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Pranjul Bhandari

ARTICLES BY PRANJUL BHANDARI

The correlation between average temperature and India’s food inflation has been rising over time because as the earth heats up, crop yields fall. (Bloomberg)

Pranjul Bhandari: Forget monsoon rains—India needs a thermometer instead

4 min read . 18 Jun 2026

Greater openness, stronger state-level investment and a more balanced macro policy can benefit the economy

India in 2026: Here are three big shifts that few are talking about

4 min read . 28 Dec 2025

Supply chains may get rejigged should high tariffs be levied on economies that run large trade surpluses with the US. This could be an opportunity for India.

India in 2025: Challenges are resurfacing but so are opportunities

4 min read . 19 Dec 2024

Where imports of food were possible (as with oilseeds), prices did not go up much.

Climate shocks, India’s K-shaped inflation and interest rate easing

4 min read . 11 Jul 2024

High growth so far in 2023-24, supported to a large extent by government capex, has been one of the reasons why the country’s central bank has maintained a tight monetary policy.

Beyond the budget: What happened when nobody was really looking

4 min read . 30 Jan 2024

While the capex bill has risen by 1.1% of GDP, current expenditure has increased by almost double that during that period.

India’s fiscal future: Lots done, more to do

4 min read . 22 Nov 2023

In fiscal 2015-16, we estimated that a $40/barrel fall in oil prices led to manufacturing growth being exaggerated by 4.5 percentage points (ppt).

Data in disguise: Interpretation requires a discerning approach

5 min read . 24 Aug 2023

The recovery so far has been more gradual than rapid. India’s GDP in September 2022 was just 7.6% higher than in September 2019 (a pre-pandemic quarter). This is not too impressive for a country with an annual potential growth of about 6%. (Hindustan Times)

India’s chance to shed pandemic scars and reach out for the stars

5 min read . 19 Dec 2022

India’s current account deficit likely widened to about 5% of GDP in the quarter ended Sept on the back of elevated oil imports and slowing export volumes

Higher rates, weaker rupee can restore India’s trade balance

4 min read . 26 Oct 2022

An archer’s perspective of the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy

4 min read . 06 Jun 2022

What investments need: Stability, predictability

4 min read . 25 Jan 2022

The inflation chameleon could keep RBI on its toes

4 min read . 04 Aug 2021

Prices, profits and the pandemic: What RBI could do

4 min read . 03 Jun 2021

The second wave is different and its uncertainty could be costly

4 min read . 17 May 2021

The return of puzzling numbers for India’s GDP growth

4 min read . 07 Mar 2021

The RBI will announce its monetary policy on Friday. (REUTERS)

Opinion | RBI's test in an unconventional world

3 min read . 02 Dec 2020

Time for India to double down on its institutional frameworks

4 min read . 07 Oct 2020

File photo: PTI

Opinion | Demonetization déjà vu in today’s coronavirus times

4 min read . 28 Jul 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion | A case of wilful spenders turning into forced savers

4 min read . 14 Jun 2020

Non-performing loans remain elevated; and they still bear a large exposure to non-banking financial companies (Photo: Mint)

Opinion | Lighten India’s debt burden to give growth a chance

4 min read . 12 Nov 2019