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Mamata Banerjee: Can ‘Didi’ aim higher?

Mamata Banerjee sees herself as the natural leader of any coalition that can oppose the BJP in 2024, but alienating the Congress could hurt her effort

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Expert Explains: What are the real causes of inflation?

The current macroeconomic policy responses to inflation in the advanced economies, namely tightening monetary policy and raising interest rates, do no

Policy Perspective

Expert Explains: What’s the remedy against rising inflation?

Growth is not the panacea it is held out to be because the truth is a severely skewed distribution of wealth and resources is counteracting all growth

Sukumar Muralidharan

What explains the volatile stock markets in India?

The stock market has become volatile as a result of unprecedented inflation and the unexpected war in Ukraine.

Anupama Katakam

Wheat Supply Crunch

Wheat crisis looming? Grim supply situation likely to hit Indian consumers

Given the grim situation surrounding wheat, the government is likely to further tighten the “targeting” of the public distribution system. Besides, th

All Things Economy

Hard times ahead! Is the government concerned about inflation’s impact?

High global commodity prices, including of crude oil, the depreciation of the rupee, and supply chain breaks due to China’s ongoing lockdowns have all

T.M. Thomas Isaac

Fighting Inflation

What’s to be done to tackle inflation? Focus on agricultural productivity

It is a mistake to assume that the cure for inflation in India can be the same as for the West. Rather than tweaking monetary policy, the government m

M. Parameswaran,Pulapre Balakrishnan

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Expert Explains: Who is to blame for inflation in India?

Inflation in India is as much due to the Centre’s policies as it is to factors outside the country. Merely adjusting excise duties, as the government

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The People speak: How the common Indian is suffering from inflation

Across the country, the little dreams and hopes harboured by the urban and rural poor are crumbling in the face of the remorseless march of inflation.

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EXCLUSIVE | P.T.R. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan: ‘Central banks are acting like politicians’

Interview with P.T.R Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu.

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A reporter of The Chenab Times interacting with a 100-year-old woman in Bhaderwah’s rural area with regard to people’s long-standing demand for a road in their village.

The Chenab Times attempts to preserve Bhaderwahi and Sarazi in Jammu & Kashmir

A news portal in Jammu and Kashmir strives to preserve the language and culture of the Chenab region.

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When Anna warned of ‘relentless agitation’

Speaking on the Official Languages Bill, C.N. Annadurai, MP, and later Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, made many valid points. The following are

R.K. Radhakrishnan