Why Rajiv Gandhi Decided On Nuclear Weapons

The idea of weaponization got a fillip from an unexpected quarter.In the last week of October 1985, Rajiv met US President Ronald Reagan.Reagan told Rajiv, 'Pakistan has already made a bomb.'When......

Congratulate Abhijit, but you know he's leftist: Goyal

Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo Union minister Piyush Goyal on Friday dubbed Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee as 'Left-leaning', and said as his suggestion of basic......

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

Perhaps because the Modi government had some differences of opinion with two of the economist governors (one of whom was appointed by the Manmohan Singh government), there is a view that its......

Stock exchanges are not private business: Bimal Jalan

Bimal Jalan, author of the report on the working of stock exchanges and other market infrastructure companies, expressed satisfaction over Sebi's move to accept the recommendations made by him......

RBI approves highest-ever dividend of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to govt

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday approved the highest-ever dividend payout of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to the central government for 2023-24, a decision which will help better manage the fiscal deficit.......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......