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The anti-Cassandra of our times: How Raghuram Rajan betrays his own sermons
Vasudha Madhogaria • 3 years agoFormer RBI governor Raghuram Rajan represents the mindset and the ecosystem that has for the past eight years tried to scuttle India’s growth trajectory at every opportunity
India's economy has some bright spots, a number of very dark stains, says Raghuram Rajan
• 3 years agoKnown for his frank views, the economist and former RBI governor said the government needs to do more to prevent a K-shaped recovery of the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic
Esther Duflo, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian on economic advisory panel, says Tamil Nadu guv
• 4 years agoThe council is to prepare a roadmap for 'rapid' and inclusive economic growth of the state, Banwarilal Purohit said in his first address to the House
Pratap Bhanu Mehta a thorn to establishment, says Raghuram Rajan on professor's exit from Ashoka University
• 4 years agoIn a Linkedin post, former RBI governor Rajan said that free speech has suffered a "grievous blow" in India this week as professor Mehta, one of India's finest political scientists, resigned from the varsity
Edward Luce to deliver 2021 Girish Karnad Memorial Lecture on US politics, impact of presidential election on India
Fp Staff • 4 years agoPrevious speakers have included Dr Sowmya Swaminanthan, Jean Dreze, historian and political theorist Sunil Khilnani, and Raghuram Rajan.
Ex-World Bank economist says RBI's proposal to allow businesses into banking is 'good-looking' step in 'bad direction'
• 4 years agoKaushik Basu added that there is a good reason that all successful economies have a clear line between industries and corporations on one hand, and banks and lending organisations on the other
Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya slam RBI's proposal to let corporate houses set up banks
• 4 years agoIn a paper on LinkedIn, they said the proposal is "best left on the shelf" and that it is important to stick to the tried and tested limits on involvement of business houses in the banking sector
Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020: On Day 2, focus on India’s economic slowdown, and literary bonus for kids
Fp Staff • 4 years agoAn evening panel discussion featuring Raghuram Rajan and Jayati Gosh on how to rescue the Indian economy will be one of the highlights of the day
Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020: Ian McEwan to Shashi Tharoor, writers to look out for on Day 1
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe festival will be inaugurated on the evening of 16 November, and will host eighty-three sessions, six performances, and multiple workshops.
Raghuram Rajan vs Sanjeev Sanyal: While India's unemployment time-bomb ticks, its adviser debates how long the fuse is
Narayanan Madhavan • 4 years agoUnemployment is the big issue that the opposition Congress party is hitting hard on, especially after the pandemic-linked lockdown sent millions of migrant workers scrambling back home towards their native villages in an already slowing economy.