Op-ed

Op-ed December 13, 2022

Opinion | India’s experiment with e-rupee will yield demand side learnings

The Reserve Bank of India has launched two variants of a digital rupee on an experimental basis—for wholesale transactions between banks and for retail transactions within the private sector.

Op-ed December 5, 2022

Book review | ‘South vs North’: Are north and south India frenemies?

By Saurabh Modi

South India’s resentment for northern states comes from losing control over resources due to population divergence and centralised government, as shown by Nilakantan RS in his new book ‘South vs North: India’s Great Divide

Op-ed November 29, 2022

Opinion | China’s economy is undergoing a profound structural slowdown

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The ongoing protests in China against the Xi Jinping’s zero-covid policies has also put the spotlight on Beijing’s slowing economy, writes Niranjan Rajadhyaksha in Mint.

Op-ed November 15, 2022

Opinion | Why the monetary policy committee should slow its pace of tightening

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Comparisons with targets and past 10-year averages show inflation in India is less of an outlier than in many rich economies. The MPC needs to figure out whether it wants to use the interest rate solely to target inflation.

Op-ed November 1, 2022

Why inflation usually retreats at a far slower pace than it goes up

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

There is no doubt that what most large economies are experiencing today is an inflation surge that will take its time to dissipate. The disinflation process is on average about three times longer than the inflation surge.

Op-ed October 18, 2022

Opinion | The exchange rate will soon have to play a bigger adjustment role

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The rupee’s dollar value has only two of four determinants in its favour and will need more flexibility to ease other pressures.

Op-ed October 5, 2022

Opinion | Will India’s recovery in consumer demand hold?

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

A lower share of wages in the national income, persistent inflation, and a whittling down of financial savings accumulated during Covid can lead to weakening consumer demand, writes Niranjan Rajadhyaksha.

Op-ed September 20, 2022

Opinion | What Indians think of the work-from-home shift

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Indians were working from home 2.6 days in a week, much above the global average of 1.5 days, according to a new survey.

Op-ed September 6, 2022

Opinion | The Return of the Supply Side Challenge

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The latest edition of the annual central banking conference at Jackson Hole refocused attention on the immediate challenges.

Op-ed August 23, 2022

Opinion | At What Point Should Central Banks Stop Monetary Tightening?

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

When central banks stop tightening will depend on a tough-to-estimate neutral rate that can keep economies on an even keel, writes Niranjan Rajadhyaksha.

Opinion | India’s experiment with e-rupee will yield demand side learnings

Book review | ‘South vs North’: Are north and south India frenemies?

Opinion | China’s economy is undergoing a profound structural slowdown

Opinion | Why the monetary policy committee should slow its pace of tightening

Why inflation usually retreats at a far slower pace than it goes up

Opinion | The exchange rate will soon have to play a bigger adjustment role

Opinion | Will India’s recovery in consumer demand hold?

Opinion | What Indians think of the work-from-home shift

Opinion | The Return of the Supply Side Challenge

Opinion | At What Point Should Central Banks Stop Monetary Tightening?

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