Indian economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Bloomberg)

Opinion | Now the focus needs to be on the economy

4 min read . 02:18 PM IST

Recent data from private sources on automobile sales and consumer durable sales suggest a worsening of the demand crisis despite some signs of inflation inching up (Mint)

Farm Truths

Opinion | Let’s redesign our economic model for sustainable growth

4 min read . 16 May 2019

Arthanomics

Opinion | Why critics of Modinomics are more wrong than right

4 min read . 14 May 2019

Expert View

Opinion | India hoped for a Shinzo Abe, it got a lost decade

3 min read . 12 May 2019

Fiscal deficit touched 4.52% at end-February

Fiscal deficit touched 4.52% at end-February

1 min read . 09 May 2019

Opinion | Don’t let statistics get in the way of economic reconstruction

Bare Talk

Opinion | Don’t let statistics get in the way of economic reconstruction

4 min read . 06 May 2019

High interest rates for car loans, increased upfront insurance costs and rising fuel prices are partly to blame for the Indian automobile industry’s woes (Mint)

Opinion | A dismal start to the fiscal year

1 min read . 03 May 2019

Providing people with affordable products does not address the root cause of poverty. People are poor because they do not have incomes (Mint)

Opinion | A business redesign to make capitalism more inclusive

4 min read . 01 May 2019

FPIs stay bullish on India for 3rd straight month, invest ₹17,219 cr in April

FPIs stay bullish on India for 3rd straight month, invest ₹17,219 cr in April

1 min read . 28 Apr 2019

Indian economy 31% smaller than what it would have been without global warming - Study

Indian economy 31% smaller than what it would have been without global warming

2 min read . 25 Apr 2019

Investment and consumption waned in India. (Bloomberg)

Weakening consumer demand reins in animal spirits in India

2 min read . 24 Apr 2019

For bond markets, the worry is two-pronged with the concern being that high oil prices might pose a fresh risk to the fiscal math, if subsides return, by extension requiring higher borrowing, said the duo. (Reuters)

High oil prices an 'Achilles heel' for Indian economy: Report

1 min read . 23 Apr 2019

A reluctance to privatize the financial system is to blame. Photo: iStock

Opinion | India's next government needs to ax its banks, here's why

3 min read . 22 Apr 2019

Inflation expectations have cooled considerably over the last three quarters, shows an RBI survey. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)

RBI MPC minutes show naysayers are worried about food and oil prices

1 min read . 19 Apr 2019

Indian FMCG grew 13.6% in the March quarter, at least 2.3 percentage points lower than in the December quarter. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

FMCG no longer fast moving as rural demand fizzles out

4 min read . 18 Apr 2019

Indian exports as a percentage of GDP have been falling for more than five years now. (Vipul Sharma/Mint)

India needs to fix weak exports as oil poses risk for trade deficit

1 min read . 17 Apr 2019

India’s bilateral trade deficit with China plus Hong Kong is about a third of its total trade deficit with all countries put together. (Reuters)

Cafe Economics

Opinon | India’s trade deficit with China has a geostrategic dimension

4 min read . 17 Apr 2019

RBI has forecast retail inflation to be below the target of 4% in FY20 assuming a normal monsoon and average oil price of $67/barrel. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)

Three reasons to convince RBI to go for a policy rate cut in June

2 min read . 16 Apr 2019

According to IMD, there is 39% probability of normal rainfall, 32% probability of below normal and 17% probability of deficient rains. (Sarvesh Sharma/Mint)

IMD monsoon forecast offers respite for Indian agriculture, economy

3 min read . 16 Apr 2019

Opinion | A self vigilance model for the Indian economy

2 min read . 14 Apr 2019