New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- In September 1992, Scott Bessent worked for George Soros on the famous trade that broke the pound. The Quantum Fund built a position against the sterling that the Bank of England ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Visvesvaraya was impressed with how women in the Soviet Union, Japan and many European countries worked alongside men in factories. He boldly called for the entry of more women in... Read More
India, Sept. 27 -- Modern Indian nationalism has, from its earliest days, been built on three pillars - political freedom, social reform, and economic development. The long history of the ideas that ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The six members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) will meet in early October to decide their next move. There are three main reasons why a growing number of economists, tra... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- People panic. And even more so when they see other people panic. It could be a rush for the exits when someone spreads a rumour about a fire in a closed hall or a scramble to wit... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The main measures of Indian inflation sometimes tend to wander off in different directions. We are at one such confusing moment. This has implications for the Monetary Policy Com... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Tamil Nadu has recently appointed a committee headed by economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia to recommend ways to increase state government revenues, which includes taxes as well as ... Read More
New Delhi, July 28 -- The World Bank classifies countries based on their position on the economic ladder. The latest results of this annual exercise were released earlier this month. It quietly re-ord... Read More
New Delhi, July 14 -- Economic forces are usually more fluid than neat administrative definitions. The way we estimate urban population is a stellar example. Official statistics have for long undercou... Read More