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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
TopicDemonetisation

Topic: demonetisation

This is what global experts have found studying demonetisation, while Modi looks away

Economists have dug through data, & here’s what they found about shock that still lingers over India’s economy, politics, society & markets.

Demonetisation hit growth by 2% points, says paper by Gita Gopinath & 3 other experts

The paper says Q4 of 2016 saw a contraction in employment and nightlights-based output in India due to demonetisation.

Central Information Commission wants data on Rs 2,000 & Rs 500 notes printed disclosed

The RBI subsidiary that prints currency notes had earlier claimed that the information cannot be shared with people because of several reasons.

Give a little, take a little will be key to Shaktikanta Das’ success as RBI governor

Shaktikanta Das has always been considered an extension of the government, without a voice of his own.

Shaktikanta Das, the man who spearheaded demonetisation, is new RBI governor

A retired IAS officer, Shaktikanta Das was economic affairs secy during demonetisation, and faces a host of challenges left behind by Urjit Patel.

Urjit Patel, RBI, institutional autonomy and the Power of One

Urjit Patel has a chance to be that one individual with no past or greed for the future who could at least protect the...

Elevating Yogi Adityanath is becoming PM Modi’s biggest blunder now, not demonetisation

Yogi Adityanath is Modi-Shah’s Frankenstein’s monster who can divide but not deliver. He may also wreck Modi’s immediate political future.

In India, there’s a perception that govt is bad and RBI is good: Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian

In his upcoming book, former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about his suggestion to redeploy RBI’s excess capital and the roadblocks it faced.

Demonetisation a massive draconian, monetary shock: Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian

The former chief economic adviser talks of the ‘puzzle’ that demonetisation, despite imposing harsh economic costs, was cheered on by its victims.

After MSMEs, Modi govt to target traders & retailers with ‘special package’

Modi govt ‘special package’ expected to include access to cheaper loans, while equipping retailers to compete with e-commerce players.

On Camera

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.