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Ajit Ranade: India must free its youth from a degree trap to brighten their employment prospects

New Delhi, March 23 -- In 2011, a young male graduate earned about Rs.21,800 a month; a non-graduate Rs.9,000. By 2023, the graduate earned Rs.19,573 while the non-graduate Rs.10,507. Graduate earning... और पढ़ें


Ajit Ranade: India's stubbornly high PF payout rate is getting in the way of its monetary policy

New Delhi, March 9 -- Last week, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of India's Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) fixed the fund's interest-rate payout at 8.25% for 2025-26, the third year... और पढ़ें


Ajit Ranade: What's behind India's cash upshoot and what does it tell us about the economy?

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- India is currently running two payment systems in parallel. On one side is its gleaming showcase, UPI, with 21.7 billion transactions in January 2026 worth Rs.28.33 trillion in v... और पढ़ें


Ajit Ranade: We should welcome the India-US trade agreement but need to parse the fine print

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Markets love certainty, or rather its appearance. That is why our equity market cheered the announcement of an interim India-US trade deal framework even though the 'fine print' i... और पढ़ें


Ajit Ranade: By betting on capabilities, the budget takes a long view on India's growth

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The macroeconomic numbers for India's economy would be the envy of others. Quarterly growth has been showing steady upward momentum and inflation is ruling at remarkably low level... और पढ़ें


Beyond the Goldilocks glow: Budget priorities on 1 February

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- India goes into the Union budget with what looks like a "Goldilocks" macro mix: growth is steady, inflation seems under control, the fiscal glide path is intact, and sovereign ra... और पढ़ें


Heed Gita Gopinath's warning from Davos: Pollution is silently taxing India's health and growth

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- When Harvard Professor Gita Gopinath told a Davos audience that pollution costs India more dearly than tariffs, she wasn't being provocative. She was making a strictly economic p... और पढ़ें


Ajit Ranade: India's budget should sort out GST's input tax credit system to perk up private investment

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- India faces a paradox today. Its GDP growth is among the fastest in the world, public capital expenditure has surged and corporate balance sheets are healthier than they have bee... और पढ़ें