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Topic: Urjit Patel

Former RBI governor Urjit Patel appointed as IMF executive director for 3 yrs

Patel took over as the RBI governor from Raghuram Rajan in September 2016 and resigned from the post in December 2018, citing personal reasons.

A central bank should be allowed to say ‘no’, says former RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya

Viral Acharya, in an interview with ThePrint, says his and Urjit Patel’s dissent, resistance and exits from RBI limited the damage that could have been inflicted on financial stability.  

Any govt unlikely to pursue meaningful privatisation of banks — ex-RBI governor Urjit Patel

In his book released Friday, Patel also wrote that governments use state-owned banks to pump-prime the economy during slowdowns and are unlikely to let go of this instrument.

Urjit Patel appointed chairman of NIPFP, policy think tank that works closely with govts

Rathin Roy, former member of the Prime Minister's economic advisory council, has quit his post as director of the NIPFP. 

Raghuram Rajan says Covid-19 greatest emergency for Indian economy, Urjit Patel advises caution

Ex-RBI governors write on multiple aspects of the economic impact of coronavirus, and recommend some steps for Modi govt & RBI to take.

Ashok Desai asks FM to restore RBI’s freedom, Soumya Ghosh for a ‘credible’ Budget 2020

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Electoral bonds will undo demonetisation success, RBI Governor Urjit Patel told Arun Jaitley

Urjit Patel wrote to Arun Jaitley in 2017, pointing out problems of electoral bonds, and said govt had diluted RBI’s monopoly by taking away its exclusive right to issue them.

Modi govt refuses to disclose appointment details of RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Replying to an RTI query, govt declined to share the details, including names of short-listed candidates and file notings related to the appointment.

3 key themes that will impact growth of Indian economy in 2019

A loss for Modi in the general election is a risk in terms of policy continuity, and investors are watching the events closely.

On Camera

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.