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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicShaktikanta Das

Topic: Shaktikanta Das

India’s growth story rests on stability, reforms & strategic self-reliance: Shaktikanta Das

Former RBI governor says India is now expected to remain the fastest-growing major economy; self-reliance gives India economic resilience and foreign policy autonomy.

‘Foreign investment must for economic growth, investors expect quick, fair justice delivery’—Harish Salve

On a panel at Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi, the ex-Solicitor General of India spoke on need for judicial reforms, noting need for economic growth 'to be true to Constitution'.

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%.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.