director-and-principal-economist

Should RBI raise interest rates?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

A rate hike will set back the recovery process, but if RBI does raise rates, it will be to prevent the rise in food prices from spilling over to other sectors and to dampen inflationary expectations.

Should prices of petroleum products be raised?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

There is no doubt the oil companies are bleeding, but the issue is whether the government should also reduce the extra taxes it gets from high oil prices.

'Economy is not growing, it's only recovering'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

'In 2016, we had De-Mon and in 2017, we had GST.' 'The combined impact of these two started showing up in 2019 and 2020.' 'COVID-19 only added insult to injury.'

'This is not growth; this is de-growth'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

'It will be only in fiscal year 2023 when the size of the Indian economy will be bigger than what it was in 2020, you will see demand and employment rising.'

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Should RBI raise interest rates?

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'Economy is not growing, it's only recovering'

'This is not growth; this is de-growth'