The Economic Times

Booms and busts are not aberrations. They are intrinsic to market democracies. Many folks love the idea of steady, uninterrupted

Does GDP growth matter in state elections? A statistical exercise by this newspaper some years ago suggested that if average

Six months ago, I wrote a column, ‘Why bother about small interest rate changes in India?’, (goo.gl/7cFp1L, September 16, 2015)

I have welcomed this Budget, but with fingers crossed. First, it may be based on faulty statistics. Second, the global

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. The current rant against ‘anti-national’ slogans at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) highlights

Oil has crashed from $110 a barrel to $28 a barrel, and could fall to $20 a barrel. Many other

Indian business has long been represented by Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). The new kid on

The Mid-Year Economic Analysis of the finance ministry, prepared by chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, is controversial. It asks whether

Earlier this year, I expressed worries that India was galloping ahead with solar power when experts predicted that solar panel