Arun Kumar, Author at Centre for Financial Accountability

Why society should be concerned about inequality and poverty

Recently, after my talk on the current economic situation in India at a private university, I was asked, why those stude...

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5 years later, it’s even more clear that demonetisation was a disaster for India

The demonetisation of high-denomination currency notes on November 8, 2016, created a nightmare for citizens that laste...

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Hope this Meteoric Rise does not Become a Bubble

The Indian stock market is booming. The share price index is repeatedly breaking records. Investors are very happy with ...

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PMFBY is a Total Failure

The news article on the report “Flop Scheme; An analysis of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in Gujarat“...

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June 30, 2023

Arun Kumar

Why society should be concerned about inequality and poverty

Recently, after my talk on the current economic situation in India at a private university, I was asked, why those students should be concerned about inequality and poverty. I had raised these as major issues of concern. The university being a private one, the fees are high not only compared to the ...

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November 15, 2021

Arun Kumar

5 years later, it’s even more clear that demonetisation was a disaster for India

The demonetisation of high-denomination currency notes on November 8, 2016, created a nightmare for citizens that lasted several months. Long queues formed outside the banks and ATMs to obtain swap denotified currency notes for new ones so that life could continue. This situation persisted even bey...

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August 17, 2021

Arun Kumar

Hope this Meteoric Rise does not Become a Bubble

The Indian stock market is booming. The share price index is repeatedly breaking records. Investors are very happy with this. Around 30 stocks have given 100 per cent returns since February 2021. The enthusiasm of investors can be gauged from the fact that in the first two months of the current fina...

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July 15, 2020

Arun Kumar

PMFBY is a Total Failure

The news article on the report “Flop Scheme; An analysis of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in Gujarat“, published in Mana Telangana on 14th July, 2020 can be accessed here. ...

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