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Broken links: How is academic work best judged in the brave new world of artificial intelligence?

New Delhi, May 4 -- When a graduate student today sets out to research inflation dynamics or quantum materials, she does not head to a library database. She opens ChatGPT or Perplexity, types her quer... Read More


India's low wages and high profits-why a moment of labour reckoning may be upon us

New Delhi, April 20 -- Edward Bernstein, an American economist, observed that inflation is ultimately a social tug of war; between those unwilling to relinquish their gains and those fighting for thei... Read More


Rupee volatility: Muzzle price signals if necessary but act to close onshore-vs-offshore market gaps

New Delhi, April 6 -- The Indian rupee lost 10% against the US dollar in 2025-26, making it one of the worst performances in emerging markets. March alone saw a 4.24% drop, the steepest in any single ... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More