The writer is Contributing Editor at The Indian Express, and Consulting Editor at Network 18
June 30,2012 01:00:16 AM
UPA has raised MSPs more than NDA but that didnt raise farm growth,which remains rain-determined
Sat, Jun 30, 2012June 20,2012 03:24:29 AM
From WPI to core inflation to CPI,RBI shuffles what it measures and even concludes interest rates dont affect investments
Wed, Jun 20, 2012June 16,2012 03:05:46 AM
What the recent presidential election shows is that when pushed to the wall,even the blind are able to see the light
Sat, Jun 16, 2012June 09,2012 00:28:46 AM
Rate cuts of at least 250 basis points are required to get the Indian economy into neutral territory
Sat, Jun 09, 2012
June 07,2012 03:38:06 AM
RBI hiking rates 225 bps didnt do that much to control inflation but managed to bring IIP growth to negative territory
Thu, Jun 07, 2012June 02,2012 03:12:53 AM
If UPAs populism wasnt bad enough,RBIs misguided interest rate policy finished off what growth was left
Sat, Jun 02, 2012May 19,2012 03:34:14 AM
Dont blame the world for whats happening here despite Greece,Europes industry contracted less than ours
Sat, May 19, 2012May 12,2012 03:10:25 AM
The RBI,and analysts,are just as likely to be right by tossing a coin as by using the much quoted PMI data on output and inflation
Sat, May 12, 2012May 10,2012 03:18:43 AM
The government procurement price for paddy is nearly the highest globally; it makes little sense for CACP to recommend a further 16 per cent rise
Thu, May 10, 2012May 02,2012 03:33:30 AM
Examine production and inflation data carefully before reaching hasty conclusions about vital policy matters
Wed, May 02, 2012April 28,2012 00:30:16 AM
The government wasnt in favour of auctions Trais sharp hike in base rates ensures auctions wont happen
Sat, Apr 28, 2012April 21,2012 03:10:19 AM
The new Consumer Price Index is at least 3.2 percentage points higher than any other inflation indices seems dicey
Sat, Apr 21, 2012April 14,2012 03:17:52 AM
No matter where you draw the line,the fall in poverty is greater in high GDP growth years
Sat, Apr 14, 2012March 31,2012 00:36:16 AM
A rupee 10 years later is worth little. If CAG applies discounting rules,its coal scam gets reduced to very,very little
Sat, Mar 31, 2012March 24,2012 00:22:27 AM
First the retrospective amendment in the Budget; now something more bizarre the loot in the CAG coal report
Sat, Mar 24, 2012March 17,2012 01:32:55 AM
Only Indira Gandhis 1970-71 budget which raised marginal taxes to 97per cent comes close to yesterdays effort
Sat, Mar 17, 2012March 15,2012 03:53:21 AM
Most of us dont even get a single shot at making history Manmohan Singh has a second chance
Thu, Mar 15, 2012March 10,2012 00:06:43 AM
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one Mark Twain
Sat, Mar 10, 2012March 06,2012 00:43:40 AM
No matter who wins,UP election is a turning point for Indian democracy
Tue, Mar 06, 2012March 02,2012 00:11:16 AM
MGNREGA 2.0 should really be MGNREGA 0.0 it has been outdated from the start,five years ago
Fri, Mar 02, 2012February 04,2012 03:29:59 AM
Non-Congress states have performed better in the MGNREGA corruption index
Sat, Feb 04, 2012January 07,2012 03:41:04 AM
It is election time,perhaps even time for mid-term polls,after the assembly elections in February.
Sat, Jan 07, 2012December 24,2011 03:33:15 AM
Both ideas are at odds with the principles of a liberal society
Sat, Dec 24, 2011December 17,2011 02:51:48 AM
The RBI governor should make a presentation to Parliament twice a year,to explain the institutions actions
Sat, Dec 17, 2011December 03,2011 03:17:27 AM
As the retail reform crisis shows,the BJP now seems to stand only for robotic opposition
Sat, Dec 03, 2011



