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Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Mint columnist

Niranjan Rajadhyaksha is executive director at Artha India Research Advisors.

ARTICLES BY NIRANJAN RAJADHYAKSHA

Divergent views on monetary policy action in times of heightened uncertainty matter in the current situation. (Photo: REUTERS)

To lower rates in a bold or measured way is a classic dilemma of monetary policy

4 min read . 24 Jun 2025

This is not the first time that Beijing has restricted the flow of rare earth minerals across its borders. (REUTERS)

China risks overplaying its hand by curbing rare earth exports

4 min read . 10 Jun 2025

How matters move in terms of diversification, defence, debt and the dollar can be a useful way to track the impact of the Trump shock on the Indian economy over the medium term. (AP)

Trump shock: Here’s a 4-D formula for policymakers to track it

4 min read . 27 May 2025

India is currently a lower middle-income country. (HT)

India must redraw its poverty line to reflect economic progress

4 min read . 29 Apr 2025

A shift from the existing multilateral trade system to what Jagdish Bhagwati once described as a “spaghetti bowl” would not only be more complex, but could also negatively impact smaller countries. (Bloomberg)

Spaghetti-bowl trade deals could alter the global balance of power

4 min read . 15 Apr 2025

Even as the inflation risk recedes in the domestic economy, Indian policymakers will have to calibrate their response to any trade turbulence in the coming months. (Photo: Reuters)

Keep track of trade turbulence amid a scenario of benign inflation

4 min read . 01 Apr 2025

The new Economic Survey made a compelling case on how a surfeit of outdated regulations hold back the growth of firms, especially smaller enterprises that drive job creation. (PTI)

Deregulation: Relieve businesses of relics from India’s command economy

4 min read . 18 Mar 2025

Economic relations between countries are increasingly dependent on their strategic alignment. (Bloomberg)

Geopolitics has cast a long shadow on the gravity model of world trade

4 min read . 04 Mar 2025

It should remain a trading nation rather than withdraw behind protectionist walls. (via REUTERS)

India must not let Trump’s tariffs and trade disruption weaken its export thrust

4 min read . 18 Feb 2025

Access to the GenAI tool narrowed the gap between the best and the rest.

AI tools raise productivity. They can also act as great equalizers

4 min read . 04 Feb 2025

Income tax collections are expected to increase by ₹1.81 trillion, despite the relief given to salary earners by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget for 2025-26. (Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times)

In economy's shifting sands, a budget to boost demand

5 min read . 01 Feb 2025

A fiscal framework centred around public debt rather than the fiscal deficit will be more flexible than the current system. (REUTERS)

India needs a new fiscal policy framework: Here’s why

4 min read . 21 Jan 2025

Indian macro policy has been tight at a time when domestic demand from households, firms and the government shows signs of weakness. (PTI)

India’s central bank should lead the policy easing cycle that its economy needs

4 min read . 07 Jan 2025

In his 1992 budget speech, Manmohan Singh had said that India had to pursue the East Asian path once its economy had been stabilised. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo (REUTERS)

Manmohan Singh: The archetypical insider who led India to its economic potential

7 min read . 27 Dec 2024

It is likely that higher tariffs will stoke goods inflation in the US, at least till domestic supply chains are built.

Trump’s approach to trade could be disruptive without doing much for America

4 min read . 17 Dec 2024

It is unclear whether the ongoing slowdown will be a lengthy stumble or a momentary wobble.

India’s growth slowdown: Yes, RBI does need to respond

4 min read . 03 Dec 2024

Voters think about price levels rather than just the rate at which they are changing. (AFP)

High inflation can impose more than just financial costs

4 min read . 19 Nov 2024

The push by Indian business houses into green energy or semiconductors seems to be another wave of private investment into areas new to Indian conglomerates.

Old demand versus new: Is Indian industry investing in tomorrow’s sectors?

4 min read . 05 Nov 2024

Anthropologist Irawati Karve with her husband Dinkar in Pune in 1931; and (right) Irawati setting off for work on her Lambretta scooter in Pune in 1950. (Photographs courtesy Urmilla Deshpande)

Book review: The many facets and contradictions of anthropologist Irawati Karve

8 min read . 02 Nov 2024

Anthropologist Irawati Karve setting off for work on her Lambretta scooter in Pune in 1950. (Courtesy: Urmilla Deshpande)

Book review: The many facets and contradictions of Irawati Karve

8 min read . 02 Nov 2024