D Subbarao

Narendra Modi govt must not trigger chaos in economy and put India on the backfoot by invoking Section 7; hold on Urjit Patel

Urjit Patel has never been a darling of the media unlike his predecessor Raghuram Rajan

RBI vs Narendra Modi government: Public spat won’t help, but India’s best bet is not to mess with its central bank

Almost every RBI governor, be it Y V Reddy or D Subbarao, have pitched for central bank autonomy in public forums inviting the wrath of the government of the day.

After two years at RBI, Urjit Patel’s silence is more eloquent now than ever before on central bank's independence

Except in the demonetisation episode, Urjit Patel cultivated an image that built his persona as a lone warrior who fought to safeguard the independence of the RBI and brought in the much-needed structural changes in the way India looked at monetary policy.

Former RBI chief Subbarao says demonetisation was not required for digitisation of economy

Subbarao argued that demonetisation was not required for the digitisation drive and that the fourth quarter GDP slowed down substantially due to it.

Note ban most disruptive policy innovation since 1991: Subbarao

Subbarao said that though cost and benefit of this demonetisation exercise is a very contentious debate, the subject of policy innovation is not contentious.

Demonetisation: Former RBI governor Subbarao hails decision, says positive for investment

Demonetisation will result in disinflation, among other benefits, says D Subbarao

All you need to know about Raghuram Rajan's 4 shortlisted successors

While Urjit Patel was Rajan's inflation lieutenant, Arundhati Bhattacharya is the bad loan fighter at the SBI

Raghuram Rajan’s pitch for RBI autonomy: Three reasons why it is crucial in the current context

In his three-year term at RBI that began on 4 September, 2013 Rajan has mostly sought to play down the differences between the central bank and the government or on RBI’s autonomy, suggesting there is a healthy relation between the two establishments.

RBI's ability to say 'no' to govt must be protected, says Raghuram Rajan

A day before demitting office, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the RBI's ability to say 'no' to highest echelons of government has to be protected as the country needs a strong and independent central bank.

Raghuram Rajan says he was willing to stay, but could not reach an agreement with govt

"I think the way the speeches are sometimes interpreted, when you read the speeches it comes out the way the criticism appears," he said.