Identifying farmers

India’s woeful land records will have trouble identifying farmers eligible for Rs 500/month

Govt didn’t defend past sins

Modi danced the fine line – his budget wasn’t anti-rich & his govt didn’t defend past sins

Basic income for poor

Basic income for poor demands subsidy cuts, a step govts in India are unlikely to take

Tax incentives

How tax incentives influence household financial saving in India

Draconian Essential Commodities Act

Draconian Essential Commodities Act needs to go if India wants to raise farm incomes

Why RBI must cut interest rates

Why RBI must cut interest rates in its next monetary policy panel meet

Inequality reports

Inequality reports like Oxfam’s end up hurting India’s poor with their poor methodology

MUDRA scheme

MUDRA scheme: What the Modi government failed to do for small businesses

Bankruptcy code

Bankruptcy code is a new deal between the state and businesses in India

RBI reserves

Modi govt is right: RBI’s idle, excess reserve can reduce public debt & improve India’s rating

Five major challenges

Five major challenges that shook India’s economy in 2018

Higher MSPs

Why higher MSPs don’t really help the Indian farmer in the long run

RBI has a delicate task

Shaktikanta Das’ RBI has a delicate task – balance govt’s fiscal targets & its autonomy

Reform RBI

Narendra Modi government now has a great opportunity to reform RBI