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C.P. Chandrasekhar
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How the Modi government is dismantling India’s federalism, politically and fiscally
States’ access to resources is seemingly conditional on having a “double-engine sarkar”, even as governments’ space for economic policy is shrinking.
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Why India is unable to curb inflation
The “business friendly” government appears unwilling to come down heavily on footloose speculators garnering quick gains.
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Is India booming at 76? GDP’s failure to recover fully indicates otherwise
The perception of rating agencies discounts the fundamental and structural weaknesses that have plagued the Indian economy for long.
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IMF’s urgent loan to Pakistan driven by the West’s paranoia over China
The Fund’s urgency to extend a short-term loan is aimed at stemming Chinese influence in the strategically important country.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
On oil’s slippery slope: India’s goods exports struggle to stem decline
Exports in June dropped to $33 billion, the seventh monthly year-on-year decline, reversing what appeared to be a remarkable post-COVID recovery.
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Sri Lankan debt crisis to get worse if IMF prescription is heeded
The IMF’s insistence that Sri Lanka reduce its domestic debt will only end up reducing the value of citizens’ savings tied up in retirement funds.
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GDP estimates fail to adequately capture informal sector
The inherent bias in GDP statistics is exaggerated when it treats performance in the unorganised sector and organised sector as the same.
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Public sector banks turn a profit but privatisation not on cards for now
This presents a neoliberal dilemma as the government needs them to support crony capitalists and derisk private investment in infrastructure.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Go First filing for bankruptcy raises questions about ‘open skies’ policy
The government has constantly tweaked policy to favour private entrants in the airlines sector.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
No concrete outcomes at IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings
The lack of progress is attributed to the unwillingness of the institutions to reform themselves.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
A road map to limbo: World Bank-IMF plans to resolve global economic crises
This seems to show a shift in the organisations’ focus away from the very poor towards increased participation of the private sector.
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Does collapse of key banks in US, Europe portend a return to 2008?
The early responses to banking fragility challenge the prevailing central bank notions of how to fight inflation.
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