'I've No Desire To Be Prime Minister'

'I am not an aspiration-oriented politician.''This is the time to redefine politics.''Politics of power is not real politics.' IMAGE: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at......

US removes restrictions on 3 Indian nuclear entities

In a significant move, the United States on Wednesday removed restrictions on three Indian nuclear entities, over a week after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced that Washington was......

Leaders, Heed The 11-Year Rule!

There is a reason this 11 year phenomenon is a rule as much as it is an observation. It speaks to the nature of man and what humans are like, explains Aakar Patel. Illustration: Uttam......

Is Trump A Lot Like Modi?

After being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump started his inaugural address with a sentence that echoed Modi's coinage some years ago, notes Modi biographer Nilanjan......

'India's Growth Is In Serious Trouble'

'We face the risk of remaining a low-income country for a very long time unless something changes in the next few years.''Instead of constantly talking about becoming a developed economy, we need......

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......

'High real repo rate can have adverse effects on demand as well as supply'

'The real repo rate is very high in terms of core inflation.' IMAGE: A worker arranges cauliflowers at a vegetable market. Photograph: ANI Photo Ashima Goyal, emeritus professor, Indira Gandhi......