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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDemonetisation

Topic: demonetisation

CAG missed out on examining demonetisation despite announcing that it would do so

Drawing on decades of insider experience, P Sesh Kumar's 'CAG: What it Ought to be Auditing' questions whether the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is truly fulfilling its constitutional mandate.

Naidu asks ally BJP to ban Rs 500 notes, advocates for politics ‘without distribution of money’

Speaking at TDP’s Mahanadu at Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu also says all donations to party can now be made directly, digitally through phone-based bank transfers.

Is Trump being too radical in defying economic sanity? Think Narendra Modi and demonetisation

No American president has ever attempted to do anything this radical in the face of opposition from nearly every serious economist.

Demonetisation failure? Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 notes together make up 50% of counterfeit notes detected

Ministry of Finance informed Parliament govt implemented demonetisation to reduce incidence of fake notes. But counterfeiting of high value currency has risen sharply, fresh data shows.

Modi’s global stature nowhere close to that of Nehru, Indira or Vajpayee, says Yashwant Sinha

Vajpayee must be dismayed looking at Modi govt from heaven, says former Union minister Sinha, questions functioning of EC & ED and govt's claims about India's economy.

Article 370, demonetisation, Gyanvapi, same-sex marriage: 11 major judgments of 2023

More than one of this year’s major judgments dealt with fraught relations between the Modi government and administrations led by Opposition parties in states as well as Delhi.

88% of demonetised Rs 2,000 notes returned since May, says RBI

The total value of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation declined to 3.56 trillion rupees as of 19th May from 3.62 trillion rupees as on 31st March, the central bank said in a statement.

How an Ahmedabad restaurant is cashing in on RBI’s Rs 2,000 notes withdrawal with its ‘pink’ policy

In May, RBI withdrew Rs 2,000 notes from circulation but they remain legal tender until 30 Sept. Some establishments, like Ahmedabad Nini's Kitchen, are using this to attract customers.

Cash to online wallet: Amazon to collect expiring Rs 2,000 notes from customers

Amazon said its customers can hand over up to Rs 50,000 worth to delivery agents for orders meant for payment via cash. The amount will then be credited to their Amazon Pay wallets.

The pains and gains of Modi’s reforms are deferred—GST, banks to demonetisation

Even if credit expansion to corporates begins today, it’s too late for there to be any real impact in terms of new investments and job creation before May 2024.

On Camera

What the US did in Venezuela shows the world is still at the mercy of brute power

India needs to urgently draw attention to the total failure of the United Nations in preventing wars, unilateral sanctions, unlawful interventions and threats to sovereignty.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.