Step out of the way

Wednesday 13 June '12

RBI should let firms manage their currency risks, given the rupee''s volatility

Don''t look, leap

Friday 25 May '12

Fuel price hike is the first of many big steps govt must take to rescue the economy

Rollback to forward

Tuesday 8 May '12

Slamming the brakes on budget proposals may stave off crisis, restore confidence

This isn''t 1991

Monday 30 April '12

What the country should do to prevent a balance of payments crisis

Risky business

Wednesday 11 April '12

The government''s proposal to borrow from foreigners could be dangerous if not properly handled

The Gold Tax

Tuesday 27 March '12

With increased import duties on gold, we return to pre-liberalisation thinking

How not to disinvest

Thursday 15 March '12

Don''t repeat the ONGC mistake, instead steadily sell off PSU shares

Costly mistake

Monday 20 February '12

Growth slowdown is the price we pay for the wrong policies of pre-crisis years

The RBI''s self-serving bid?

Tuesday 31 January '12

We need a single financial regulator, but it''s not the RBI''s job framing monetary policy and regulating financial institutions require different skills

UID as User''s ID

Friday 27 January '12

Use biometrics for anyone who wishes to connect to a govt subsidy scheme

Not just their roll call

Friday 20 January '12

The challenge, after you get children into schools, is to educate them

Reserve Bank, refocus

Wednesday 28 December '11

Its job should be to consistently deliver low and stable inflation

Stop controlling

Monday 19 December '11

It will not correct the macro-economic problems that have weakened the rupee

Zones of scepticism

Thursday 8 December '11

Why we need to distance Indian banks from the Indian state

Floating on the rupee

Wednesday 23 November '11

RBI has taken the correct course to not intervene to support the currency

Lessons from afar

Friday 18 November '11

Economic factors alone don''t account for Italy''s crisis. It''s governance too

Questions in reserve

Tuesday 8 November '11

Why the demand for dollar bonds won''t go down any time soon

Save the cash

Tuesday 25 October '11

Using forex reserves to buy raw material sources overseas is risky

Three balancing acts

Monday 17 October '11

Unlike 2010, global recovery will be difficult now, but achievable.

Better not step in

Monday 3 October '11

The RBI must not intervene in currency markets.

Watch like a hawk

Wednesday 21 September '11

Why RBI needs to convey a sustained commitment to fighting inflation?

Floating concerns

Monday 12 September '11

Why it''s short-sighted to ask for RBI intervention to help exports

A 10 per cent safeguard

Thursday 1 September '11

Why dispersed shareholding is crucial for a healthy bank?

Number casting

Thursday 11 August '11

India can''t be insulated from a global slowdown, and must prepare for difficult times.

Liberalisation 2.0

Tuesday 2 August '11

To reap the growth potential, we need reform in delivery of public goods.