“Apprehensions by India and other countries of possible excesses in capital inflows and the inflationary impacts led them stiffen the domestic interest rates. The Fed, however has reversed its policy to meet domestic inflation by pitching the US Fed interest…
It comes close to a fairytale as one starts narrating the meteoric rise and fall of the Adani Group in terms of its changing fortunes or valuations in the market. I think history will reckon this as a singular event,…
The announcement , on May 4, for a 40 bp raise in the policy Repo rate along with a 50 basis point rise in the cash-reserve ratio by the Reserve Bank of India is claimed officially as a measure to…
Denials and rejections of the most pressing issue in the Indian economy today – which is providing employment as minimum livelihood options for the majority – need to be underscored in the current budget. Added to the above are the…
Denials and rejections, of the most pressing issue in the Indian economy today which is providing employment as minimum livelihood options for the majority, needs to be underscored in the current budget. Added to above are the woes related to…
That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent Strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again, this time in April 2021, terminating jobs in many an establishment employing large…
As the Sensex hit the 50,000 mark this week for the first time ever, it is clear that the widening gulf between financial and the real sectors remains a matter of concern, both on grounds of the underlying inequities and…
The current predicaments faced by of India’s migrant labour - losing livelihood and shelter in urban areas as started with the 4-hour notice for a complete shutdown in response to the Pandemic - will remain as one of the worst…
Mainstream economic policies that advocate fiscal-monetary austerity along with financialization and speculative transactions have squeezed the pace of expansion for the real economy. A major impact of above has been the dismal state of employment and job creation in the…
The move for capital account liberalisation, which took off in India within a few years of 1991 economic reforms, was followed by large inflows of non-debt creating foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio investment. The steady opening up was responsible…
