Monetary Policy says bye to easy money
By replacing the reverse repo rate with the Standing Deposit Facility rate, the RBI has managed to raise the base lending rate in the economy, while seeming to hold policy rates static
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Let us put the best FTAs forward
Dhiraj Nayyar A frequent criticism by economists of the Narendra Modi government relates to its policies on trade – that post-2014, India has made a protectionist turn after almost a quarter-century of consistent trade liberalization. GoI’s decision to stay out of the Regional Comprehensive…
Is there a need to make investigative agencies more accountable?
Making investigative agencies accountable to a committee of the Legislature and a human rights watchdog, besides to the Executive, would offer better insulation against political interference than housing investigative agencies under a so-called autonomous body.
Book Review: Market Mafia – How India’s Two Stock Exchanges, Finance Ministry and Regulators were compromised
Mukul Asher This book is an outcome of meticulous and objective research conducted over a long period by Palak Shah. The book analyses how one of India’s top stock exchanges, NSE (National Stock Exchange), and its MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange)…
UP and the building blocks model of Modi-Yogi
Dhiraj Nayyar If UP can now accelerate its reform process and focus on education/health, it can speed ahead of other states. One in six persons in the world is an Indian. For that reason alone, India matters and will always…
Need for Balance in Economic & Environment Policies
Krishna Raj Air pollution is rising due to the failure of the State and the market forces to give importance to the environment. Its genesis lies in the failure of policies and implementation of less stringent laws & regulations to…
Does the road to end the war in Ukraine run through Delhi?
Chintamani Mahapatra The message that India has been radiating is quite transparent. It would like to stay off Cold War politics. It would not abandon its strategic partnership with either Russia or the United States Many political leaders or top…