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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicShaktikanta Das

Topic: Shaktikanta Das

Age just a number & retirement a formality. How retired IAS officers continue to run Modi govt

Modi govt has been handpicking ex-IAS officers to helm & anchor key policy & administration. This trend started in the first term of the govt but has become more prominent over 11 yrs.

Demonetisation, GST, RBI legacy—The importance of being Shaktikanta Das, Modi’s new principal secy

Modi govt has appointed former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das as Principal Secretary-2, making his appointment coterminous with the PM’s term.

Why cricket analogy is serious business

Strategy and uncertainty combine to make a heady cocktail that business and economy people cannot resist.

RBI bucks govt & growth pressure to keep interest rates unchanged yet again, cuts FY25 growth to 6.6%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that while slowing growth was a concern, the next quarters would look better. Inflation, though, is a more immediate concern & would ease only in Q4.

Shaktikanta Das has handled govt better than rockstar RBI chiefs. The real test is now

The next few weeks will show how successfully Governor Shaktikanta Das can navigate the latest butting of heads between the government and the RBI.

Interest rate cut at this stage would be ‘premature’, says RBI Governor

Shaktikanta Das said the central bank was not ‘behind the curve’ in terms of monetary policy & would base its decisions on incoming data and the outlook on inflation.

RBI Guv warns against financial stability risks from growing use of AI

Heavy reliance on AI could lead to concentration risks, thereby amplifying systemic risks as failures or disruptions in these systems may cascade across financial sector, Shaktikanta Das said.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

RBI guv joins chorus urging India Inc to step up investment. ‘Time to come forward in a big way’

Shaktikanta Das' remarks come after Economic Survey said private sector wasn't investing enough in productive areas & Sitharaman highlighted its 'big role' in making India developed nation.

PM Modi congratulates RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das for A+ rating by Global Finance magazine

This is the second time the RBI governor has received high rating.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?