Banking industry Breaking the banksV. SRIDHARThe government’s recourse to an ordinance to solve the “bad loan” menace in the Indian banking system raises serious questions of moral hazards and it
Interview: Carol Upadhya ‘IT collapse would shut paths to social mobility’V. SRIDHARInterview with Carol Upadhya, Professor, School of Social Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.
Cover Story A dream in declineV. SRIDHARThe spectre of large-scale job losses haunts the Indian IT services industry, which teeters on the brink of an existential crisis.
Finance Bill Devious routeV. SRIDHARThis year’s Finance Bill takes an unprecedented turn, vesting the government with almost limitless authority, sabotaging key institutions in the proce
GDP data GDP conundrumV. SridharRecently released data from the CSO, which claimed that demonetisation had had no significant impact on the performance of the economy, raise more que
Demonetisation Deepening crisisV. SRIDHARAs details slowly emerge of how unplanned and unprofessionally handled the demonetisation move was, it is clear that the scale of the disaster is only
Demonetisation Blundering alongV. SRIDHARThe opaque manner in which the government has handled demonetisation has fatally damaged the framework of economic governance.
Demonetisation: Currency crisis Wrecking the systemV. SRIDHARThe liquidity crisis of unprecedented dimensions that the Modi government has unleashed shocks the economy, drives people to despair and ruin and thre
Interview: Thomas Franco, AIBOC ‘Banks have suspended all normal operations’V. SRIDHARInterview with Thomas Franco, senior vice president, All India Bank Officers Confederation.
Black money Black in a new hueV. SRIDHARThe notion that replacing high-denomination currency will end the menace of black money only points to an unwillingness to tackle its truly menacing f
Industry Trusts and controlV. SRIDHARThe ownership structure of the Tata group is such that whoever controls the many trusts run by the group controls the business empire.
Industry A coup in the House of TatasV. SRIDHARThe crisis in the Tata group is not just a boardroom battle between Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry. It is a conflict between two ideas of doing business,
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
