An audacity deficit

Monday 15 April '13

The problem is not that monetary policy is too tight, but that it was tightened too late

No policy steroids needed

Saturday 16 February '13

Clearing the backlog of project approvals, completing the unfinished reform agenda and putting the budget on a path of steady consolidation are daunting enough tasks

Riddle of the 5.3 per cent

Monday 10 December '12

To restore growth, India must reform the institutions that govern the economy

After the fireworks

Thursday 11 October '12

Low-key reforms, more than FDI and fuel price hikes, would yield dividends

Just do it

Thursday 31 May '12

Begin by admitting that the problem lies not in Greece but at home

All that remains undone

Saturday 17 March '12

After so much, it''s only a 0.1 per cent of GDP consolidation

It''s not all gloom

Thursday 16 February '12

Policy will decide if growth slowdown is a cyclical or structural problem

Do we need an undervalued rupee?

Friday 15 October '10

As the rupee has appreciated in recent months, the calls for RBI intervention have become increasingly shrill. I don''t have any real problems with such calls except when they are based on faith rathe...

First manage the recovery

Monday 18 May '09

The government should focus on a durable plan instead of going into immediate overdrive