Costs & benefits of RBI’s battle to defend the rupee

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Costs & benefits of RBI’s battle to defend the rupee Costs & benefits of RBI’s battle to defend the rupee As the US Federal Reserve fights decades-high inflation with higher interest rates, the rupee is depreciating against the dollar, prompting the Indian central bank to intervene in the forex mar...

The interminable wait for India’s new trade policy

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The interminable wait for India’s new trade policy The interminable wait for India’s new trade policy The Union government has extended the tenure of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 by another six months till March 2023. The move came as a surprise to exporters bracing for a recession in Eur...

Has Ayushman Bharat lived up to its potential?

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Has Ayushman Bharat lived up to its potential? Has Ayushman Bharat lived up to its potential? India has completed four years of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the world’s largest public health insurance programme. What has the government’s flagship scheme achieved so f...

What lies next for India’s shaky exports story

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What lies next for India’s shaky exports story What lies next for India’s shaky exports story India’s merchandise export growth in September turned negative for the first time since February 2021, as the energy crisis in Europe and the US weakened demand. The decline was stark in the case of engine...

The unavoidable consequences of an oil output cut

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The unavoidable consequences of an oil output cut The unavoidable consequences of an oil output cut The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies have decided to reduce production by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to support prices when the world is already reeling under sup...