Category: Policy

The monetary policy committee’s decision today to cut rate by 25 basis points doesn’t look surprising since CPI inflation has fallen from 3.4% in Oct’18 to as low as 2.2%…

Imagine Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a corporate entity, sitting on a huge amount of cash. What would its shareholders do? Obviously, demand from the company management to return…

Comments by RBI deputy governor accusing the central government of impinging on the autonomy of central bank has generated strong ripples across the markets. The impact of his comments has…

The decision of Monetary Policy Committee to hold back rates while changing stance from “Neutral” to “Calibrated Tightening” looks a little complex. However, more complex and interesting is the reaction…

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) report, released this week, stating that richest 1% Indians own 53% of the total, second worst in terms of wealth inequality, puts again a question…

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) report, released this week, stating that richest 1% Indians own 53% of the total, second worst in terms of wealth inequality, puts again a question…

While Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST) should be easier to implement, the challenge would be to track the flow of goods and and implement inter-state GST (IGST). In case…

The countdown to the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has begun with Bihar becoming the second state to clear State GST (SGST) bill today after Telangana. The Parliament has…

The Economic Survey has floated the idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) which essentially means transferring a certain amount of money into the account of people rather than trying to reach…

Even though rising level of forex reserves continues to get the limelight, a data not looked at adequately is the rising level of external debt. Over last ten years, India’s…