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Loan Waiver to People Affected by Disaster – Wayanad and Beyond: Is it a Just Demand?

Random Reflections The government and banks, which write off crores of depositors’ money to benefit the wealthie...

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, ...

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Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

The BJP is projecting this judgement as an endorsement of its move. But the court only commented on narrow point of the ...

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Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

Random Reflections In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Cou...

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From Desperation to Destitution to Despair

The callous and unwarranted announcement of demonetisation in November 2016 was one of the cruellest blows to the majori...

General Indian Economy

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CBDC–Is it going to be used in elections? Or leading to another demonetisation?

Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, had so far maintained that India is not ready for a digital ...

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October 31, 2024

Thomas Franco

Loan Waiver to People Affected by Disaster – Wayanad and Beyond: Is it a Just Demand?

Random Reflections The government and banks, which write off crores of depositors’ money to benefit the wealthiest, make a hue and cry when farmers or disaster-affected people demand loan waivers. Disasters occur frequently across the country, and they are only expected to increase due to...

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July 24, 2024

Amitanshu Verma

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, it must integrate social and environmental considerations, writes the author of this commentary. Large-scale projects such as highways and hydropower often rely on public financing...

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January 17, 2023

Umang Poddar

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

The BJP is projecting this judgement as an endorsement of its move. But the court only commented on narrow point of the legality of demonetisation. The Bharatiya Janata Party hailed the Supreme Court’s Monday decision upholding the legal validity of demonetisation. The party argued that it vindicate...

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January 11, 2023

Thomas Franco

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

Random Reflections In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Court verdict delivered on January 02, 2023, Thomas Franco Rajendra Dev, Former General Secretary of the All India Bank Officers Confederation points out that the extensive damages ca...

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November 8, 2022

Ritu Dewan

From Desperation to Destitution to Despair

The callous and unwarranted announcement of demonetisation in November 2016 was one of the cruellest blows to the majority of India’s citizens, compelling them to plunge from what was already a life of desperation even deeper into destitution. This senseless, unethical, and economically irrational p...

General Indian Economy

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November 8, 2022

Thomas Franco

CBDC–Is it going to be used in elections? Or leading to another demonetisation?

Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, had so far maintained that India is not ready for a digital currency, but suddenly he has announced that from November 1, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be in use. These will be of two types: CBDC (Wholesale) and CBDC (Retail). C...

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Loan Waiver to People Affected by Disaster – Wayanad and Beyond: Is it a Just Demand?

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

From Desperation to Destitution to Despair

CBDC–Is it going to be used in elections? Or leading to another demonetisation?

Loan Waiver to People Affected by Disaster – Wayanad and Beyond: Is it a Just Demand?

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

From Desperation to Destitution to Despair

CBDC–Is it going to be used in elections? Or leading to another demonetisation?