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Surjit S Bhalla
The writer is Contributing Editor at The Indian Express, and Consulting Editor at Network 18
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No Proof Required: RBI, enough of elevator economicsSubscriber Only
April 29,2017 00:06:03 AM
The inflation forecast is the most important aspect of the most crucial economic decision that the RBI makes — it needs to be more in tune with reality.
Sat, Apr 29, 2017
Cow vigilantism — or minority hunting?Subscriber Only
April 12,2017 00:02:56 AM
PM Modi has nothing to gain and everything to lose by pursuing a divisive social agenda. He has to worry both about the enemy within, and the one outside, his development tent.
Wed, Apr 12, 2017
No proof required: Case for an inter-meeting rate hikeSubscriber Only
March 18,2017 00:08:51 AM
A ‘rate hike in time is just fine’ is a wise RBI saying. With CPI inflation at near-historic lows, this must mean, according to the RBI law of mean reversion, that the future will bring high inflation. Hence, the urgent need for intervention
Sat, Mar 18, 2017
No proof required: Seeking redemption in UP 2017Subscriber Only
March 09,2017 00:01:36 AM
Many expect the Uttar Pradesh election to go the Bihar way — a big loss for BJP. However, the same math suggests the BJP is likely to win a comfortable majority in the state
Thu, Mar 09, 2017
No proof required: Jaywalking at the RBISubscriber Only
February 25,2017 00:00:55 AM
RBI’s obstinate refusal to cut policy rates, and the moving of its policy stance from neutral to accommodative, is not based on economic logic. Both headline and core inflation data argue for a rate cut
Sat, Feb 25, 2017
No proof required: Not business as usualSubscriber Only
February 04,2017 00:10:18 AM
Budget 2017-18 is probably the most brilliant economic and political document since the path-breaking budget of 1991
Sat, Feb 04, 2017
No proof required: Taxation — beware of the enemy withinSubscriber Only
January 25,2017 00:00:32 AM
A meaningful reduction in effective corporate tax rates to around 20 per cent is the correct follow-through to the logic, and pain, of demonetisation.
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
No proof required: Taxing your way to popularitySubscriber Only
January 19,2017 01:00:51 AM
The finance minister can cut everyone’s tax burden, even pay the poor, and be revenue neutral by cutting sops
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
No proof required: Towards an Income Tax RevolutionSubscriber Only
January 14,2017 00:00:41 AM
The economy provides scope and demonetisation, the rationale for a flat income tax rate and a negative income tax for the poor and the needy.
Sat, Jan 14, 2017
No proof required: Financing basic income for the bottom 50 per centSubscriber Only
January 07,2017 00:26:20 AM
A political and economic masterstroke would be for the Union budget to contain a basic income scheme for the bottom 50 percent — the poor and lower middle class
Sat, Jan 07, 2017
No proof required: PLUs deafened by the Big BangSubscriber Only
December 31,2016 00:03:07 AM
Make no mistake — demonetisation is an important first step in what will be remembered as India’s biggest reform.
Sat, Dec 31, 2016
No proof required: Deliver us from ideologuesSubscriber Only
December 24,2016 00:11:13 AM
Conservative intellectual rightness is no different from classic liberal thought, a definition that excludes the Left intellectuals, but includes the Right liberals
Sat, Dec 24, 2016
No proof required: Demonetisation dispassionately demystifiedSubscriber Only
December 14,2016 00:02:20 AM
Politicians shouting shrill about demonetisation augur well for the prospects of a new demonetised India. It indicates that the initiative is working
Wed, Dec 14, 2016
Black cash in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 06,2016 00:05:12 AM
Rumours of even a 1 percentage point decline in GDP growth for 2016/17 are vastly exaggerated, have no basis in logic or fact.
Tue, Dec 06, 2016
No proof required: Sitting down for libertySubscriber Only
December 03,2016 00:04:52 AM
The constitution emphasises the power of the state, not the rights of individuals. Yet it is a lot more liberal than the interpretation of Supreme Court justices suggests.
Sat, Dec 03, 2016
Demonetisation’s short-term costSubscriber Only
November 26,2016 00:18:25 AM
Ideologies are determining politicians’ assessment of the costs of the policy. Amid the commotion, food prices have been stable
Sat, Nov 26, 2016
No proof required: Big bang or big thud?Subscriber Only
November 19,2016 00:15:30 AM
Demonetisation will have no benefits if the government does not follow up with tax reforms, reduce discretionary powers of bureaucrats and reform election laws
Sat, Nov 19, 2016
Anti-black money initiative could mean a policy reform bigger than GSTSubscriber Only
November 12,2016 00:00:43 AM
The recent anti-corruption, anti-black money drive of the BJP is being characterised by the same intellectually old people as being against the interests of the poor.
Sat, Nov 12, 2016
No proof required: Clinton wins — maybe even the HouseSubscriber Only
November 08,2016 00:00:40 AM
The long wait will soon be over. As everyone has noted, this is not an ordinary election. The future of Western civilisation (literally) depends on the outcome.
Tue, Nov 08, 2016
An easy win for Hillary ClintonSubscriber Only
November 05,2016 00:00:05 AM
In a race that is considered too close to call (for over three months now — see table) the “lying factor” can make any forecast of a Clinton victory go wrong.
Mon, Nov 07, 2016
Save us from the patriotsSubscriber Only
October 29,2016 00:15:15 AM
Their ‘nationalism’ tests are offensive. Exchanges of culture are what bind together the twins separated at birth.
Sat, Oct 29, 2016
No proof required: When liberals are not liberalSubscriber Only
October 22,2016 00:19:15 AM
When even Pakistan has banned triple talaq, our ‘liberals’ argue the uniform civil code should not be introduced until India solves all problems related to women — nay, all problems related to womankind.
Mon, Oct 24, 2016
No proof required: A data dependent MPCSubscriber Only
October 08,2016 00:16:26 AM
In making the decision to cut the repo rate by 25 bps, the Monetary Policy Committee was neither dovish, nor hawkish, just pragmatic.
Sat, Oct 08, 2016
No proof required: A double-digit win for Hillary ClintonSubscriber Only
September 27,2016 00:02:23 AM
The opinion polls suggest that whites will vote for Trump in the same proportion as they did for Reagan in 1964. Is that even probable, let alone likely?
Tue, Sep 27, 2016
No proof required: Blind men in search of inflationSubscriber Only
September 17,2016 00:00:49 AM
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is to be replaced by the Monetary Policy Committee. Let’s hope it can do a better job
Sat, Sep 17, 2016Journalism of Courage
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