June 01, 2026 5:31 am
Few understand India’s political economy as Montek Singh Ahluwalia does. As Commerce Secretary and Finance Secretary in the early 1990s, he helped shape India’s response to the balance of payment crisis of 1991, setting in motion its transformation into a market-linked economy by dismantling the licence raj and ushering in reforms across sectors.
May 25, 2026 7:18 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for austerity measures, and some chief ministers have reportedly travelled on motorcycles, metros, and electric cars. Such tokenism does not last long
May 19, 2026 4:58 am
Indian stock indices, however, ended little changed on Monday, although they had slumped 1.4% intraday.
April 02, 2026 6:11 am
While the central bank has repeatedly maintained that its interventions in the forex market are designed to smoothen excessive volatility, it should refrain from defending any particular level
December 29, 2025 3:27 pm
The irony is that markets are trying to do a desirable job that policy makers have themselves been unable or unwilling to (a rupee depreciation is effectively a subsidy to exporters).
March 25, 2025 2:00 am
If the dollar remains below 104 and FII inflows continue, the rupee could inch towards the 85.00 zone this week, hint experts
January 20, 2025 11:09 am
India is faced with two major and pressing public health issues. The first is air pollution, and the second is the health of our children.
January 18, 2025 6:26 pm
Bessent’s statements at the hearing, during which he spoke on a range of issues, constituted a comprehensive presentation of the incoming administration’s plans for the US economy.
April 15, 2024 4:14 pm
The rupee ended at 83.4500 per U.S. dollar compared with 83.4125 at close on Friday. The domestic currency had touched its lifetime low of 83.4550 earlier this month.
November 24, 2023 12:26 pm
On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex was trading 40.84 points or 0.06 per cent lower at 65,976.97, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 2.75 points or 0.01 per cent to 19,799.25.