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......

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......

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.......

Bhave defends Jalan committee report

Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman C B Bhave has for the first time publicly backed the Bimal Jalan committee report on the working of capital market infrastructure institutions......

Bimal Jalan to head expert panel on RBI reserves

The panel will include Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg and RBI Deputy Governor N S Vishwanathan. More than a month after its board decided to constitute an expert panel to decide......