Rafael Nam And Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Modi weighs competing political, market demands as decision on RBI chief looms
Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Modi will also need to reconcile market demands with those from forces within his own...

High retail inflation diminishes rate cut hopes
Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

While a pick-up in summer monsoon rains in recent weeks is expected to cool food...

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels
Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Panagariya, who heads the government's main economic advisory body NITI Aayog, is also...

India's infrastructure output growth hits 5-month low
Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Annual growth in electricity production last month slowed to 4.6 per cent from 14.7 per...

Rajan backed RBI committee's decision to keep rates on hold
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

India is gearing up to introduce a six-member monetary policy committee that would vote...

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI

As RBI chief Rajan retreats, his long-time nemesis advances
Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

While he has plenty of critics at home, Rajan is a favourite among foreign investors...

Raghuram Rajan: A victim of dirty politics
Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, Subramanian Swamy was...

Raghuram Rajan was 'forced to quit'
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Raghuram Rajan joked he wasn't expecting to win any votes or Facebook 'likes' in the...

Wanted: An independent RBI chief to champion Indian reforms
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

The RBI is not statutorily independent from the government but has long enjoyed wide...

India's trade deficit widens to three-month high in May
Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Imports dropped 13.16 per cent year-on-year

If Rajan does go, it would not be the end of the world
Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

A two-year extension at the helm of the RBI still looks a real possibility

RBI chief Rajan wins over Modi despite broad mistrust
Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

The first signs of growing bonhomie between Modi and Rajan came early last year, when...

India set to retain fastest growing economy tag
Rediff.com31 May 2016

India's upbeat outlook contrasts with neighbouring China, where growth slipped to 6.7...

After benefits of cheap oil, India counts cost of reduced Gulf remittances
Rediff.com25 May 2016

The prospect of further falls in remittances is a hindrance for the Reserve Bank of...

Some foreign investors target NSE in rare shareholder backlash
Rediff.com20 May 2016

The funds, some of which have invested in the NSE for almost a decade, want the...

Faster fiscal consolidation key for India ratings upgrade: Moody's
Rediff.com19 May 2016

The ratings agency currently rates India at Baa3

India's retail inflation snaps easing trend, interest rates seen on hold
Rediff.com12 May 2016

Slowing inflation prompted the RBI to cut the policy repurchase rate last month by 25...

India's new Mauritius treaty signals end of shopping for tax havens
Rediff.com12 May 2016

Mauritius and Singapore account for the bulk of the $278 billion in foreign equity...

India seen to crack down on tax havens like Mauritius: Analysts
Rediff.com11 May 2016

Now, funds from Mauritius interested in India will have to weigh paying capital gains...