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......

'I do not know any Anna Hazare, have no comments on him'

Almost nine months after their first open letter, the group of 14 eminent Indians on October 3 dashed off a second open letter to the government. Apart from being more elaborate than the previous......

PM advisor's book creates buzz

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor and spokesperson Sanjaya Baru's new book is creating a buzz and is certainly going to be liked by his boss.The 52-year-old'slatest bookStrategic......

'Always Identify A Potential Problem And Nip It In The Bud'

'RBI supervision is much sharper today than what it was earlier.' IMAGE: Shaktikanta Das leaves the Reserve Bank of India after two terms as governor. Photographs: ANI Photo   Outgoing......

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.......

Did RBI Know About Demonetization?

The RBI was not party to the decision to demonetize 500 and 1,000-rupee notes, which was taken at the highest level of India's political leadership. A fascinating excerpt from Gokul Rathi's......

How Did RBI Give Govt Rs 87,416 Crore?

The RBI raked in a massive net income gain from foreign exchange currency sales as a buffer for the rupee during tumultuous geopolitical upheavals last year owing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.......