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Avoid Mini Trade Deal With US

Avoid Mini Trade Deal With US

6 min read

1 week ago

2025: World Facing Tech Risks

2025: World Facing Tech Risks

4 min read

1 week ago

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50:50 Chance Of An RBI Rate Cut

50:50 Chance Of An RBI Rate Cut

7 min read

2 weeks ago

The Regret About This Budget Is...
5% Reduction in Tax Can Stimulate...

5% Reduction in Tax Can Stimulate...

5 min read

3 weeks ago

Cyberfraud Thrives On Fear!

Cyberfraud Thrives On Fear!

8 min read

3 weeks ago

Can Nirmalaji End The Economic Slowdown?

Can Nirmalaji End The Economic Slowdown?

5 min read

3 weeks ago

New asset class is a win-win for investors, issuers

New asset class is a win-win for investors, issuers

4 min read

2 months ago

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

7 min read

3 months ago

Did You Know About Tatas' China Link?

Did You Know About Tatas' China Link?

6 min read

5 months ago

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

6 min read

7 months ago

How We Can Create Millions Of Jobs
Indexation: How Nirmalaji Can Fix It
Dear Prime Minister Modi....

Dear Prime Minister Modi....

6 min read

8 months ago

How To Curb Speculation In F&Os

How To Curb Speculation In F&Os

6 min read

8 months ago

We Missed Industrial Revolution

We Missed Industrial Revolution

6 min read

9 months ago

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

6 min read

11 months ago

CBIC Goes Soft On GST Investigations
40-yr-old fintech gurus need 60-yr-olds to handhold

40-yr-old fintech gurus need 60-yr-olds to handhold

6 min read

11 months ago

Will Bull Run In PSU Banks Continue?

Will Bull Run In PSU Banks Continue?

6 min read

11 months ago

New Challenges Facing Banks

New Challenges Facing Banks

6 min read

13 months ago

Just A True Vote On Account!

Just A True Vote On Account!

6 min read

1 year ago

Is It Time To Smile, Nirmalaji?
Zudio Is Indian Retail's 2023 Blockbuster

Zudio Is Indian Retail's 2023 Blockbuster

6 min read

1 year ago

RBI Governor Is A Trapeze Artist
e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

6 min read

2 years ago

Is India's Government Too Bloated?
How Long Will GST Growth Continue?

How Long Will GST Growth Continue?

6 min read

2 years ago

Ban Loss-Making Companies' IPOs!
India 2022: Huge Economic Challenges

India 2022: Huge Economic Challenges

6 min read

2 years ago

How Social Media Turned Porn Upside Down

How Social Media Turned Porn Upside Down

6 min read

2 years ago

Want Stronger Rupee? Manage The Economy

Want Stronger Rupee? Manage The Economy

6 min read

2 years ago

Inflation: Was RBI Caught Napping?

Inflation: Was RBI Caught Napping?

6 min read

2 years ago

At 38.2 mn, unemployed would be largest in any year

At 38.2 mn, unemployed would be largest in any year

6 min read

2 years ago

Are Banks In Good Shape?

Are Banks In Good Shape?

6 min read

2 years ago

Post-Ukraine, Nirmalaji Must Revisit Budget

Post-Ukraine, Nirmalaji Must Revisit Budget

6 min read

2 years ago

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

6 min read

2 years ago

Nirav Modi has been dethroned!

Nirav Modi has been dethroned!

6 min read

2 years ago

When will EC ban loan waiver poll promises?

When will EC ban loan waiver poll promises?

6 min read

3 years ago

India's BIG BREAKOUT Moment

India's BIG BREAKOUT Moment

6 min read

3 years ago

Nirmalaji, what about growth beyond FY22?

Nirmalaji, what about growth beyond FY22?

6 min read

3 years ago

Beware Zohnerism!

Beware Zohnerism!

6 min read

3 years ago

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

Netflix-ication of print media in India?

6 min read

4 years ago

For banks, the option is to go digital or die

For banks, the option is to go digital or die

6 min read

4 years ago

Not a Budget for Employment

Not a Budget for Employment

6 min read

4 years ago

India's growth story is over

India's growth story is over

6 min read

4 years ago

Budget: Nothing but Housekeeping
Economy requires a BATTLE PLAN!

Economy requires a BATTLE PLAN!

6 min read

4 years ago

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

6 min read

4 years ago

2021 will be under 2020's shadow

2021 will be under 2020's shadow

6 min read

4 years ago

How economies changed in 10 years
Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

6 min read

4 years ago

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

6 min read

4 years ago

Markets are sending clear message
What will Nirmalaji's Budget give us?

What will Nirmalaji's Budget give us?

6 min read

4 years ago

We must have just 2 rates of income tax

We must have just 2 rates of income tax

6 min read

4 years ago

Two routes to atmanirbharta

Two routes to atmanirbharta

6 min read

4 years ago

Do SBI Cards' bad loans have a deeper meaning?

Do SBI Cards' bad loans have a deeper meaning?

6 min read

4 years ago

How RBI can prevent frauds

How RBI can prevent frauds

6 min read

4 years ago

Oil levies cushion revenue shock for Modi

Oil levies cushion revenue shock for Modi

6 min read

4 years ago

The good and bad news on jobs

The good and bad news on jobs

6 min read

4 years ago

Why is RBI copying US Fed?

Why is RBI copying US Fed?

6 min read

4 years ago

How to solve financial sector's $75 bn problem

How to solve financial sector's $75 bn problem

6 min read

4 years ago

What economic crisis will do to India

What economic crisis will do to India

6 min read

4 years ago

What's better about new taxpayer's charter

What's better about new taxpayer's charter

6 min read

4 years ago

Brand Dhoni in 2025: Boom or bust?

Brand Dhoni in 2025: Boom or bust?

6 min read

4 years ago

The Work From Home Revolution

The Work From Home Revolution

6 min read

4 years ago

How can Modi rescue the economy?
Connect the dots: Reliance, ITC, SoftBank

Connect the dots: Reliance, ITC, SoftBank

6 min read

4 years ago

Modiji, this is your last chance

Modiji, this is your last chance

6 min read

4 years ago

Why are our banks so secretive?

Why are our banks so secretive?

6 min read

4 years ago

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

6 min read

4 years ago

Want to buy a house? Now is the time!

Want to buy a house? Now is the time!

6 min read

4 years ago

Can Indians live without Chinese imports?

Can Indians live without Chinese imports?

6 min read

4 years ago

Are we over-celebrating 'work from home'?

Are we over-celebrating 'work from home'?

6 min read

4 years ago

Death knell for printed books, newspapers?

Death knell for printed books, newspapers?

6 min read

4 years ago

Bankers are COVID Warriors too!

Bankers are COVID Warriors too!

6 min read

4 years ago

Explained: How P2P lending can help us

Explained: How P2P lending can help us

6 min read

4 years ago

FDI shifting from China to India? It's a bad joke!

FDI shifting from China to India? It's a bad joke!

6 min read

4 years ago

Be warned! Dark economic times ahead!

Be warned! Dark economic times ahead!

6 min read

4 years ago

There is simply no escape from printing money

There is simply no escape from printing money

6 min read

4 years ago

What should the RBI do next, Mr Das?

What should the RBI do next, Mr Das?

6 min read

4 years ago

The economy is in crisis

The economy is in crisis

6 min read

4 years ago

Hail the power of networks!

Hail the power of networks!

6 min read

4 years ago

Revisit the reforms process from a new perspective

Revisit the reforms process from a new perspective

6 min read

4 years ago

Why is the stockmarket reacting like this?

Why is the stockmarket reacting like this?

6 min read

4 years ago

When will Modi privatise railways?
The Saffronisation of Corporate India

The Saffronisation of Corporate India

6 min read

4 years ago

Has Modi given up on the economy?
Why will anyone opt for tax amnesty scheme?

Why will anyone opt for tax amnesty scheme?

6 min read

4 years ago

I just called to say I love you

I just called to say I love you

6 min read

4 years ago

Why the current slowdown is more serious

Why the current slowdown is more serious

6 min read

5 years ago

Redefined in Budget 2020: Who's an Indian resident

Redefined in Budget 2020: Who's an Indian resident

6 min read

5 years ago

Budget 2020 has failed to live up to expectation

Budget 2020 has failed to live up to expectation

6 min read

5 years ago

India, you have a problem

India, you have a problem

6 min read

5 years ago

The Problem With Budgets...

The Problem With Budgets...

6 min read

5 years ago

2020: Equities will remain in favour

2020: Equities will remain in favour

6 min read

5 years ago

IBC: A game changer

IBC: A game changer

6 min read

5 years ago

Let's stop making cash the villain
Coming soon! AI in Indian courts
Do you know what Modi's AMs are, and what they do?

Do you know what Modi's AMs are, and what they do?

6 min read

5 years ago

Job losses are inevitable in IT

Job losses are inevitable in IT

6 min read

5 years ago

Is India's economy crashing?

Is India's economy crashing?

6 min read

5 years ago

Do you know who owns listed companies?

Do you know who owns listed companies?

6 min read

5 years ago

2019: Year of reality check

2019: Year of reality check

6 min read

5 years ago

What Modi got wrong about the economy

What Modi got wrong about the economy

6 min read

5 years ago

Nirmalaji, don't waste this chance!

Nirmalaji, don't waste this chance!

6 min read

5 years ago

Is Modi going the Manmohan way?

Is Modi going the Manmohan way?

6 min read

5 years ago

What matters is employment, not unemployment

What matters is employment, not unemployment

6 min read

5 years ago

India and the economics of good intentions

India and the economics of good intentions

6 min read

5 years ago

Is our money in the banks safe?

Is our money in the banks safe?

6 min read

5 years ago

Why 100% FDI in real estate will actually help economy

Why 100% FDI in real estate will actually help economy

6 min read

5 years ago

How to fix the PMC Bank crisis

How to fix the PMC Bank crisis

6 min read

5 years ago

Influencing the influencer

Influencing the influencer

6 min read

5 years ago

Bhagwat's message to Modi

Bhagwat's message to Modi

6 min read

5 years ago

Time for a states income tax?

Time for a states income tax?

6 min read

5 years ago

How Sitharaman can cut India's fiscal deficit

How Sitharaman can cut India's fiscal deficit

6 min read

5 years ago

India's toilet challenge

India's toilet challenge

6 min read

5 years ago

PSU bank mergers is worrying because of its history

PSU bank mergers is worrying because of its history

6 min read

5 years ago

From minding cows to minding algorithms

From minding cows to minding algorithms

6 min read

5 years ago

India Inc and the march of foreigners

India Inc and the march of foreigners

6 min read

5 years ago

So what's next in the stock market?

So what's next in the stock market?

6 min read

5 years ago

The twin challenges facing Modi

The twin challenges facing Modi

6 min read

5 years ago

Death of India's telcos

Death of India's telcos

6 min read

5 years ago

Knocking economics has become a popular sport

Knocking economics has become a popular sport

6 min read

5 years ago

The real source of tax terrorism is the government

The real source of tax terrorism is the government

6 min read

5 years ago

The big GST puzzle

The big GST puzzle

6 min read

5 years ago

The economy needs another wave of reforms

The economy needs another wave of reforms

6 min read

5 years ago

Modi needs to do a 370 on economy
Where does Modi get his economic advice from?

Where does Modi get his economic advice from?

6 min read

5 years ago

India's exchange rate policies are flawed

India's exchange rate policies are flawed

6 min read

5 years ago

How govt can arrest flight of FPIs from Indian markets

How govt can arrest flight of FPIs from Indian markets

6 min read

5 years ago

This is no recipe for strong economic growth

This is no recipe for strong economic growth

6 min read

5 years ago

Should India's next be a well-being Budget?

Should India's next be a well-being Budget?

6 min read

5 years ago

What Nirmalaji said and meant

What Nirmalaji said and meant

6 min read

5 years ago

Budget does little to provide growth impetus

Budget does little to provide growth impetus

6 min read

5 years ago

Where the Budget falters

Where the Budget falters

6 min read

5 years ago

Talk to Me: Paradigm shift how we consume information

Talk to Me: Paradigm shift how we consume information

6 min read

5 years ago

Time is a luxury India does not have

Time is a luxury India does not have

6 min read

5 years ago

The way forward for #MeToo

The way forward for #MeToo

6 min read

5 years ago

Two major tasks for Sitharaman

Two major tasks for Sitharaman

6 min read

5 years ago

Modi must now stop imitating the Congress, turn right

Modi must now stop imitating the Congress, turn right

6 min read

5 years ago

Three cheers for Khan Market!

Three cheers for Khan Market!

6 min read

5 years ago

What Mr Modi must avoid in his second five-year tenure

What Mr Modi must avoid in his second five-year tenure

6 min read

5 years ago

GST and the skewed 60:40 formula of the Modi govt

GST and the skewed 60:40 formula of the Modi govt

6 min read

5 years ago

Giving wings to startups

Giving wings to startups

6 min read

5 years ago

India needs a weak coalition government

India needs a weak coalition government

6 min read

5 years ago

Will Supreme Court finally end RBI's supreme conceit?

Will Supreme Court finally end RBI's supreme conceit?

6 min read

5 years ago

A job for the next prime minister

A job for the next prime minister

6 min read

5 years ago

What LIC needs to do to turn IDBI Bank profitable

What LIC needs to do to turn IDBI Bank profitable

6 min read

5 years ago

Lessons India Inc can learn from Kochhargate

Lessons India Inc can learn from Kochhargate

6 min read

6 years ago

Why is Modi wooing the aam aadmi?
Govt needs to keep a tight leash on expenditure

Govt needs to keep a tight leash on expenditure

6 min read

6 years ago

Alas, Kochhar is NOT kosher

Alas, Kochhar is NOT kosher

6 min read

6 years ago

Why are our passports so shabby?
Trai-ing times dawn for TV viewers

Trai-ing times dawn for TV viewers

6 min read

6 years ago

The vanishing middle manager

The vanishing middle manager

6 min read

6 years ago

An open letter to the RBI governor

An open letter to the RBI governor

6 min read

6 years ago

NBFCs are not banks!

NBFCs are not banks!

6 min read

6 years ago

Social media influencers to #metoo, 2018 was a 'brand' new year

Social media influencers to #metoo, 2018 was a 'brand' new year

6 min read

6 years ago

The year in four faces

The year in four faces

6 min read

6 years ago

Where is Radha Mohan Singh?

Where is Radha Mohan Singh?

6 min read

6 years ago

How 4-5% of India's GDP is wiped away every year

How 4-5% of India's GDP is wiped away every year

6 min read

6 years ago

The chakravyuh of the RBI governor's job

The chakravyuh of the RBI governor's job

6 min read

6 years ago

Why Binny Bansal was ousted from Flipkart

Why Binny Bansal was ousted from Flipkart

6 min read

6 years ago

RBI-govt tussles are not new

RBI-govt tussles are not new

6 min read

6 years ago

On RBI, let the public know who stands where

On RBI, let the public know who stands where

6 min read

6 years ago

What next for IL&FS?

What next for IL&FS?

6 min read

6 years ago

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

6 min read

6 years ago

How govt is blatantly misusing LIC to save failing companies

How govt is blatantly misusing LIC to save failing companies

6 min read

6 years ago

Should India charge Internet cos for market access?

Should India charge Internet cos for market access?

6 min read

6 years ago

Tax terrorism continues under NDA, and has risen further

Tax terrorism continues under NDA, and has risen further

6 min read

6 years ago

How many of the PAN numbers are 'real'?

How many of the PAN numbers are 'real'?

6 min read

6 years ago

Universal Basic Income? Telangana has the answer

Universal Basic Income? Telangana has the answer

6 min read

6 years ago

Is it Reliance Digital vs Chadha uncle now?

Is it Reliance Digital vs Chadha uncle now?

6 min read

6 years ago

Artificial Intelligence: Where India stands

Artificial Intelligence: Where India stands

6 min read

6 years ago

RBI alone can't enforce a fast banking turnaround

RBI alone can't enforce a fast banking turnaround

6 min read

6 years ago

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Remembering Ashok Mitra

6 min read

6 years ago

The Problem with Modinomics

The Problem with Modinomics

6 min read

6 years ago

Why privatising PSBs is not feasible

Why privatising PSBs is not feasible

6 min read

6 years ago

Pinarayi and Gadkari link up on development

Pinarayi and Gadkari link up on development

6 min read

6 years ago

Why MPC will most likely keep repo rate unchanged

Why MPC will most likely keep repo rate unchanged

6 min read

6 years ago

When Nirav Modi sent me chocolates...

When Nirav Modi sent me chocolates...

6 min read

6 years ago

Internet Trouble

Internet Trouble

6 min read

6 years ago

Why there won't be any winner in Donald Trump's trade war

Why there won't be any winner in Donald Trump's trade war

6 min read

6 years ago

Modiji: Privatise Banks Now!

Modiji: Privatise Banks Now!

6 min read

6 years ago

Did India actually create 7 million jobs in 2017-18?

Did India actually create 7 million jobs in 2017-18?

6 min read

6 years ago