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Ishan Bakshi
ishan.bakshi@expressindia.com
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While inflation may have peaked, the pain is far from over— and that has consequences for the wider economy
November 24,2022 08:18:59 AM
The RBI expects inflation to edge downwards from 6.5 per cent in the third quarter to 5.8 per cent in the fourth quarter and then to 5 per cent in the first quarter of the next financial year
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
What to expect from Q2 GDP data next week
November 23,2022 15:23:02 PM
Exports are slowing, and assessments of growth for the full year are generally down. It is possible that the pain being felt by the Indian economy will be more severe next year
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Inflation is falling, what will happen to interest rates? Here’s what to know about the economy right now
November 17,2022 09:47:24 AM
Government data released a few days ago showed that inflation had fallen to a three-month low of 6.77% in October. What do the various projections of inflation indicate? What will policy makers do now?
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
An attempt at tilting the balance of power: How the government is trying to control Big Tech
October 15,2022 04:05:34 AM
The policy approach of the government appears to be a strategic choice, driven by the desire to exercise more control over every aspect of the digital ecosystem, a preference for domestic firms and a desire to promote national champions while limiting the influence and dominance of Big Tech
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
RBI’s attempt to manage currency could prove to be a costly mistake
September 16,2022 04:02:45 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: One would have thought that the intellectual consensus that emerged from the RBI’s ill-fated attempts to defend the currency in the past — that its primary objective should be to target inflation, and not manage the currency — would have guided its actions. But that doesn't seem to be the case
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Indian economy’s mixed signals
August 29,2022 04:40:05 AM
Granular picture of the economy reveals a continuing deficit in employment opportunities, subdued wage growth, limited mobility and rising inequality
Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Government bailouts are not the answer to India’s energy sector woes
July 30,2022 05:00:47 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: India's twin deficits will only grow unless the root cause is addressed – state control
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Ishan Bakshi writes: Market reality is catching up to the tech startup ecosystem
June 28,2022 04:05:31 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: Whichever way you slice the data, there aren't that many consumers with significant discretionary spending capacity, and those with capacity aren’t increasing their spending.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
Making sense of the GST bonanza
May 27,2022 03:30:57 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: Revenue collections have been rising. The challenge for Centre and states is to ensure that this continues
Fri, May 27, 2022
On inflation, RBI has been behind the curve
April 27,2022 03:50:37 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: It has erred on forecasts. MPC members must make public their individual projections.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
What the different state budgets tell us about overall public spending in 2022-23
March 31,2022 03:40:06 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: There are several uncertainties surrounding states’ revenues and expenditures. This makes it hard to assess general government fiscal boost to economy for the coming financial year.
Thu, Mar 31, 2022
What RBI needs to keep in mind for a new digital currency
February 18,2022 04:10:01 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: Several considerations, including the underlying technological architecture and impact on cash circulation and banks, will determine how it is designed
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Budget 2022 Explained: Highlights and analysis of Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget
February 01,2022 08:31:48 AM
Union Budget 2022-23 Explained: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday presented the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. Here are the highlights from Sitharaman’s Budget speech, and an explanation and analysis of it.
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
The formal economy – and not just the informal sector – is in distress
January 21,2022 03:41:42 AM
🔴 Ishan Bakshi writes: Between April 2020 and September 2021, 23 per cent of India’s formal labour force availed of an advance from EPFO to meet Covid-19 expenses
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
How the pandemic has worsened inequality in India
December 13,2021 03:45:59 AM
🔴 Ishan Bakshi writes: It has adversely affected chances of social mobility. This could combine with already high levels of inequality of opportunities and precipitate greater demands for income redistribution.
Tue, Dec 14, 2021
India’s power discoms are at a critical point
November 05,2021 01:15:30 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: Increasing push towards solar energy, shifting of hitherto cross-subsidising private entities to renewable energy has compounded perilous position of utilities making need for reforms more urgent.
Sat, Nov 06, 2021
What the continued distress in informal labour market says
October 04,2021 04:32:45 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: It points towards a continuing divergence in the fortunes of the formal and informal parts of the economy.
Tue, Oct 05, 2021
Drafted in the name of consumer interest, the proposed e-commerce rules shield vested interests
July 15,2021 03:05:42 AM
Ishan Bakshi writes: In a capital-deficit country, rather than welcoming capital, we seem to be creating more and more hoops for it to jump through
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Cash-strapped power distribution companies need radical intervention, not another financial aid package
June 19,2021 03:22:31 AM
Centre has routinely stepped in to rescue discoms in distress, but dues have continued to rise. Minor tinkering will no longer help.
Sat, Jun 19, 2021
How the bankruptcy code is moving away from its promoter-averse approach
April 16,2021 03:04:17 AM
Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework are a step towards addressing lacuna in its original architecture. The code is transitioning away from a creditor-centric approach.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
The bad news from state budgets
March 18,2021 04:32:34 AM
States have spent less in this year, may focus on fiscal consolidation in the year to come. This belies hopes of a public-spending-led recovery.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Budget’s strategy of fiscal consolidation, compressing expenditure, could prove to be a costly miscalculation
February 09,2021 03:12:09 AM
Few would have faulted governments for spending more to counterbalance the effects of a once-in-a-century crisis. There is a time for aggressive consolidation. This was not it.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
Optimism from economic rebound must be tempered by employment distress
December 18,2020 03:05:36 AM
While job creation typically tends to follow economic recovery, surely, by now, given that value added by almost all sectors is around 90 per cent of last year’s levels, the distress in the labour market should also be showing signs of easing.
Fri, Dec 18, 2020
In crisis, play by the book: Discarding the principles of sound public policy could end up doing more harm than good
September 26,2020 03:50:23 AM
Some unconventional measures may well be needed at the current juncture. But discarding the principles of sound public policy, though it sounds appealing, could end up doing more harm than good.
Sat, Sep 26, 2020
Current crisis has exposed limitations of central banking framework
August 19,2020 03:23:02 AM
The central bank must develop a clear strategy on what to do. At the one end, it is legally bound to an inflation target. Yet, at this juncture, there is a strong argument to look past the current spurt in inflation, and test the limits of both conventional and unconventional monetary policy.
Wed, Aug 19, 2020