
Ila Patnaik
The Indian Express Group

Wednesday 4 November '09
Hindutva supporters make claims about how many of the technological advances of the West were known in ancient India.Thursday 15 October '09
India must rethink its long-term growth strategy and reduce its focus on exportsThursday
1 October '09The weakening of the American dollar in international markets and stronger foreign capital flows to India in recent weeks suggest...Monday
31 August '09Indian policy-makers are in danger of taking the wrong lesson from the financial crisisMonday
17 August '09Inflation has risen in recent weeks. Higher food prices are the biggest contributor to this rise. The rise in inflation raises a question on the RBI’s stance on monetary policy.Monday
10 August '09NREGA could be better integrated with public health policyMonday
27 July '09The Reserve Bank of India will announce its monetary policy this week. While there has been talk about the RBI reversing its monetary policy stance...Tuesday
2 June '09The best universities in India are not well rated by global standards. Let’s understand whyMonday
25 May '09Pranab Mukherjee’s first task will be to prevent a fiscal crisisMonday
20 April '09Indian multinationals are now integrating India with global financial marketsSaturday
4 April '09After London, chances of the Great Recession becoming a Great Depression recedeWednesday
1 April '09Ila Patnaik explains the downward spiral of deflation and whether India will succumbSaturday
14 March '09The global nature of the present financial crisis has made it difficult for any single country’s policies to get it out of the crisis.Friday
20 February '09The Central government is expected to raise more debt in the coming year than it has ever done in the past.Monday
9 February '09Our curious fear of an impartial assessment of India’s financial systemFriday
23 January '09RBI Governor D. Subbarao will make his second credit policy announcement on Tuesday, January 27.Tuesday
13 January '09The Right to Education Bill effectively taxes private schools across India...Monday
5 January '09To fight slowdown encourage NRI funds, private equity & corporate bondsMonday
8 December '08The government has announced a big fiscal stimulus package. In addition, RBI has taken further steps to reduce interest rates and raise liquidity in the economy.Monday
17 November '08The NREGS is now particularly important. It can both help individuals who are experiencing bad times and generate counter-cyclical expenditures. The government should ensure a timely release of adequate fundsTuesday
4 November '08The package announced by the RBI this weekend will go quite a way in easing rupee liquidity in the coming days.Tuesday
21 October '08The Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate cut is among the many steps Indian policy-makers need to take to reduce the impact of the global crisis on India.Wednesday
15 October '08In recent weeks, companies which are short of cash have withdrawn money from mutual funds where their treasury function was often outsourced.Tuesday
14 October '08European countries unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at resolving the global financial crisis.Monday
13 October '08Last Tuesday, the UK came out with a three-part plan to resolve the global financial crisis.