Media Articles
2024
Is India's GDP growth rate overestimated? Indian Express, March 29; kw: GDP, deflator, CSO, data
Inflation under control. What's next? Indian Express, Feb 20; kw: inflation, monetary policy, MPC, forecasts
The what-if of growth, Indian Express, Feb 2; kw: fiscal policy, Union budget, fiscal deficit, capex
2023
Aligning with the target, MoneyControl, June 23; kw: inflation, monetary policy
On defaulters, RBI prioritises public interest, Indian Express, June 20; kw: banks; NPAs, regulatory governance
Is the good run of the Indian banking sector over? MoneyControl, June 6; kw: banks; credit growth; monetary policy; deposits
Currency withdrawal, TCS will revive uncertainty, not economy, Times of India, May 24; kw: rupee, demonetisation, capital controls, tax
Don't hit pause in the battle to contain inflation, Hindustan Times, April 8; kw: monetary policy, inflation, rupee, SVB
Should monetary policy be used to target financial stability? Mint, April 2; kw: monetary policy, financial stability, financial regulation
3 potential problems for India's economy, Times of India, March 21; kw: bank-run, recession, SVB, rupee, financial stability
Trade off between price stability and financial stability, Money Control, March 17; kw: SVB, financial stability, banking regulation
The price pinch, Indian Express, February 16; kw: inflation, core inflation, food inflation
RBI needs to remain vigilant on inflation, Hindustan Times, February 6; kw: Union budget, inflation, core inflation, food inflation
Uncertain fiscal math, Indian Express, February 2; kw: fiscal policy, Union budget, fiscal deficit, capex
Food subsidy for thought, Times of India, January 2; kw: fiscal policy, food subsidy, fiscal deficit, PDS, MSP
2022
India's CAD reveals the need to increase exports, Indian Express, December 17; kw: exports, CAD, rupee, protectionism, China
Below 6%, but 5 problems, Times of India, December 13; kw: inflation, core inflation, food inflation, global inflation
On inflation, we are not out of the woods, Hindustan Times, December 6; kw: inflation, core inflation, food inflation, global inflation
Breathe easy when the rupee falls, Times of India, October 13; kw: exports, rupee, CAD, reserves
What The Term Premium Is (Or Is Not) Telling Us, Bloomberg Quint, October 6; kw: bond market, GSec yields, yield curve
What the RBI’s Financial Stability Report reveals about the banking sector, Indian Express, August 5; kw: banks, NPA, credit, investment
Why weaker rupee isn't all bad news, Times of India, July 22; kw: rupee, CAD, exports, China
What the MPC says and what the RBI does, Indian Express, June 22; kw: MPC, inflation, liquidity, rupee
Rating RBI's rate hikes, Times of India, June 9; kw: inflation, repo rate
Price of wrong price strategy, Times of India, June 2; kw: inflation, export bans, growth
4-point battle plan for RBI, Times of India, May 14; kw: MPC, inflation, communication
It is unclear why RBI has hiked interest rates now, Indian Express, May 9; kw: rupee, inflation, repo rate
Why RBI must heed inflation, Indian Express, March 29; kw: inflation, repo rate, inflation expectations
Monetary policy: Losing clarity on instruments and goals, Times of India, February 15;kw: inflation, repo rate, liquidity
RBI's dilemma: Let prices rise or interest rates? Times of India, February 9; kw: inflation, bond market, yield curve
Why it's not time to cut taxes, Indian Express, January 31; kw: Union Budget, fiscal policy, taxes, growth, fiscal deficit
Is GDP data a reliable way to measure the health of the economy? Indian Express, January 4; kw: GDP, CSO, data
2021
Liquidity Management -The difficult art of smooth landing, Money Control, October 19; kw: liquidity, bond market
Why RBI’s hoarding of forex reserves over currency concerns will be counter-productive, The Print, June 25; kw: reserves, rupee, CAD
RBI’s never-ending dilemma, Indian Express, April 20; kw: rupee, inflation, bond market
2020
More banking does not need more banks, Money Control, December 10; kw: banks
With high inflation, capital inflows, currency appreciation, tough decisions are needed, Indian Express, September 16; kw: inflation, rupee, capital flows
India’s fiscal crisis can only get worse as tax revenue is seen dropping 12.5% in 2020-21, The Print, September 4; kw: fiscal deficit, taxes
Four principles to be followed in RBI’s loan restructuring, Money Control, August 21; kw: banks, NPAs, restructuring
Modi govt and RBI can learn from mistakes made during 2008 crisis, but time’s running out, The Print, August 19; kw: inflation,
Covid-19: Policy Challenges And Traps In Restarting The Economy, Bloomberg Quint, April 6; kw: growth, inflation
2019
The problem with re-basing GDP estimates, The Hindu, November 13.
Don't Ignore The Credit Risk In NBFCs, BloombergQuint, February 25.
The Mismatch Between What MPC Says And What RBI Does, BloombergQuint, January 21.
2018
The proper purpose of insolvency law, Mint, May 6.
PSU bank privatization is not a panacea for the ills of the banking sector, Mint, March 22.
PNB scam: RBI should regulate using legal, coercive powers and not through requests, entreaties, Firstpost, March 5.
2017
The severity of the NPA crisis, Mint, May 307.
Banking ordinance opens up Pandora’s box, Mint, May 23.
2016
Challenges in the Transition to the New Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, The Wire, December 15.
Demonetisation Will Likely Lead to a Protracted Economic Slowdown, The Wire, December 12.
What does the currency ban mean for banks? Mint, December 1.
Ushering in insolvency professionals, Business Standard, November 20.
It isn’t enough to focus on Doing Business rankings, Mint, October 12.
Clear the air before enforcing Bankruptcy Code, Business Standard, October 9.
Why inflation targeting works, Mint, August 16.
RBI should not regulate asset reconstruction companies, Business Standard, July 2.
Inflation targeting: A long way to go, Mint, June 29.
Real GDP is growing at 5%, not 7.1%, Mint, March 14.
Where Is The Strategy To Solve The Investment And Banking Crises? Swarajya, February 29.
The Budget Track Record, Swarajya, February 11.
A better bankruptcy regulator, Business Standard, January 10.
2014-2015
To internationalize the Rupee or not, Mint, December 2, 2015.
Road to insolvency resolution, Mint, November 26, 2015.
From non-performing to performing, Mint, November 25, 2015.
In Defence of the Financial Code, Mint, July 28, 2015.
An Analysis of the Urjit Patel Committee Report on Monetary Policy, Yojana Monthly Magazine, April 2014 Issue.