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Mint Quick Edit | The monetary policy committee's inflation hypothesis will be tested this year

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The status quo maintained by the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on interest rates sprung no surprise, given the caution that a hazy economic ho... Read More


Hairpin bend ahead: what India must watch out for as it prepares to make vehicles talk to each other

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Indian roads are among the world's most hazardous. Trucks, buses and cars jostle for space with motorcycles and three-wheelers that swerve without warning. Motorists must stay ale... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Trump's 'forced labour' tariffs face legal scrutiny: keep track of this case in court

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- President Donald Trump's Section 301 tariffs face internal resistance, with 25 Democrat-led states challenging them in the US Court of International Trade. The coalition has argu... Read More


Samudra Manthan policy: India's government is boldly venturing where it hasn't gone before

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Samudra Manthan exploration policy framework announced by India's government offers a well-structured and realistic approach to improving the chances of finding oil and gas re... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Plaza Accord deja vu: is Japan's economic policy autonomy being cramped?

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The US acted in concert with Japan last week to boost the yen as it slipped close to a 40-year low amid a struggling economy and very low interest rates. This echoes the logic of... Read More


August MPC huddle: why the Reserve Bank of India must change its stance at the very least

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The six members of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) are scheduled to meet in Mumbai on Monday for the third of their bi-monthly meetings this fisc... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | The Indian economy is looking up-look at last month's consumption indicators

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- A mix of newly released data on commercial activity shows India's economy looking up. Wholesale car sales for July showed a bounce. Maruti Suzuki, for instance, recorded a 34% jum... Read More


The Tata Group's RTEF transactions have made stakeholders sit up: its brand equity may be at stake

New Delhi, July 31 -- Must Tata Sons go public? This question was raised by its need to comply with central bank rules, but has a larger dimension that splits opinion in India. As the stake-holding co... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | America's ban of foreign robots has drawn a sharp reaction from China: what's going on?

New Delhi, July 31 -- A new confrontation has started between the US and China: over humanoid robots. This week, America's Federal Communications Commission barred foreign-made advanced robotic device... Read More


India's big test for policymakers: can a crisis of 'jobless growth' be held in check by policy action?

New Delhi, July 30 -- Student protests have ebbed now that India's education minister has been replaced, an expert panel headed by a key architect of Aadhaar has been set up to leak-proof exams, and a... Read More