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Indira Rajaraman

Mint columnist

Indira Rajaraman is an economist

ARTICLES BY INDIRA RAJARAMAN

One type of health shock is totally preventable: the kind arising from traffic accidents, particularly from the failure to enforce helmets among two-wheeler riders. (HT_PRINT)

Indira Rajaraman: Reduce uncertainty at the base of India’s pyramid

4 min read . 05 Jun 2025

The promise for China is in the 50-65% range, probably in response to Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earth elements (essential in the manufacture of magnets and much else).

India could learn much from the complaints of its trade partners

4 min read . 01 May 2025

India was consistently on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) watch list. (AFP)

Indira Rajaraman: US Liberation Day tariffs target the WTO’s playing field

4 min read . 03 Apr 2025

Nation states across the globe are now squarely responsible for providing jobs and livelihoods for populations within their respective borders. (Alamy)

Trump’s policy reversals will have implications for jobs and livelihoods here

4 min read . 06 Mar 2025

Hopefully, we will reap the growth rewards of a sustained capex outlay above 3% of GDP. (PTI)

India’s budget does well to drive growth despite a fiscal pullback

4 min read . 01 Feb 2025

People think about inflation not in terms of rates, but as increments in price levels, but even there, may not always be able to quantify the increase experienced.

Indira Rajaraman: It pays to track popular perceptions of public policy

4 min read . 02 Jan 2025

Policy in any sphere can be effective only when it is continually explained to the public at large, and its impact on their lives outlined in a manner that makes them shape their votes towards desired outcomes. (PTI)

Air pollution hurts growth: Trying new ideas could make a difference

4 min read . 05 Dec 2024

The current year 2024-25 marks 90 years since the passage of the RBI Act of 1934, and commencement of operations on 1 April 1935.

The Constitution and RBI are two mighty pillars on which India’s stability rests

4 min read . 04 Nov 2024

We still do not have an integrated Indian job market.

India’s growth prospects in 2024-25 are getting difficult to estimate

4 min read . 03 Oct 2024

Half of Wayanad falls in the single Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) category according to the high-level working group's April 2013 report.

The Wayanad landslide holds lessons on the governance of fragile zones

4 min read . 05 Sep 2024

Climate change gets two chapters in the Economic Survey. (PTI)

Sitharaman’s budget has some hits but a few misses too

4 min read . 23 Jul 2024

Fiscal provision for public examination processes will not take a big bite out of the exchequer. (HT_PRINT)

The new government should act to broaden India’s fiscal agenda

4 min read . 04 Jul 2024

Climate action is more than just about the emission reduction targets that India commits to on the international stage.

Elections done, India must unite for climate action

4 min read . 06 Jun 2024

The pre-poll survey should have asked if voters had chosen, without asking them to reveal their choice. (princess ilvita)

Trying to predict what the Indian voter will choose: A weathervane job?

4 min read . 02 May 2024

New Delhi is the most polluted capital city in the world, handily outranking Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Indian cities and air pollution: It’s time to get into mission mode

4 min read . 05 Apr 2024

In addition to the tax share (the dominant component), FCs prescribe absolute statutory grants, unconnected to Central tax revenue.

State-level rumbles in the Indian federation: Can the 16th FC help?

4 min read . 01 Mar 2024

Interim budgets offer an opportunity for the government to go long on Part A of the budget speech, where developmental and fiscal achievements are laid out. (Bloomberg)

Interim budget 2024: It makes an impressive effort on a key front

4 min read . 01 Feb 2024

An important contribution of the Fifteenth FC was the scoring of each state on a disaster risk index, based on susceptibility to each of four types of hazard: floods; drought; cyclones and earthquakes.

A thorough infrastructure review is a must for climate disaster readiness

4 min read . 05 Jan 2024

There is reported to be a planned hike of up to 25% in the insurance premium for infrastructure facilities in India scheduled to come into operation from December, triggered by a glacier melt in Sikkim.

Let’s insulate financial stability from climate disasters

4 min read . 01 Dec 2023

It is (unpaid) care of the elderly even more than care of the young that keeps women out of the labour force.

Women in the labour market: We'll make progress if we address India's ageing

4 min read . 02 Nov 2023