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Can Russia-China Combine Beat the USA? | Money Trails

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 The economic sanctions against Russia are transferring int...

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Tata gets a loan at 4.5%, but the poor pay over 26% for microfinance!

On 14th March 2022, RBI issued revised instructions for microfinance loans to the poor by Non-Banking Financial Companie...

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Modi’s ‘Namak’ and the Politics of Welfarism

Photo credits: Purnima Sharma/Twitter One of the striking factors in the BJP’s electoral win in the just concluded elect...

Finance General Indian Economy

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Oil Security or Oil Dependency?

Mr. Amit Bhandari, in his article “A sovereign wealth fund for oil security” published in the Financial Express on Febru...

Coal Energy General Oil Oil and gas

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How did the banks help BJP to win UP?

BJP has secured a landslide win in Uttar Pradesh and there are many reasons stated in the press and on the TV discussion...

General Random Reflections

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Why Are We Pushed Into Digital Money? Who Benefits? — THE MONEY TRAIL

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Aadhar is finally revealing its true colours. From an iden...

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Why the proposed Silver Line rail project in Kerala is a non-starter

The project is not economically viable; it will also have social and environmental impacts; instead, the government shou...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2021

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Gati Shakti: A Key Focus in Union Budget 2022-23

Infrastructure Finance Update – February, 2022 Infrastructure continues to be a primary focus in the Union Budget...

General Infrastructure Finance Union Budget

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Should Corporates Own Banks?

“It would be difficult to undertake credit planning unless the linked control of Industry and Banks in the hands is snap...

General Random Reflections

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National Monetization Pipeline: A Critical Evaluation

In August 2021 the NDA government unveiled its grand design to put chunks of the nation’s public assets on lease for pri...

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March 11, 2026

Can Russia-China Combine Beat the USA? | Money Trails

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 The economic sanctions against Russia are transferring into a long trade battle. Tremors are slowly spreading. With China hinting to jump in, a new power bloc may also emerge. India needs to be very careful in choosing sides. 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏...

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March 19, 2022

Tata gets a loan at 4.5%, but the poor pay over 26% for microfinance!

On 14th March 2022, RBI issued revised instructions for microfinance loans to the poor by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) called Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs). Their website published a draft on 14 June 2021. The draft has been criticised by several women’s organisations and a numb...

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March 14, 2022

Prasanna Mohanty

Modi’s ‘Namak’ and the Politics of Welfarism

Photo credits: Purnima Sharma/Twitter One of the striking factors in the BJP’s electoral win in the just concluded election in five states is the role welfarism played in overcoming anti-incumbency. Ground reports and political analysts have reported and commented on this. The post-poll survey of Lo...

Finance General Indian Economy

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March 21, 2024

Swathi Seshadri

Oil Security or Oil Dependency?

Mr. Amit Bhandari, in his article “A sovereign wealth fund for oil security” published in the Financial Express on February 1, 2022 suggests that despite the push for renewable energy and electric vehicles, the world will still be dependent on oil, natural gas and coal to fulfil its energy requireme...

Coal Energy General Oil Oil and gas

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March 11, 2022

How did the banks help BJP to win UP?

BJP has secured a landslide win in Uttar Pradesh and there are many reasons stated in the press and on the TV discussions, but one which has not come to focus is how the schemes implemented by banks helped BJP in securing a victory. Over the last 7 to 8 years, the banks have been forced to lend unde...

General Random Reflections

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March 11, 2026

Why Are We Pushed Into Digital Money? Who Benefits? — THE MONEY TRAIL

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Aadhar is finally revealing its true colours. From an identification system, it has metamorphosed into a data gold mine for fintech companies. This was always the idea, brags Nandan Nilekani and his band. And to make this worse, Crypto cu...

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June 21, 2022

Why the proposed Silver Line rail project in Kerala is a non-starter

The project is not economically viable; it will also have social and environmental impacts; instead, the government should look at possible alternatives that balance costs and benefits and have fewer impacts. Big infrastructure projects are usually placed in the brackets of ‘development’ and are mo...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2021

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February 18, 2025

Shivani Dwivedi

Gati Shakti: A Key Focus in Union Budget 2022-23

Infrastructure Finance Update – February, 2022 Infrastructure continues to be a primary focus in the Union Budget 2022–23 to boost growth against the backdrop of the economic recovery from the pandemic. The budget extensively focuses on key growth engines of PM Gati Shakti Master Plan for bui...

General Infrastructure Finance Union Budget

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March 4, 2022

Should Corporates Own Banks?

“It would be difficult to undertake credit planning unless the linked control of Industry and Banks in the hands is snapped by Nationalisation of Banks,” said R K Hazari in the R K Hazari Committee’s report on Industrial Planning and Licencing Policy in 1966. This was one of the reasons for Na...

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March 1, 2022

Anirban Bhattacharya

National Monetization Pipeline: A Critical Evaluation

In August 2021 the NDA government unveiled its grand design to put chunks of the nation’s public assets on lease for private profits. The plan has been named the National Monetization Pipeline, the idea being, to lease or monetise infrastructural assets ranging from roads, railways, ports, telecom, ...

General Indian Economy Publications

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