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TopicD Subbarao

Topic: D Subbarao

Subbarao regrets 2010-2012 high inflation years. ‘Should have raised interest rates faster & steeper’

Retail inflation averaged scorching 10% in that period. Between March 2010 & October 2011, central bank raised repo rate 13 times, from 4.75% to 8.5% per annum.

RBI ex-Guv Subbarao’s idea for civil services — test IAS officers every 10-15 yrs, boost lateral entry

Rao was in the IAS for 35 years and has underscored in his recently-published book the changes that could better the service.

RBI didn’t do heavy lifting under Subbarao. And Finance Ministry didn’t undermine the Governor

In my view as the finance secretary during UPA II govt, the least RBI could have done was not to further depress the sentiment with doomsday prophecies.

D Subbarao’s advice to Raghuram Rajan—concentrate on lunch menus not interest rates

In ‘Just A Mercenary?’, D Subbarao, looks back on a career spanning 35 years. From his time as an IAS officer to his roles as lead economist for the World Bank and RBI governor.

Bad bank not just necessary but unavoidable in present situation, says former RBI governor

The standard advantage of a bad bank is the entity taking a decision on sale price is different from the entity accepting that price, former RBI governor D Subbarao said.

Prolonged lockdown may push millions into ‘margins of subsistence’: Former RBI Governor

D. Subbarao also said that India will have a 'V-shaped' recovery and it is going to perform better than most other countries in this crisis.

Like Shaktikanta Das, ex-RBI governor Subbarao was also criticised for being an IAS officer

In his book, Duvvuri Subbarao discusses how he dealt with a sceptical press and unwelcoming colleagues when he was first appointed governor of the RBI.

Former RBI chief on why governments and central banks differ so much

There is a price to pay, of course, for not falling in line with the government, writes D Subbarao.

On Camera

Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.