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Of Rising Govt debt and Bond Markets

Most of us plan our expenses in a way that we not only have enough saved for our needs but also leave behind a little so...

General Indian Economy

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Is Forbearance the Original Sin?

Chapter 7 of Economic Survey dealing with the banking crisis strongly emphasizes that the continuation of the policy of ...

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Budget 2021: ‘Blueprint to drive inequality’

Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) organized a Public Meeting titled, “Budget Like Never Before: A Critical Analy...

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Random Reflections: Micro Finance – Time to look back and make a ‘U’ turn

In 1992, Self Help Groups (SHGs) promoted by NABARD as a Pilot Programme came as a boon for women who did not have acce...

Indian Economy Random Reflections

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Random Reflections – Online Loans: Government and RBI should address the root cause of the problem

Online loans have led to suicides and loss of more than 1000 crores reported so far and few Chinese nationals are accus...

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Internal Working Group of RBI recommends ownership of banks by industrial houses. Undoing Nationalization?

In November 2020, an Internal Working Group (IWG) of the RBI came out with a recommendation for allowing large corporat...

Indian Economy National Financial Institutions

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Random Reflections- Why Boycott Ambanis?

Reliance Group which was started by Dhirubhai Ambani has grown so big using political clout, dubious methods, greasing ...

Indian Economy Random Reflections

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Random Reflections; The Farm Laws – More than the farmers, the others have to worry – Why?

Income inequality is increasing every day. Few corporate industrial house owners are becoming oligarchs. The olden day ...

Indian Economy Random Reflections

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Random Reflections- Are the farmers mislead or they are better read? There is more than the farm bills

WhatsApp University is filled with comments on the historic, unprecedented farmer’s agitation. The mainstream media als...

Indian Economy Random Reflections

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Random Reflections — Handing over Control of Banks to Corporates will be handing over the Country. Time for Mr SakthiKantha Das to go

Internal Working Group of RBI has released a draft report on banking titled, “Ownership Guidelines and Corporate Struct...

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June 29, 2021

Om Prakash Singh

Of Rising Govt debt and Bond Markets

Most of us plan our expenses in a way that we not only have enough saved for our needs but also leave behind a little something for our children. In contrast, our government is burdening the next generation not only with a climate crisis, but also a ballooning financial debt burden. At the same time...

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June 7, 2021

Priya Dharshini

Is Forbearance the Original Sin?

Chapter 7 of Economic Survey dealing with the banking crisis strongly emphasizes that the continuation of the policy of forbearance followed in the wake of Global Financial Crisis (GFC) even after 2011 was the primary reason for the banking sector crisis. The survey argues “the forbearance continued...

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February 18, 2025

Nishank

Budget 2021: ‘Blueprint to drive inequality’

Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) organized a Public Meeting titled, “Budget Like Never Before: A Critical Analysis of Budget 2021” on 11th February, 2021, which brought together an esteemed set of panellists covering Indian Economy, Public Health, Dalits & Adivasis, Environment and Clim...

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May 29, 2021

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections: Micro Finance – Time to look back and make a ‘U’ turn

In 1992, Self Help Groups (SHGs) promoted by NABARD as a Pilot Programme came as a boon for women who did not have access to credit. In Kanyakumari (Tamilnadu), the experience of Mahalir Association for Literacy Awareness and Rights (MALAR) was that the women took their first loan of Rs. 500 to red...

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January 8, 2021

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections – Online Loans: Government and RBI should address the root cause of the problem

Online loans have led to suicides and loss of more than 1000 crores reported so far and few Chinese nationals are accused of cheating. Neither the Reserve Bank of India nor the Government of India has a clue. Online frauds have become so rampant. But many of them go unreported. ...

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January 1, 2021

Ashish Kajla

Internal Working Group of RBI recommends ownership of banks by industrial houses. Undoing Nationalization?

In November 2020, an Internal Working Group (IWG) of the RBI came out with a recommendation for allowing large corporate and industrial houses to promote banks and permitting promoters to raise their stakes in the bank’s equity share capital from 15 per cent to 26 per cent. There was also a suggest...

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December 28, 2020

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections- Why Boycott Ambanis?

Reliance Group which was started by Dhirubhai Ambani has grown so big using political clout, dubious methods, greasing bureaucrats and politicians and even using loopholes in law including international courts. Books for reference Ambani & Sons, Polyester Prince by Hamish Macdonald, A Fea...

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December 23, 2020

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections; The Farm Laws – More than the farmers, the others have to worry – Why?

Income inequality is increasing every day. Few corporate industrial house owners are becoming oligarchs. The olden day monarchs at least had some concern for the people. These monarchs don’t care. The income inequality reduced between 1970 and 1990. That was because of nationalisation of banks on 1...

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December 10, 2020

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections- Are the farmers mislead or they are better read? There is more than the farm bills

WhatsApp University is filled with comments on the historic, unprecedented farmer’s agitation. The mainstream media also had to report at least some aspects of the Agitation. But there are questions in the social media which need to be answered properly and in simple terms The questions are: ...

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November 27, 2020

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections — Handing over Control of Banks to Corporates will be handing over the Country. Time for Mr SakthiKantha Das to go

Internal Working Group of RBI has released a draft report on banking titled, “Ownership Guidelines and Corporate Structure for Indian Private Banks”. Comments on the report can be submitted before January 15. While few corporate and NBPCs have welcomed the report, Dr. Raghuram Rajan, former governo...

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Indian Economy

Of Rising Govt debt and Bond Markets

Is Forbearance the Original Sin?

Budget 2021: ‘Blueprint to drive inequality’

Random Reflections: Micro Finance – Time to look back and make a ‘U’ turn

Random Reflections – Online Loans: Government and RBI should address the root cause of the problem

Internal Working Group of RBI recommends ownership of banks by industrial houses. Undoing Nationalization?

Random Reflections- Why Boycott Ambanis?

Random Reflections; The Farm Laws – More than the farmers, the others have to worry – Why?

Random Reflections- Are the farmers mislead or they are better read? There is more than the farm bills

Random Reflections — Handing over Control of Banks to Corporates will be handing over the Country. Time for Mr SakthiKantha Das to go

Of Rising Govt debt and Bond Markets

Is Forbearance the Original Sin?

Budget 2021: ‘Blueprint to drive inequality’

Random Reflections: Micro Finance – Time to look back and make a ‘U’ turn

Random Reflections – Online Loans: Government and RBI should address the root cause of the problem

Internal Working Group of RBI recommends ownership of banks by industrial houses. Undoing Nationalization?

Random Reflections- Why Boycott Ambanis?

Random Reflections; The Farm Laws – More than the farmers, the others have to worry – Why?

Random Reflections- Are the farmers mislead or they are better read? There is more than the farm bills

Random Reflections — Handing over Control of Banks to Corporates will be handing over the Country. Time for Mr SakthiKantha Das to go