All stories by Neelkanth Mishra
The Banking Accidents Have Started
Rediff.com24 Mar 2023The failure of SVB was due to idiosyncratic reasons, but shows how higher rates can expose fault lines in unforeseen places, observes Neelkanth Mishra.
India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year
Rediff.com23 Dec 2021The purchase or construction of houses by large numbers of people can add meaningfully to India's economic growth, points out Neelkanth Mishra.
Has economy de-linked from coronavirus?
Rediff.com15 Sep 2020'With the June quarter GDP shrinking by nearly a quarter, there is an even greater economic imperative: Reduction of uncertainty,' observes Neelkanth Mishra.
Are the markets forecasting an economic recovery?
Rediff.com21 Feb 2020'For those looking at forward-looking signals for the economy from the stock markets, the relative performance of small and mid-caps may be a better indicator of the future than the index levels of the narrower and more popular indices', says Neelkanth Mishra.
4 key reasons why markets are unaffected by election results
Rediff.com10 Apr 2019In prior elections, not only have opinion poll forecasts been very different from the results, the error margin has increased over time. One need only look at the charts that show the Sensex half a year before and after the results day for the last six elections. The markets did not change direction in any, says Neelkanth Mishra.
The 4 factors that will revive India's growth story
Rediff.com25 Mar 2019GST rate cut for real-estate, income transfer scheme, farm loan waivers execution and recapitalisation of PSU banks have the potential to boost India's growth in a few months, says Neelkanth Mishra.
Why govt must prioritise attracting foreign capital
Rediff.com10 Oct 2018Given the concerns around trade wars that threaten to jeopardise global capital flows as well, attracting foreign capital needs to be a policy priority, says Neelkanth Mishra.
Several open questions remain on GST
Rediff.com26 Dec 2017For the sake of transparency, and to reduce undesirable bond market volatility, clarity on these would be welcome, preferably before the budgets for the next fiscal year get finalised, says Neelkanth Mishra.
How about a 'Think for India' campaign?
Rediff.com17 Aug 2017The best of India's brains are instead busy solving the world's problems (I deliberately exaggerate a bit to drive home the point), as our policies incentivise them to do so.