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Is RBI’s New Plan for Bad Loans Just Another Quick Fix?

In a country like India, where millions hover between poverty and fragile middle-class dreams, every bad loan is more th...

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The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’

There is a euphoria around the “tax bonanza” offered to the middle classes in this year’s Budget. The proposal of no tax...

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Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

The Union Budget is only a few days away and speculations that the Income Tax will be reduced is high. As the speculatio...

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India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public...

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वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

देश आजादी के बाद समाजवादी आर्थिक – सामाजिक व्यवस्था की स्थापना के लिए संकल्प लिया था। इस संकल्प को पूरा करने संविध...

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The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

A closer look at the figures reveals a worrying story. Representative image. Photo: Icarda/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMER...

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Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government...

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Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

The electoral bonds scam has opened up the complex nexus between business and politics, making it visible for all to see...

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Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

A panel discussion at the Golden Jubilee Conference of CESP, JNU While inequality has been on the rise globally since th...

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It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

The India Social Forum was held in Patna from 2nd December to 4th December, was a confluence of social movements and civ...

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May 30, 2025

Pranay Raj

Is RBI’s New Plan for Bad Loans Just Another Quick Fix?

In a country like India, where millions hover between poverty and fragile middle-class dreams, every bad loan is more than a financial misstep – it’s a broken promise. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) latest fix for India’s non-performing assets (NPA) crisis, securitisation of stressed assets, ma...

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February 18, 2025

Anirban Bhattacharya & Pranay Raj

The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’

There is a euphoria around the “tax bonanza” offered to the middle classes in this year’s Budget. The proposal of no tax for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh has been hailed by the media, with many even calling this a “middle-class budget”. Of course, there are serious concerns as to whethe...

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January 26, 2025

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Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

The Union Budget is only a few days away and speculations that the Income Tax will be reduced is high. As the speculations are heating up, just a few days back Oxfam released the Wealth Inequality Report 2024 – Takers, not Makers – bringing out some startling findings. The report says &#...

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September 9, 2024

Anirban Bhattacharya & Nancy Pathak

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public concern – until now. AFP(Downloaded from Scroll.in) For much of the first half of the year, visuals from the Ambani extravaganza loomed large in the media. The March pre-wedding ...

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August 19, 2024

Raj Kumar Sinha

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

देश आजादी के बाद समाजवादी आर्थिक – सामाजिक व्यवस्था की स्थापना के लिए संकल्प लिया था। इस संकल्प को पूरा करने संविधान निर्माता भीमराव आंबेडकर ने इसे संविधान के प्रस्तावना में स्थान दिया। परन्तु पिछले तीन दशकों के दौर में आर्थिक गैर- बराबरी तेजी से बढ़ी है और बढ़ती जा रही है। आजादी के शुरुआती दौ...

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July 23, 2024

Pranay Raj

The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

A closer look at the figures reveals a worrying story. Representative image. Photo: Icarda/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC). As the country gears up for the presentation of the Budget for the financial year (FY) 2024-25, the economic survey for 2023-24, tabled by Union financ...

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February 18, 2025

Kavita Kabeer & Haripriya Harshan

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government sides with, the 90% citizens of the country or the top 1%. Representative image. Photo: Liv Unni Sødem/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The Ambani wedding episode was a stark remi...

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April 11, 2024

Kavita Kabeer

Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

The electoral bonds scam has opened up the complex nexus between business and politics, making it visible for all to see – how favours are earned and exchanged by the top 1% even as over 800 million have to be grateful for getting ‘free’ rations. Many reports on inequality in recent years clearly sh...

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December 19, 2023

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Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

A panel discussion at the Golden Jubilee Conference of CESP, JNU While inequality has been on the rise globally since the 80s, the financial crisis of the late 2000s, the Wall Street movement, and the rage in the streets of Chile gave it a popular expression and also renewed academic attention. The ...

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December 12, 2023

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It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

The India Social Forum was held in Patna from 2nd December to 4th December, was a confluence of social movements and civil society organizations from across India. The Financial Accountability Network and the Centre for financial Accountability participated in the event and shared pressing concerns ...

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Is RBI’s New Plan for Bad Loans Just Another Quick Fix?

The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’

Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

Is RBI’s New Plan for Bad Loans Just Another Quick Fix?

The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’

Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

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