The economic damage will be limited this time but we need focused vaccination and policy action
Opinion
Let us not succumb to a second wave of jitters over the economy

A sharper fiscal target would serve us better

To keep public debt in control, the Centre should aim to reduce its primary deficit bit by bit once the pandemic is over. But our FRBM law should be amended to drop all specific targets
Any negligence in the long battle against covid-19 could prove fatal

One of the problems faced by govts is that people are no longer willing to accept curbs
A Burmese shadow over India’s monetary policy update

RBI’s success with inflation control will also depend on how the Centre manages its food imports
Clubhouse can hear rival apps rushing to chase its lead down

The audio chatroom app has an edge that it must sweat to retain
Vaccination certificates need a framework to govern their use

Privacy, equity and ethical issues around covid-immunity credentials are best addressed by upholding the freedom to choose
What exactly do we want animals to be?

We like other species to show that their lives are more than just about eating and reproduction
Inflation targeting is no miracle cure but it’s the best available

Charges that this monetary policy regime has failed in India do not really withstand examination
Private vaccine makers deserve market liberty

With exports curbed and a market yet to be allowed in India, SII has effectively been turned into a captive supplier to the state. We should make space for the profit motive to spur it on
Idle funds at banks

Heightened savings, despite the negative real rates of interest people get on the deposits, could also be a sign of precaution getting the better of consumption among households
Equity MF U-Turn

That equity-linked saving schemes were among the top performing categories among equity funds reinforces that possibility
She sells hexagonal rocks by the seashore

Forces acted on these rocks from the inside towards the outside, giving it a familiar shape
The misadventures of coronavirus in our dreamland

Maharashtra’s covid fight is getting curiouser and curiouser, with film shoots and beach outings permitted, but those scraping the barrel for survival being thwacked back.
Who’s afraid of a big economic boom led largely by America?

Grumbles should be cast aside and a big US bounce-back celebrated
The MPC recognizes the need for wiggle room in uncertain times

- The committee’s nuanced forward guidance lends us hope even as RBI boosts its risky game of yield curve management
- The MPC’s subtle shift in guidance makes space for inflation control, if need be. And while it wants an ‘orderly’ yield curve governed by fundamentals, the bond market can’t expect a level playing field
The IMF’s outdated outlook and our policy challenges

The high growth projections of the IMF and RBI for India look odd, as the strong revival they indicate seems to overlook the damage that a big covid resurgence is likely to cause.
India’s divided agrarian politics has hurt the interests of farmers

The country’s cultivators would have to join hands across various furrows for their voice to be heard
Let vaccine data clarity serve as a booster shot

A big spat over jab availability and access has spotlighted an acute scarcity of information on India’s vaccination drive. Let’s set up a data dashboard that is open to wide verification
Extended pause in repo rate likely through 2021

We expect MPC to remain cautious, and continue the accommodative stance in H1FY22
The RBI offers its vaccine to the market, economy

Sometime in the future, the RBI will have to communicate a shift in stance to neutral