November 2018

Is India ready for the future: A talk by Raghuram Rajan

The Economic Times, November 17, 2018

The Indian economy has been growing at 7%, “phenomenal for any country for 25 years”. However, Raghuram Rajan claimed this 7% is “not enough to absorb the different kinds of people we’re seeing in the labour market. More…

Government expects more measures from RBI to address liquidity concerns

The Economic Times, November 20, 2018

The government expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to announce more measures in the days ahead to address liquidity issues faced by non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). More…

Opinion | Tackling India’s inflation and policy puzzles

Livemint, November 20,2018

Inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) has surprised analysts on the downside. Data released last week showed that inflation for the month of October was at 3.31%. More…

Two years after demonetisation: Cashless India still a distant dream

Observer Research Foundation, November 23, 2018

On 8 November, India commemorated the second anniversary of the hurriedly-announced demonetisation campaign, which even after two years, is the cause of an unending debate on its pros and cons. More…