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TopicUrjit Patel

Topic: Urjit Patel

This ‘truce’ is actually a defeat for the Reserve Bank of India

A closer look at what we know transpired suggests that, in fact, the government won a victory.

RBI signals a compromise with Modi govt after marathon meet

The Reserve Bank of India will form a panel to study the transfer of its surplus reserves to the government.

Hope Urjit Patel & team have the spine to show PM Modi his place, says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress has accused Modi govt of destroying every institution in the country and the latest one being the Reserve Bank of India.

Urjit Patel couldn’t resist demonetisation, Modi’s previous bad idea. He should resist now

Resource-strapped Modi govt wants RBI’s surplus capital. But that can deplete RBI’s net worth & make it ineffective.

RBI and Modi govt are set for a Monday face-off

S. Gurumurthy, Modi govt's nominee on RBI board, may be key to whether a compromise can be found or whether already ugly public spat turns even uglier.

Urjit Patel is rigid & uncommunicative but India can’t afford his resignation

Past RBI governors too have been rigid, but willing to engage.

Modi govt wants RBI to forego part of its surplus reserves to put it to better use

The government’s demand is expected to further escalate tensions with the RBI which has lately intensified its push for its independence and autonomy.

TN govt must shut down protests against ‘Sarkar’

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Undermining autonomy of RBI is the opposite of Modi’s promise of good governance

The Modi-RBI tussle flies in the face of minimum government and maximum governance slogan.

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India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.