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RBI Governor’s timely rate cut
1 Oct 2015 3:57 AM ISTRBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has affected a hefty 50 basis point cut in the repo rate from 7.25 to 6.75 percent with effect from September 29. The rate...
Market turmoil poses new problems
6 Sept 2015 3:59 AM ISTThe meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from G-20 nations in Ankara on September 4 and 5 come at a crucial moment. This meeting takes...
Economy drifts despite FM’s claims
2 Sept 2015 4:14 AM ISTMaintaining his majoritarian assertiveness intact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retreated on land acquisition law, under political compulsions, to...
China’s moves upset us policy plan
15 Aug 2015 3:55 AM ISTGlobal financial markets were thrown into an unexpected turmoil over China’s sudden devaluation of its Renminbi (RMB) vis-a -vis the US Dollar on two...
Anti-Jaya parties left scrambling
25 July 2015 3:52 AM ISTNine months before Tamil Nadu goes to polls in May 2016, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and other Dravidian/fringe parties are out to surpass one...
An uphill climb for Modi
19 July 2015 3:59 AM ISTThe Modi Government cannot merely rely on ruling BJP’s formidable presence in the Lok Sabha to weather the political storms that have swept across the...
India steady in fresh bouts of turmoils
11 July 2015 4:30 AM ISTGlobal financial markets turned turbulent in the first week of July with Greece facing a chaotic exit from the Euro-Zone and a more ominous rout in...
Modi needs to get a grip on reality
3 July 2015 4:38 AM ISTHeading into its second year, the Modi government perhaps hopes to see some immediate signs of economic revival. The initial signs are good, with the...
When China goes global
22 Jun 2015 2:25 AM ISTChina’s dynamic thrusts to enlarge its global presence, with its abundant reserves and breath-taking intra-regional ‘Belt and Road’ initiatives, are...
Jayalalithaa’s acquittal stuns rivals
13 May 2015 3:18 AM ISTA huge cloud over the ruling AIADMK(All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) in Tamil Nadu has dramatically vanished into thin air, with the...
Growth needs a strong revival
3 May 2015 3:49 AM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley got his Finance Bill, giving effect to this year’s budget proposals, through the Lok Sabha, but not before he had to...
Modi government is defensive at home
26 April 2015 4:06 AM ISTAs Parliament reopened on April 20 for voting on the budget of 2016 and bracing itself for tough legislative battles, the first year record of the...