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This report is a thought leadership push for policymakers, businesses, and civil society to work together to address India's environmental challenges
The government is perhaps keen on projecting a welfare-oriented profile in which the poor are looked after. Prices, jobs, higher industrial growth and prospects of rapid economic recovery will remain the most important planks on which the next elections will be fought. The RBI's latest move of not raising the repo rate may also help in economic recovery.
Conflicts between central banks and governments are embedded in the evolving discourse of every democracy. The recent discord between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is neither the first nor likely to be the last. Institutionally, once a disagreement between the RBI and the MoF crosses the Rubicon, the government has the power to overrule the central bank’s decisions. Moreover, such a structure is not restricte
An increasing number of businessmen in BRICS' countries favour arbitration over overburdened litigation systems in resolving domestic disputes.
RBI’s draft disclosure framework on Climate-related financial risks is a welcome step, but there are challenges ahead
Repeated use of a particular cartographic version can be perceived as endorsing or legitimising a particular geopolitical stance. This is why Vietnam�
The new RBI Governor would have to restore the confidence of foreign investors in the economy's growth potential. Foreign investments are needed for infrastructure and industry. The Governor will also have to attract more FIIs. The choice before him would be: whether to control inflation or to promote growth.
India and Japan unite over Beijing's moon landings and antisatellite weapons
A normal monsoon and the consequently softer inflation in food prices could force RBI’s hand on both its policy stance as well as on the policy rate
ISRO’s success enables India to further its strategic goals and share the fruits of development with others.
India's ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business index is 134. Ease of doing business has ease of settling commercial disputes at its centre. With the Arbitration and Conciliation (amendment) Bill coming in place, India could play a greater role in shaping the way forward.
Low-income groups are more susceptible to multimorbidities due to unequal access to healthcare in urban areas
The RBI has sensibly shown selective flexibility to soothe angry government voices.
The launch is certainly a major mark on India’s space programme, offering an appropriate closing to a tumultuous period in ISRO’s history.
A wish-list of ways for RBI to prompt banks to actually lend.
India's venture into space security, intertwined with defence readiness, necessitates a comprehensive and well-structured national strategy
As Pakistan ushers in a new executive, backed by a fractured legislature, its judiciary remains survivalist
A shortage of staff and funds and an outdated municipal governance system weigh the ULBs down, disabling them from properly executing their duties
As the threat of inflation returns, the Fed and others adjust their messages - why not the RBI?
A normal monsoon and the consequently softer inflation in food prices could force RBI’s hand on both its policy stance as well as on the policy rate
People are going to have a hard time trusting the government or the RBI.
भारतातल्या महिलांच्या बचत ठेवींमध्ये मोठी वाढ झाल्याचा अहवाल रिझर्व्ह बँकेने सादर केला आहे. ही आकडेवारी म्हणजे महिलांसाठी आता अधिक चांगल्या बँका तयार होण्याची सुरुवात
आजकल पॉप्युलिस्ट होना बहुत ही आसान है, ख़ासकर प्रवासी सं�
2024 मध्ये जैविक, जबाबदार वाढ सुनिश्चित करण्यासाठी भारताला
Stability of banks has been RBI’s sole focus for the past 70 years, an idea the central bank has nurtured since its nationalisation in 1948.
The law declared “in the public interest” — a term that would get echoed over the next five decades for several laws and policies, to mean the c
The tragedy of Pakistan is that there is no neutral arbiter left in the State apparatus—not the judiciary, not the Presidency, not even the Pakistan
Prime Minister Modi’s outreach to Europe has injected pragmatism in a relationship which was adrift for some time. Now the proverbial ball is in Europe’s court.
New Delhi aptly abstained from supporting the US-led resolution. It should not lose sight of the importance of an A-SAT triad.
India’s endeavour to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a well-defined and time-bound manner is critical for national and global development. This paper examines India’s data availability to assess the SDGs related to health and nutrition. While India is still facing severe challenges of generating disaggregated information on mortality and cause-specific deaths, the desired data on nutrition and healthcare utilisation are la
Regulatory overreach needs to be balanced with regulatory reforms; India’s presidency of G20 provides the inter-governmental platform to do so
India is staring at its fourth recession since Independence, first since liberalisation was initiated, and in all likelihood — the worst till date.
The settlement of the maritime dispute between India and Bangladesh has ended the energy politics in the Bay of Bengal region. The verdict from The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has removed obstacle for Bangladesh to exploit the rich hydro-carbon reserves in the Bay of Bengal.
The Ukrainian crisis has negatively impacted the Indian economy, but the rising global demand and domestic fiscal management could help cushion the bl
Financial health of Indian banks deserves scrutiny. The RBI should strike a careful balance in its policy objectives. Tighter lending norms are unlikely to be a panacea. It must resist the temptation to resort to such short-term fixes.
The Lagrange points in the dyads — Earth-Moon and Earth-Sun — are important because they allow movement of spacecraft or objects from point to ano
