.5 percent of
GDP | Indian Express 18 July 2007. kw - export sops, rupee appreciation. |
The Mistry report mystery, | Financial Express 29 June 2007. kw - Mumbai,
International Financial Centre, MIFC. |
Some house truths | Indian Express 8 June
2007. kw - housing market, real estate bubble. |
Get real about the impossible
trinity, | Financial Express 24 May 2007. kw - ECB. |
Poor Distribution System | Indian Express 24 May
2007. kw - public distribution system. |
The taming of the rupee | Indian Express
10 May 2007. kw - currency policy. |
Making monetary policy
more effective, | Financial Express 25 April 2007. kw - credit policy. |
Monetary mix-up | Indian Express 2 April
2007. kw - monetary policy, sterlised intervention. |
Quiet trouble in West
Bengal, | Financial Express 28 March 2007. kw - West Bengal
state budget. |
Only 3.5 percent
matters | Indian Express 28 March 2007. kw - banking regulation |
A fresh mandate for
RBI | Indian Express 20 March 2007. kw - monetary policy, interest rates, REER,
export growth. |
Percentage game | Indian Express 12 March
2007. kw - Taylor rule, interest rates, inflation. |
Growth story in volatile
times | Indian Express 9 March 2007. kw - India growth, US business cycles,
housing market. |
PC delivers politically
correct | Indian Express 1 March 2007. kw - Budget 2007, fiscal deficit,
inflation, GST. |
Fiscal tightening must do its
part | Indian Express 21 February 2007. kw - Petrol, diesel, inflation, fiscal
deficit, government expenditure. |
Taking an interest in
credit | Indian Express 2 February 2007. kw - Monetary policy, interest rates, inflation. |
Look what's on the menu at
Neemrana | Indian Express 27 January 2007. kw - Applied economic research in
India, NCAER NBER Neemrana conference. |
Good intentions need a
solid backbone, | Financial Express 24 January 2007. kw -
budget, expenditure. |
Special Zone called India | Indian Express 20 January
2007. kw - Special economic zones. |
Inflation at 2-year high | Indian Express 20 January
2007. kw - inflation, interest rates. |
Futures in the market | Indian Express 6 January
2007. kw - commodity futures. |
Inflationary pressure may
up interest rates | Indian Express 2 January 2007. kw - inflation, real interest
rates. |
GDP growth in 2007 | Indian Express 1 January
2007. kw - GDP growth. |
2006 | |
Infrastructure: theirs
and ours | Indian Express 22 December 2006. kw - rural infrastructure report, NCAER. |
Combination lock to
recombination unlock, | Financial Express 26 December 2006. kw -
banking, China, India. |
Really, consumer is
queen | Indian Express 16 December 2006. kw - consumption, China, India. |
Trickle down economics is good for health | Indian Express 24 November
2006. kw - GDP growth, infant mortality, public health services. |
Hindi Chini FTA | Indian Express 22 November
2006. kw - India China FTA. |
The man who helped millions
escape poverty, | Financial Express 21 November
2006. kw - Milton Friedman. |
Micro Scope | Indian Express 11 November
2006. kw - Microfinance, India, SHGs. |
Four per cent tips | Indian Express
11 November 2006. kw - Inflation, Central banking. |
Trust and television, | Financial Express 7 November
2006. kw - trust, television, social capital. |
New path or alleyway | Indian Express 26 October
2006. kw - NHAI, Model Concession Agreement. |
Don't loosen the purse
strings, | Financial Express 10 October 2006. kw - GDP growth, FRBM. |
To sustain GDP growth | Indian Express 30
September 2006. kw - GDP growth. |
Just where is the world economy
headed | Indian Express 24 October 2006. kw - US GDP growth, housing, business
cycles. |
China should worry about its
high savings, | Financial Express 26 September 2006. kw - Savings rate. |
India China
hype? | Indian Express 23 September 2006. kw - IMF-World Bank Annual meetings,
RBI, capital account covertibility, CAC-2. |
The inevitability of
capital account convertibility | Indian Express 19 September 2006. kw -
IMF-World Bank Annual meetings, India, China, currency flexibility,
RBI, capital account covertibility, CAC-2. |
FDI lessons from
China | Indian Express 18 September 2006. kw - IMF-World Bank Annual meetings,
FDI in China, SEZ. |
The future of the World
Bank in India | Indian Express 17 September 2006. kw - IMF-World Bank Annual
meetings, World Bank, failed states. |
World Bank report
slams India on governance | Indian Express 16 September 2006. kw - IMF-World
Bank Annual meetings, Governance Indicators. |
The India China
story | Indian Express 15 September 2006. kw - IMF-World Bank Annual meetings,
India, China, growth. |
Explained: Regional Trade
Agreements | Indian Express 15 September 2006. kw - regional trade agreements. |
Paisa wise, Rupee foolish | Indian Express 4
September 2006. kw - RBI, capital account covertibility, CAC-2. |
Chidambaram vs
Ahluwalia | Financial Express 29 August 2006. kw - FRBM,
social sector spending. |
How to solve the RBI
problem | Indian Express 22 August 2006. kw - RBI, monetary policy, banking
regulator. |
Eleventh approach to
the same plan? | Indian Express 15 August 2006. kw - eleventh plan, public
health, education vouchers. |
Taming the
cycle, | Financial
Express 15 August 2006. kw - GDP volatility, countercylical
policy, RBI, monetary policy. |
How the plot thickens | Indian Express 2
August 2006. kw - land acqusition, eminent domain, SEZ. |
The importance of being fiscally
responsible, | Financial Express 1 August 2006. kw - FRBM,
current account deficits, default. |
The high risks in high
deficits | Indian Express 27 July 2006. kw - FRBM, inflation, current account
deficit. |
First payoff to structural
pension reform | Indian Express 22 July 2006. kw - Sixth Pay Commission, New
Pension System. |
Economic growth best
antidote to poverty, | Financial Express 18 July 2006. kw
- South Asia, poverty, growth. |
As Buddha tries to put house in
order, VS courts fiscal irresponsibility | Indian Express 10 July 2006. kw -
State budgets, Kerala, West Bengal. |
India's ailing public health
services, | Financial
Express 4 July 2006. kw - Eleventh plan approach paper. |
End of Distress | Indian Express 1 July
2006. kw - farmer suicides, agricultural policy. |
To fund welfare | Indian Express 24 June 2006. kw -
disinvestment. |
Bad Economics Zones | Indian Express 21 June
2006. kw - FRBM, SEZs. |
Looking for a better
consumer price index, | Financial Express 20 June 2006. kw
- WPI, CPI, inflation measures. |
Taxes by the litre | Indian Express 13
June 2006. kw - petroleum taxes. |
The destabilizing foreign hand |
Financial Express 6 June 2006. kw - FIIs, stock markets. |
Two years of the UPA: The good,
the bad and the ugly | May 2006. kw -
Economic policy of UPA. |
What Arjun should focus on | Indian Express 16 May
2006. kw - Education, SSA. |
The fall of stock markets: A global
story, | Financial
Express 23 May 2006. kw - stock markets, inflation,
interest rates. |
Licence Raj in
Education | Indian Express 21 May 2006. kw - education, permits, licences. |
Why Amma worries,
Buddha doesn't | Indian Express 10 May 2006. kw - State elections, growth rates.
|
Growth, poverty and
employment in states, | Financial Express 9 May 2006. kw -
poverty, employment, convergence, states. |
Employment exchanges | Indian Express
3 May 2006. kw - employment exchanges. |
Cleaning up the IPO market | Indian Express 2
May 2006. kw - SEBI, IPO. |
Monsoon forecast | Indian Express 26
April 2006. kw - Monsoon, business cycles, GDP. |
Managing expectations |
Financial
Express , 25 April 2006. kw - monetary policy, expectations. |
Needed, a deep and liquid
bond market, | Financial Express 11 April 2006. kw - debt
market, bonds. |
Impact of SBI strike | Indian Express 7 April
2006. kw - SBI, deposits, cheques, ATMs. |
RBI: Red Brigade of
India | Indian Express 30 March 2006. kw - capital account convertibility, RBI. |
The euphoria over
savings rate, | Financial Express 28 March 2006. kw -
savings, investment, current account, public savings. |
Gained in Translation on capital
account convertibility | Indian Express 23 March 2006. kw - capital account
convertibility. |
How provident is this fund? | Indian Express
10 March 2006. kw - excluded provident funds, EPFO. |
Budget 2006 | Indian Express March 1, 2006. kw
- Budget 2006. |
State of the fiscal Union | Indian Express
27 February 2006. kw - budget speech. |
More funds for secondary
level, but can the government spent it well? | Indian Express 16 February
2006. kw - secondary education. |
A future of their own | Indian Express
3 February, 2006. kw - tiger conservation, tribal bill. |
Why FM won't remove India Inc's FBT
headache | 12 January, 2006. kw - fringe benefit tax, income tax. |
Whose policy is it anyway? |
28 January, 2006. kw - RBI, interest rate, hike. |
Fate worse than jail for Telgi |
19 January, 2006. kw - stamp paper, scam. |
Listen, Mr Chidambaram |
12 January, 2006. kw - tax exemption, budget. |
2005 | |
DTH: Direct from government? |
28 December, 2005. kw - cable TV. |
Subsidy on icecream, anyone? |
9 December, 2005. kw - EPF, interest rate. |
Who killed Manjunath? |
28 November, 2005. |
Bihar reloaded. Hope Floats in a Basket Case |
23 November, 2005. kw - Laloo, Nitish Kumar. |
Dangers - Bharat Nirman |
20 November, 2005. kw - infrastructure, highways. |
Gained in Translation. Ben Bernanke |
4 November, 2005. kw - Fed Chairman, Alan Greenspan. |
India, single national market |
26 October, 2005. kw - Kelkar, VAT, GST. |
The English language and India's working population |
14 October, 2005. kw - globalisation. |
A driving licence in 50 minutes and all legal |
11 October, 2005. |
What is wrong with exisiting pension schemes and how the NPS offers a
better deal? |
8 October, 2005. kw - civil servants, EPFO, EPS. |
ABC of stock market manipulation |
1 October, 2005. kw - stock price, speculation. |
An immature market economy |
23 September, 2005. kw - stock market.
|
Car import racket |
17 September, 2005. kw - car, customs, duties. |
Which Loss Making PSUs should be sold and how |
15 September, 2005. kw - PSUs, Privatisation. |
Outcome budget |
3 September, 2005. kw - outcome budget, spending. |
A cost benefit analysis of saving the tiger |
25 August, 2005. kw - project tiger. |
EGA: The best anti-poverty programme or the biggest scam? |
19 August, 2005. kw - Employment Guarantee Act. |
Restrictions on capital inflows |
17 August, 2005. kw - foreign capital, inflows. |
The revaluation of the
Chinese yuan and the implications for India | 1 August
2005. kw - China, currency. |
A power less exotic |
27 July, 2005. kw - Nuclear energy |
Dispelling the Spookes about Nukes |
25 July, 2005. kw - Nuclear energy |
Responding to global warming |
8 July, 2005. kw - Kyoto Protocol , global warming. |
Turn the clock back |
7 July, 2005. kw - IDA, FERA, MRTP. |
Will interest rates go
up?, | Financial Express 4 July, 2005. kw -
monetary policy, interest rates. |
Sensex up,but not the sentiment |
11 June, 2005. kw - stock prices,P/E ratio |
Close down redundant
ministries, | Financial Express 6 June, 2005. kw -
ministry, commerce, steel. |
The mystery of capital |
30 May, 2005. kw - SEBI, UBS. |
On the common man's credit |
6 May, 2005. kw - Saving Deposit. |
Evidence on trade union and EPF membership |
5 May, 2005. kw - trade union members, EPF rate. |
States join queue for new pension, but Bill hangs |
2 May, 2005. kw - New Pension Scheme. |
Don't be shy about FII |
28 April, 2005. kw - FII. |
It takes too long to start business
in India, longer than in the region | 27 April, 2005. kw - World Bank Study. |
First savings survey shows majority have no retirement nest egg |
27 April, 2005. kw - Pensions. |
How the Left pensioned off the aam admi |
25 April, 2005. kw - Pensions bill. |
Get young Indians to pay for old Europeans |
11 April, 2005. kw - OECD countries, income tax. |
Please, will you step into my
parlour?, | Financial Express 11 April, 2005. kw -
OECD countries. |
Fear of floating |
21 March, 2005. kw - Exchange Rate. |
For successful pension
regulation, | Financial Express 14 March, 2005. kw -
Pension. |
Some Cheer In These Taxing Times |
1 March, 2005. kw - Budget, tax. |
Finding the money for a social conscience |
28 February, 2005. kw - Budget 2005. |
Long-term strategy for Budget 2005
, | Financial
Express , 28 February, 2005. kw - Budget 2005. |
Let the iron rooster take wing |
26 February, 2005. kw - Railway Budget. |
Look beyond General stereotypes |
23 February, 2005. kw - Budget, Pakistan. |
No gimmicks, please |
20 February, 2005. kw - Budget, Taxes. |
Here's to Budget 2005 |
12 February, 2005. kw - Budget, Tax reforms. |
Market takes a stand on Sebi chair |
(with Gautam Cikarmane), 29 january, 2005. kw - SEBI. |
Learning from Mayurbhanj | Cutting deficits
21 January, 2005. kw - EGA. |
Oh VAT a lovely tax |
19 January, 2005. kw - VAT, Budget. |
VAT's the good word for Budget 2005
, | Financial
Express , 17 January, 2005. kw - VAT. |
From India on move, a reverse signal |
13 January, 2005. kw - RBI, FII. |
From supercyclone, Orissa has seven tips for Black Sunday relief |
7 January, 2005. kw - Tsunami, relief. |
Here, food for work does mean food & work |
2 January, 2005. kw - Employment Guarantee Act |
2004 | |
Reserving all judgement |
20 December, 2004. kw - Private Sector, RBI. |
Have accountability in forex management
, | Financial
Express , 20 December, 2004. kw - Forex reserve, RBI. |
Day of declining dollar |
18 December, 2004. kw - Currency, RBI. |
Dollars dollars everywhere but not
very much to buy | (Part-II) 1 December, 2004. kw - Foreign
Exchange Reserves. |
Reserving currency to go shopping
abroad | (Part-I) 29 November, 2004. kw - Foreign Exchange
Reserves. |
When oil and oil don't mix |
22 November, 2004. kw - PSU, Banks, Merger. |
Public Sector capitalism |
10 November, 2004. kw - PSU, Ministries. |
Oil the economy's problems | 6
November, 2004. kw - Crude Oil. |
Monetary policy: Make the process
open, | Financial Express 25 October, 2004. kw -
Credit policy, Repo rate. |
RBI's pride, India's dilemma |
25 October, 2004. kw - Forex Reserves, RBI. |
Confessions of a recent Linux convert |
18 October, 2004. kw - Linux, Operating System. |
Govt can reap Rs 79,000-cr harvest, Left won't mind |
6 October, 2004. kw - Disinvestment. |
Bad examples of India abroad |
5 October, 2004. kw - Export. |
Kelkar's one-stop solution for fiscal woes |
(with Rahul Pathak), 3 October, 2004. kw - Goods & Services Tax. |
Kelkar has a parting shot: Reforms
should begin at home, in Finance Ministry | (with Rahul Pathak), 1
October, 2004. kw - Kelkar, Taxes. |
It is pointless to fake exports |
Financial Express 30 September, 2004. kw - Exports,
Exchange Rate. |
Strike one for privatisation |
22 September, 2004. kw - Privatisation, PSU Banks. |
Beware of lazy banker |
20 September, 2004. kw - Interset Rate, Bonds, Risk. |
Five minutes to understanding CRR |
19 September, 2004. kw - Cash Reserve Ratio. |
As Indians age fast, get ready
for more pensioners, more tax burden | 19 September
2004. kw - EPFO. |
A run for your bank |
16 September, 2004. kw - PSU Banks, NPA. |
The bank's a private matter |
15 September, 2004. kw - PSU Banks, Privatisation. |
No one's talking of this hole in
Govt's pension poceket: Rs. 17,500 crore | 9
September,2004. kw - Provident Fund. |
Extend
The civil servants' pension scheme to the poor |
Financial Express 8 September, 2004. kw - Pension,
EPFO. |
There's a hole in the bucket | 8
September 2004. kw - Provident Fund. |
The animal spirits of the new
entrepreneur | 30 August 2004. kw - Public Sector,
Private Sector. |
Your guide to share and bonds | 24
August 2004. kw - Shares & Bonds. |
Stock market: basics | 21
August 2004. kw - Stock Market. |
Lost in interest | (with Navika
Kumar), 18 August 2004. kw -Provident Fund, Civil Servants
Pension. |
Cess in a cesspool | 13 August 2004.
kw - Education Expenditure, Education Vouchers, Enrolment,
Drop Out Rates, CMP. |
But consumers aren't complaining |
13 August 2004. kw - Inflation, CPI, WPI. |
Drought proofing India |
9 August 2004. kw - Business Cycles in India, Monsoon Cycles. |
Inflation | 7 August 2004. kw - Inflation. |
Depreciation rates and India Inc's taxes |
6 August 2004. kw - Kelkar Task Force. |
Troubled by trade |
1 August 2004. kw - Book Review, Globalisation, Jagdish Bhagwati. |
High stakes for service tax |
29 July 2004. kw - GDP, VAT. |
Brave new world for exporters |
28 July 2004. kw - Custom Rate, VAT. |
Tax buoyancy: Devils in the details |
27 July 2004. kw - Tax Buoyancy, GDP. |
Tax revolution way to zero deficit, Govt told |
24 July 2004. kw - VAT, Tax. |
7 steps to preventing EPF abuse |
20 July 2004. kw -Provident Fund, Interest Rate, Tax
Rebate. |
Turn over this tax | 19 July
2004. kw - Stock Markets, Turnover Tax. |
Chidambaram's budget lacks
vision for refrorms, | Financial Express 9 July
2004. kw - Financial Budget 2004-05, GDP. |
He s banking on 24% hike in tax
revenue, question: will that happen? | 9 July 2004. kw
- Optimistic Revenue Projections. kw - Financial Budget
2004-05. |
Tuning in to FM, his budget | 8 July,
2004. kw - Budget. |
The ABC of EPFO | 8 July, 2004. kw -
EPFO. |
Railway budget | 7 July
2004. kw - Railway Budget, 2004-05. |
Food Policy | 2 July 2004. kw
- Cereals, Non-cereals. |
What Next On Interest Rates |
Financial Express 25 June 2004. kw - Interset Rate, GDP. |
VAT | 24 June, 2004. kw - VAT. 2004, Business Standard |
Cutting deficits |
16 June 2004.
kw - fiscal deficit, budget, taxes,Keynesian policies. |
Riding the cycle |
2 June 2004.
kw - business cycles in India, monsoon cycles, exports, investment. |
Is the stock market a barometer of
the economy | The Times of India, 23 May 2004.
kw - stock markets, economic performance. |
Its the market, stupid |
19 May 2004.
kw - election, left, stock markets, investment, Black Monday. |
The USD quagmire |
5 May 2004.
kw - Forex reverves of China and Japan, US economy. |
A change in course? |
7 April 2004.
kw - currency regime, exchange rate volatility, central banks that lie. |
Looking beyond Mr. Joshi |
17 Mar 2004.
kw - higher education. |
Dining with the devil |
3 Mar 2004.
kw - currency policy, sterilised intervention, reverse
speculative attack. |
Feeding an elephant |
18 Feb 2004.
kw - currency policy, sterilised intervention, quasi-fical costs,
monetary stabilization fund. |
Outsourcing
is an old story with new critics,
|
The Asian Wall Street
Journal | 13-15 Feb 2004. kw - outsourcing,
protectionism. |
Fiscal implications of the DA merger |
|
The Economic
Times | 9 Feb 2004.
kw - DA merger, fiscal impact. |
Fiscal Consolidation |
5 Feb 2004.
kw - fiscal deficit, anti-cyclical fiscal policy. |
What next with GDP growth? |
21 Jan 2004.
kw - sustainability of GDP growth, investment. |
RBI tries to hang on |
7 Jan 2004.
kw - currency policy, sterilised intervention, reverse
speculative attack. |
2003 | |
Feel bad factor |
17 Dec 2003.
kw - Fiscal deficit, public goods. |
Getting governance right |
1 Dec 2003.
kw - Governance, public goods. |
Back to the 1970s |
19 Nov 2003.
kw - ECB guidelines, capital inflows, inspector raj. |
8 percent tariff for 8 percent growth |
5 Nov 2003.
kw - custom duties, reserves, capital inflows. |
Trade deficit: Boon or bane? |
15 Oct 2003.
kw - current account deficit, development strategy, capital
export. |
Outlook for credit policy | 1 Oct 2003.
kw - credit policy, interest rates.
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Quasi-fiscal costs | 17 Sept 2003.
kw - sterilized intervention, currency regime, monetary policy. |
Dr Jalan's dilemmas | 2 Sept 2003.
kw - currency regime, open capital account, impossible trinity. |
Should ECB norms be relaxed | Economic
Times, 20 August 2003. kw - capital inflows, interest rates,
currency regime. |
Lazy bankers | 13 August 2003.
kw - yield curve, interest rate risk, credit monitoring. |
What next at RBI | 30 July 2003.
kw - Y. V. Reddy, currency regime, capital inflows. |
Creative Destruction | 16 July 2003.
kw - PCO/STD booths, labour market flexibility. |
A change in course? | 1 July 2003.
kw - currency regime, sterilized intervention, floating exchange
rate. |
Book
review: Seeking Social Justice through Globalization by Gavin
Kitching | International Studies, Volume 40, No.3, July-September
2003, kw- globalization of financial markets, gains from trade. |
No rate cut | 18 June 2003.
kw - exchange rate regime, interest rate differentials. |
What next on interest rates? | 4 June 2003.
kw - currency volatility, interest rate volatility. |
Enter the dragon? | 14 May 2003.
kw - India's trade with China and Hong Kong. |
The visible hand | 30 April 2003. kw -
review of Saving capitalism from the capitalists , by
Raghuram Rajan and Luigi Zingales. |
Making Indian banks safer |
16 April 2003. kw - banks, interest rate derivatives, interest
rate risk, interest rate futures launch. |
Higher oil prices? |
2 April 2003. kw - iraq war, India's vulnerability to higher
oil prices. |
Contractionary Fiscal policy |
19 March 2003. kw - budget, fiscal policy. |
The silver lining? |
5 March 2003. kw - pension proposals in the budget . |
Which ministries should get the axe? |
29 January 2003. kw - public expenditure, public goods, fiscal
constraints. |
How safe are Indian banks? |
15 January 2003. kw - banks, interest rate risk. |
Who will pay for local services? |
1 January 2003. kw - local government, public spending, taxes. |
Interest rate risk in Indian banks |
January 2003, moneycontrol.com, kw - interest rate risk, banks. |
Signs of revival: Evidence from imports |
January 2003, moneycontrol.com, kw - growth in imports. |
2002 | |
Political economy of interest
rates | 18 December 2002. kw - saving, tax exemptions, market
distortions. |
Reserves as insurance: Money
Back or Life? | 4 December 2002. kw - foreign exchange
reserves, reserves management, investment. |
Bill Gates: Friend or Foe? |
20 November 2002. kw - Microsoft, free software, monopoly. |
Is the rupee undervalued |
7 November 2002. kw - currency, real exchange rate, productivity. |
Run up to the credit policy |
17 October 2002. kw - credit policy, interest rates, crr,
saving rate. |
Why they think we are junk |
2 October 2002. kw - India credit rating, rupee debt, fiscal adjustment. |
Fiscal impact of bail-outs |
4 September 2002. kw - bail-out, financial institutions, UTI, NPA . |
Drought Management |
7 August 2002. kw - rainfall, drought, gdp growth projections . |
Can the Indian economy grow at 8 per
cent? | 21 July 2002 The Times of India . kw - growth,
investment. |
The road ahead for the new FM |
3 July 2002. kw - corruption, excise duties, expenditure.
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Special Group vs Task Force |
5 June 2002. kw - employment, labour laws . |
Book review: Economics of Chance,
| 18 May 2002. Outlook . kw - Book review of Glimpses of
Indian Economic Policy - An insider by I. G. Patel. |
Has the bank rate bottomed out |
8 May 2002. kw - interest rates. |
An embarrassment of riches |
10 April 2002. kw - foreign exchange reserves, reserve adequacy. |
Is the Budget milking the
salaried class dry | 17 March 2002. The Times of
India . kw - Income tax, tax incentives, provident fund. |
Zoellick versus Bush |
13 March 2002. kw - steel industry, protection, US trade policy . |
Horses for courses |
20 February 2002. kw - tax exemptions, Shome committee, Reddy committee. |
Heads in the sand |
8 February 2002. kw - Real exchange rate, REER, currency,
exchange rate management. |
Consumer key to growth | 02 February
2002 The Times of India . kw - Income tax,tax incentives, provident
fund, consumer demand. |
When a leopard changes spots |
23 January 2002. kw - Report on Currency and Finance, inflation,
growth. |
Book Review: A job half done |
14 January 2002. kw - Book review of Development and Finance by
M. Narasimham . |
Book Review: Asian Crisis
Revisited | 12-18 January 2002. Economic and Political
Weekly kw - Book review of The East Asian Currency
Crisis by Mihir Rakshit. |
How to read tea leaves |
9 January 2002. kw - business cycles, leading indicators. |
2001 | |
What causes prosperity and collapse? |
27 December 2001. kw - Review of Indian Economic Review's
Special Issue on Business Cycles. |
An investment revival? |
13 December 2001. kw - investment expenditure . |
Reform job partly done | 26 December
2001. kw - Book review of Protection in Indian Manufacturing:
An Empirical Study by Hasheem Nouroz. |
For appearances sake | 24
November 2001. kw - CRR, credit, reserve money.
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Languishing social sector |
7 November 2001. kw - health, education, income . |
Me safe you sorry | 24 October
2001. kw - RBI, liquidity, monetary policy. |
Come into my parlour | 27 September
2001. kw - China's entry into WTO. |
The dark side of the moon |
2001. kw - unemployment, capital-labour ratio. |
Yashwant Sinha's totem-pole |
26 July 2001. kw - GDP growth rate, monsoon.
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Few signs of recovery | 12 July
2001. kw - growth, deficit. |
Old habits die hard | 6 June
2001. kw - industrial growth, demand . |
To worry or not to worry | 23 May
2001. kw - GDP growth, data revisions.
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From GDP to PDY in 16 easy steps | 9
May 2001. kw - National income accounting. |
India's new business cycle | 25
April 2001. kw - business cycles, exchange rate policy . |
Heterogeneity of Ideas |
16 April 2001. kw - Book Review of Contemporary
Macroeconomics by Amitava Bose et.al. |
The case against a rate cut |
11 April 2001. kw - bank rate, monetary policy. |
How about swadeshi savings |
12 March 2001. kw - domestic savings. |
Will the surcharge go |
March 2001, India-today.com, kw - budget, income tax surcharge. |
Stroking sentiment |
26 January 2001, Times of India, kw - budget, business confidence. |
What is a positive environment? |
25 January 2001. kw - bank rate, investment . |
Of onions, oil and inflation |
Sharekhan.com, 25 January 2001. |
Budget to step up aggregate demand |
Sharekhan.com, 1 March 2001. |
Try debt, dear Henry, try debt |
Sharekhan.com, March 2001. |
The hand of god |
Sharekhan.com, March 2001.kw-revising IIP data. |
Railways in the red |
Sharekhan.com, 2001. |
Behaving responsibly |
Sharekhan.com, 2001. |
The credit policy: Deja vu |
Sharekhan.com, April 2001. |
Is the worst over? |
Sharekhan.com, 2001. |
My share of the cake |
Sharekhan.com, 2001. |
PPF rate cut |
Sharekhan.com, 2001. |
2000 | |
What's worrying you
Mr. Governor | 26 December 2000. kw - foreign exchange
reserves, reserve adequacy. |
Who is afraid of Chinese imports? |
26 November 2000. kw - manufactured imports, China. |
Monetary Policy in uncertain times |
11 October 2000. kw - inflation, forecast, money.
|
Does the RBI know what it wants? |
14 August 2000. kw - monetary policy. |
Bon Apertif |
28 June 2000. kw - Book review of Issues in Financial sector
reforms by S.S.Tarapore. |
Sawal Sau crore ka |
Sharekhan.com, 13 December 2000.
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Between a rock and a hard place |
Sharekhan.com, 20 December 2000. |
Paying for Mum and Dad |
Sharekhan.com, 27 December 2000. |