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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TopicDemonetization

Topic: Demonetization

SubscriberWrites: The monetization and demonetization of Rs 2,000 banknote

The underlying principle of clean note policy is to maintain unhindered circulation of currencies for smooth functioning of the economy & not to be thought of as a measure of demonetization, writes Sibu Kumar Das.

Delhi ordinance–a territorial fight & policy making at its best with Rs 2,000 withdrawal

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

RBI expects most Rs 2,000 notes to be returned by September end, says Governor Shaktikanta Das

Governor Das also said there is no reason for people to rush to lenders for the exchange.

RBI’s move to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes to improve liquidity, ease short-term rates, analysts say

The central bank on Friday said that it will start withdrawing Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, although they will remain legal tender.

Cringing tiger, visible drag on economy & ‘Wah, Unemployment-ji, wah!’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Dissecting SC’s demonetisation judgment — ‘sought to achieve larger public interest’

SC examined 6 issues in its demonetisation verdict. It ruled that RBI Act had 'inbuilt safeguard', said court didn't sit in ‘judgment over matters’ of economic policy.

Rs 2000 notes mean ‘black money’, phase them out gradually — BJP MP’s plea to Modi govt

While Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi urged central government to discontinue ₹2000 notes, fellow BJP MP Nishikant Dubey defended demonetisation in Lower House.

Off The Cuff with Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan, former Reserve Bank of India governor and the Katherine Dusak Miller Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth  was the guest at ThePrint's...

From vikas to garibi to anti-Congressism: the faltering Modi narrative

Modi can’t carry out an ‘anti-incumbency’ campaign against the Congress when he is the incumbent, he needs a new strategy for 2019. 

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.