Rajeev Malik

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What Rajan needs to do to cement his legacy
Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

He has had a productive first year at the RBI -- one which saw, also, India's economic...

Inside Governor Rajan's mind
Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

There is little scope for significant monetary easing even in the next fiscal year.

Will the real inflation rate stand up please?
Rediff.com13 May 2013

The RBI's idiosyncratic focus on wholesale price inflation at the expense of retail...

COLUMN: Fighting India's gold bug
Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

RBI's suggestion of new products to lower gold imports treats the symptom rather than...

Why India faces lower growth, higher inflation
Rediff.com11 May 2011

It is nearly impossible to effectively control inflation when it is not properly measured.

RBI's focus on inflation is misguided
Rediff.com2 May 2011

RBI's unique focus on WPI inflation is misguided even as demand-driven factors have...

Monetary and fiscal initiatives must work together
Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

An appropriate policy response always warrants a correct diagnosis of the problem. That...

RBI should take effective action to curb inflation
Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

entral banks should move well ahead of inflation becoming a problem, while governments...

Special: Time to press the policy rate button
Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

The emerging growth-inflation trade-off warrants a shift to policy rates for monetary...

'India's monetary exit should be in baby steps'
Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

Unlike politicians, central banks do not get into chest-thumping mode, and their job is...

The real story about the drought
Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

The poor monsoon is only a hiccup for the unfolding India growth story and will not...

Good idea, bad timing
Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

The strongest reasons for creating an independent debt management office (DMO) are also...

Government is from Mars, RBI from Venus
Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

Indian policymakers have more to learn about the art of communicating with financial...

Mumbai terror: The economic fallout
Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

Much depends on the Indian government's response.

Crisis: Isn't our government to blame?
Rediff.com22 Nov 2008

Policymakers should correct the self-created imbalances caused by the hesitant and...

RBI: Waiting to exhale
Rediff.com24 May 2008

It is striking how quickly the over-hyped optimism over the evolving India economic...

Best way to deal with capital inflows
Rediff.com17 Nov 2007

The "band-aid" approach to managing capital inflows and rupee appreciation leaves a lot...

India's handling of rupee remains a riddle
Rediff.com14 Jul 2007

The current approach toward capital inflows and the rupee remains an enigma.

Three suggestions for the RBI
Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

A rate hike is needed
Rediff.com19 Oct 2005