T.K. ArunThe Bank of England is of the view that further sharp increases in policy rates could do more damage than good. The RBI’s MPC will do well to bear this in mind.The Bank of England has followed in...
T K ArunThe Supreme Court passed an order last week placing a fine of ₹1 lakh on an officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to be deducted from his salary, for filing an appeal in the apex court against the bail...
Dhiraj NayyarThere is much fretting about the depreciation of the rupee vis-à-vis the dollar. It is commonplace to equate a strong currency with a strong economy. But that is not true, especially in an emerging economy. Rupee depreciation is...
A Feat ExtraordinaireAnil TrigunayatThe signing of the maritime demarcation agreement covering 330 sq miles between extreme rivals — Lebanon and Israel — is no mean feat. Years of conflict and distrust, non-diplomatic recognition, and the absence of direct ties...
T.K. ArunThere are many things to be said about the recently-notified amendments to the Intermediary Guidelines and Media Ethics Code. One is that the Union government would do well to adopt for itself the language policy it prescribes for information...
Radha Ashrit, Urvashi PrasadA multi sectoral, integrated and data driven approach for tackling mental health challenges is of the essence as there are several vulnerable population with special needs including children, adolescents, women, economically and socially deprived older persons,...
Santosh MehrotraIn the vast majority of low-income and middle-income countries (LICs/MICs), most students at the secondary/higher secondary level are engaged in general academic education, not vocational education or training. For such students, the transition to work is usually traumatic....
Anil TrigunayatPakistani establishment must be happy at the Diwali gift when they were moved out of the so-called ‘Grey List’ of the FATF ( Financial Action Task Force) to the so-called white List after four years or so when...
Harsh V. PantAs the US and China glare at each other and leave no ambiguity about their rivalrous intent, the rest of the world must watch these shifting dynamics closely for their potential implications.The two main protagonists in the...
Harsh V. PantLike all good autocrats, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has purged the top Chinese Communist Party hierarchy of even a semblance of diversity. There is no attempt to showcase the collective leadership model of yore. Instead,...
