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Business News > Mint Authors > N Madhavan

N Madhavan

Senior Editor

Madhavan writes long stories for Mint that focus on South India. He also works on Primers for the newspaper, covering a wide variety of topics.

ARTICLES BY N MADHAVAN

According to a study published by The World Inequality Lab, richest 1% of Indians now own as much as 40% of the country’s wealth. (Mint)

Mint Primer | Redistribution: Can it benefit India’s poor?

2 min read . 29 Apr 2024

File photo of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other leaders protesting against the central government’s fiscal devolution policy, in New Delhi on 8 February.

Tax divide: Why are southern states upset?

10 min read . 19 Apr 2024

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Chennai road show on 9 April, flanked by Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai to his left.

In Tamil Nadu, BJP’s final frontier, will Modi magic work this time?

9 min read . 17 Apr 2024

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024 (Amir Cohen/REUTERS)

Iran-Israel flare-up: What does it mean for India?

2 min read . 14 Apr 2024

In nominal terms, the projected GDP growth for FY24 is 8.9 percent, a notable deceleration from the 16.1% recorded in the preceding financial year.

Primer | What’s driving Indian GDP surge: Public spending or private consumption

2 min read . 01 Apr 2024

The Sterlite Copper plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, has remained shut since 2018. (Reuters)

This industrial metal can electrify India’s growth. But where are the ores?

10 min read . 26 Mar 2024

World Happiness report speaks for countries' level of happiness based on the responses of a nationally representative sample of people

Mint Primer | Happiness report: Why it has raised eyebrows in India

2 min read . 24 Mar 2024

Cristiano Amon, chief executive of Qualcomm Inc. Photo: Bloomberg

Qualcomm open to buying made-in-India chips, says CEO

2 min read . 14 Mar 2024

The US is India’s largest trading partner with bilateral trade in FY23 coming in at $129 billion. (AFP)

Mint Primer: Why India must trade up to be a $30 tn economy

2 min read . 13 Mar 2024

China is facing deflationary pressures as consumer and producer prices have dropped sharply. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Mint Primer: China’s growth target: Should we be worried?

2 min read . 06 Mar 2024

Tamil Nadu minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce T.R.B. Rajaa.

Focus is on jobs while attracting investments: TN industry minister

4 min read . 06 Mar 2024

India's manufacturing growth grew in double digits, surprising many (Pixabay)

What a scorcher: Can India sustain this torrid pace of growth?

2 min read . 03 Mar 2024

A worker at Ola Electric’s scooter factory at Pochampalli in Krishnagiri district. Ola employs 2,500 women at this plant.

Why women, once ignored, are being treasured in Krishnagiri

10 min read . 27 Feb 2024

In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs, the Belize-flagged bulk carrier Rubymar is seen in the southern Red Sea near the Bay el-Mandeb Strait leaking oil after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) (AP)

Mint Primer | India and the Red Sea sharks: crisis without an end?

2 min read . 22 Feb 2024

As of 10 February, the net collection of direct tax has increased by 20.25% and stood at ₹15.6 trillion. (Photo: Mint)

Tax mop-up: the back story and the year ahead

2 min read . 13 Feb 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Union Budget 2024 at the Lok Sabha of the Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)

In an election year, no free lunch

2 min read . 01 Feb 2024

En route to $7 trillion? (Adeel Halim/Bloomberg News)

Mint Primer: Can India become a $7 trillion economy by 2030?

2 min read . 30 Jan 2024

Can we spend our way out of this? (Satish Kaushik/Mint)

Can Centre’s capex frenzy continue unabated?

2 min read . 25 Jan 2024

File photo of Amit B. Kalyani, joint managing director, Bharat Forge (standing) and Baba Kalyani, chairman & managing director, Bharat Forge (sitting). The company’s journey into the arms business began in 2010.

Gunning for growth: Inside Bharat Forge’s defence bets

10 min read . 23 Jan 2024

The focus on infrastructure spending began post-pandemic.

Private sector investments key to India’s ambitions, economists say

3 min read . 17 Jan 2024