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Rajrishi Singhal

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ARTICLES BY RAJRISHI SINGHAL

Narayanan Vaghul was chairman of Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India, which later morphed into ICICI Bank.

Narayanan Vaghul: The deskless banker who deepened India’s money market

4 min read . 02 Jun 2024

Private credit has been picking up in India, stepping into the breach after credit markets gummed up and lending activity froze following the 2018 collapse of IL&FS Ltd and other finance companies.

Finance in India has a new bogey called private credit

4 min read . 19 May 2024

The CHIPS and Science Act sets aside $39 billion to be paid out as subsidy for building new semiconductor plants and for expanding existing fabrication units, and includes a 25% investment tax credit.

Industrial policy is back with a vengeance everywhere

4 min read . 05 May 2024

The Congress manifesto tries to focus voter attention largely on the BJP’s economic mismanagement and alleged autocratic tendencies. (ANI)

Party manifestos: Nothing manifest about them

4 min read . 22 Apr 2024

Bombay high court recently reprimanded the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for reneging on its promise to the court to reconstruct a skywalk between the suburban commuter station Bandra and business district of Bandra Kurla Complex. (HT_PRINT)

Trust could be the cornerstone for this election season

4 min read . 24 Mar 2024

Section 19 of the State Bank of India Act gives the government the right to appoint a chairman and four managing directors as well as a majority of non-executive directors to the bank’s board. (Photo: Mint)

Election fever grips Bollywood and India’s financial sector

4 min read . 11 Mar 2024

The inconsiderate demand on individuals to provide know-your-customer (KYC) documentation afresh, to service providers without any obligation on corporates to safeguard these records, has led to several breaches of privacy and scams in which people have lost money. (iStock)

We the People versus They the State: Our rights matter

3 min read . 26 Feb 2024

The interim budget for the next financial year stands out for its notable absence of announcements on higher subsidies or increased outlays for social-sector schemes. (ANI)

The strategy behind the budget is embedded in its fine details

4 min read . 12 Feb 2024

In India, banks have aggressively focused on deposit mobilization since bank nationalization in 1969, done as part of a larger socialist economic model.

A classic scramble for deposits has erupted among banks again

4 min read . 28 Jan 2024

RBI’s focused attention on action at the first level is evident from Das’s past refrains about the corporate governance gap in banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).

RBI’s new regulatory framework relies on significant self-policing

4 min read . 14 Jan 2024

The question mark over demand growth in 2024 is likely to loom larger as the elected government may have to tighten its fiscal belt after elections. (AP)

Four major elections and a rate cut: What to watch out for in 2024

4 min read . 01 Jan 2024

Developed countries felt chuffed after sanctioning a $800-million loss-and-damage fund to help countries affected by climate change. (REUTERS)

Climate action: Much like the ozone layer, CoP-28 has three gaping holes

4 min read . 17 Dec 2023

It is ironical that officialdom, which had banned rat-mining in 2014, had to repose trust in these long-forgotten miners after exhausting all other options. (REUTERS)

Munger, Kissinger and rat-miners have pushed trust back into the spotlight

4 min read . 03 Dec 2023

Total turnover in the equity derivatives market jumped 70% between January and September 2023.

A ritualistic risk dance begins as the political stakes start to rise

4 min read . 19 Nov 2023

The buoyancy over GDP growth data for the second quarter of 2023-24 glosses over stagnating rural demand, which has impacted the second-quarter financial results of most leading consumer products companies.

RBI governor’s growth optimism overlooks India’s rural distress

3 min read . 05 Nov 2023

Today’s global flux and fading appeal for multilateralism need new, bold solutions.

Reformed MDBs can be the glue for a riven world order

4 min read . 22 Oct 2023

RBI’s liquidity operations show that banks have borrowed an average of over ₹125,000 crore every day under MSF for the seven days between 25 September and 1 October. (Mint)

Indian monetary policy and the fine art of acting without acting

4 min read . 08 Oct 2023

The carbon credit market has been under a cloud for a while now, allowing polluters to game the system and providing administrators space to shift the burden elsewhere.

CoP-28 is beset with problems even before it has begun

4 min read . 25 Sep 2023

A big achievement was the inclusion of the African Union (AU) as a permanent G20 member, which helps burnish India’s claim as a true representative of the Global South. (HT_PRINT)

The G20 summit is over but the hard work begins now

4 min read . 10 Sep 2023

The declaration at the end of the 15th BRICS summit last week provided clues on how BRICS-Plus would pursue the de-dollarization goal. (AFP)

We have valid reasons to be wary of BRICS expansion

4 min read . 27 Aug 2023