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Sanjiv Shankaran

Public Money Private Agenda The Use and Abuse of MPLADS

Book review: Public Money Private Agenda

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Sep 12, 2013

A detailed analysis of MPLADS, the scheme which disburses funds to MPs for public use.

Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan. PHOTO: Reuters

Appointing Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor is a risk worth taking

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Aug 6, 2013

Rajan is a high risk choice not on account of any shortcoming in his professional credentials but that being the RBI governor involves navigating political minefields. Will he be able to do it, asks S...

D Subbarao has begun his last month as the 22nd governor of the Reserve Bank of India

Why does Chidambaram not get Subbarao?

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Aug 6, 2013

It is because he comes across as one who is confused about the realities monetary policy has to confront. Someone has to tell the finance ministry that the world has changed since the early 1990s.

Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on Wednesday

Quasi-sovereign issue to finance India's current account deficit

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Jul 31, 2013

Finance Minister P.Chidambaram outlined the steps the government would take to raise long-term foreign money, including allowing some public sector companies to raise money abroad.

RBI Governor D Subbarao <em>Photo : Nishikant Gamre</em>

RBI risks its credibility to save the falling rupee

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Jul 31, 2013

RBI pushes up interest rates to protect the rupee but tries to sidestep the consequences. With the rupee moving largely in one direction, the RBI seemed to believe this was a low risk opportunity ex...

V. Shankar, Group Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank

You have to be a bull on India: V.Shankar

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Jul 22, 2013

Dubai-based V. Shankar, Group Executive Director and CEO for Europe, Middle East, Africa &amp; Americas at Standard Chartered Bank says India will go through its twists and turns and growth is never...

Indian rupee's slump has shattered business sentiment

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Jul 18, 2013

The Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey for the April-to-June period of 2013 found that sentiment among corporate leaders turned for the worse for the first time in four quarters, due mai...

RBI likely to remain in pause mode on interest rate

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Jul 15, 2013

Despite the June inflation staying below its comfort zone, the Reserve Bank of India may not reduce its policy rate in the next monetary policy announcement scheduled for July 30 as the fallout of the...

Labourers unload wheat from a tractor trolley at a wholesale grain market on the outskirts Amritsar (Photo: Reuters)

Food security programme: Will the states really benefit?

by K.R. Balasubramanyam |Jul 4, 2013

Many states offer more generous food subsidy than what the UPA has proposed in the Food Bill. This may limit the political dividend for the UPA.

PHOTO: Reuters

Current account deficit could worsen in remaining quarters of FY14

by Sanjiv Shankaran |Jun 27, 2013

India's policymakers have no options left except to brace themselves for tough times as every percentage point depreciation in the rupee from the current level increases pressure on the CAD.