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Ajit Ranade

Mint columnist

Ajit Ranade is a Pune-based economist

ARTICLES BY AJIT RANADE

The most consequential upside of the US relationship may not be its 18% tariff but India’s entry into trusted technology and mineral supply chains. (REUTERS)

Ajit Ranade: Celebrate the India-US trade deal but don’t miss devilish details

4 min read . 01:00 pm IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman chose not to be too complacent about the apparent ‘Goldilocks’ type macroeconomic situation India is experiencing. (ANI)

Ajit Ranade: The budget’s focus on capabilities reveals its long view

4 min read . 02 Feb 2026

One big priority is jobs at scale. The budget must make labour-absorbing growth central.

Beyond the Goldilocks glow: Budget priorities on 1 February

4 min read . 30 Jan 2026

The most dangerous feature of air and water pollution is that they kill quietly. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Ajit Ranade: India must heed a warning from Davos on pollution

4 min read . 26 Jan 2026

GST is a destination-based value-added tax on final consumption, it is not meant to be a tax on production or investment.

Ranade: How a GST reform hiding in plain sight could revive private investment

4 min read . 14 Jan 2026

GST is a destination-based value-added tax on final consumption, it is not meant to be a tax on production or investment.

Ranade: How a GST reform hiding in plain sight could revive private investment

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

Taiwan and India illustrate a classic Keynesian insight: GDP and overall income growth do not automatically translate to consumption growth. (AFP)

Ajit Ranade: Taiwan's economic rebalance has a lesson for India’s emergence

3 min read . 28 Dec 2025

If India wants the rupee to reflect its domestic strength, it must urgently address the structural imbalance in its trade account. (Pexels)

Rapid GDP growth, low inflation and a weakening rupee: What’s going on?

4 min read . 15 Dec 2025

There is a reason why Ather and Bajaj still buy Chinese magnets.

Rare-earth magnet geopolitics: Why an ‘India fix’ just isn’t enough

4 min read . 01 Dec 2025

The long-term test of the labour reforms lies in whether they can make India’s labour market dynamic yet humane. (PTI)

India's new labour codes are finally here. Will they deliver jobs?

7 min read . 22 Nov 2025

When a government (Union or state) does such a cash transfer, it is a fiscal tool, as it must dip into its treasury and displace some other expenditure item to do it. (Pixabay)

Ajit Ranade: Cash handouts are popular but what do they imply for inflation?

4 min read . 18 Nov 2025

India could emerge as an assertive rule-maker at CoP-30, with climate-trade diplomacy in focus. (AFP)

Ajit Ranade: Can India turn CoP-30 into a new chapter of climate leadership?

4 min read . 03 Nov 2025

Without a clear framework to assess and override privacy claims, the Right to Information's efficacy stands endangered. (istockphoto)

Ajit Ranade: Our Right to Information is being clouded by India’s privacy push

4 min read . 21 Oct 2025

If our savings pool begins to dry up, both fiscal sustainability and growth will come under pressure.

India’s growth story faces a hidden threat: Shrinking household savings

4 min read . 06 Oct 2025

Reforms should aim at reducing the backlog, and not just a 100% case-clearance rate.

Ajit Ranade: Faster justice can lift investment and speed up India's economy

4 min read . 23 Sept 2025

After seven years of its rollout, a major overhaul has been undertaken to reform GST. (PTI)

Ajit Ranade: India should split GST revenues 60:40 in favour of states

4 min read . 08 Sept 2025

RBI is now weighing the idea of switching to a core inflation target. (Bloomberg)

Ajit Ranade: RBI must not abandon headline inflation as its target

4 min read . 25 Aug 2025

Unincorporated MSMEs are those which are not registered as a company or a limited liability partnership. (Mint)

Data upgrade: How to get an accurate picture of India’s MSME sector

4 min read . 11 Aug 2025

Large numbers of young Indians remain jobless or underemployed, or are engaged for years in unproductive exam preparation. (HT)

Ajit Ranade: We must solve the paradox of jobless graduates amid skill scarcity

4 min read . 28 Jul 2025

India’s share of indirect taxes in total taxes has drifted higher in recent years.

Ajit Ranade: A progressive GST is easier to promise than achieve

4 min read . 15 Jul 2025