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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicUrjit Patel

Topic: Urjit Patel

Subramanian Swamy backs RBI governor Urjit Patel against finance minister Jaitley

Subramanian Swamy, a baiter of previous RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, says Urjit Patel should not be allowed to quit.

Between Sardar Patel and Urjit Patel, TV news channels forgot Sri Lanka

Punsters had a field day when Narendra Modi dedicated Sardar Patel’s statue to the nation.

RBI is pushing Modi govt back as the era of easy money is over

Modi wants banks to dole out loans quickly to keep world’s fastest growing major economy firing. RBI governor Urjit Patel has other priorities.

Modi govt seeks to ease RBI standoff after citing never-used Section 7

Section 7 of the RBI Act empowers the government to consult & instruct the governor to act on issues that it considers to be in the public interest.

Finance minister Arun Jaitley meets Urjit Patel as rift widens

RBI under Patel has been pushing for more powers to clean up bad debts, but the Modi government wants banks to continue lending

We might be headed towards a massive showdown between Narendra Modi govt and Urijit Patel’s RBI

Patel is under pressure for further tightening the screws on undercapitalised banks and errant corporate borrowers that are worried they may lose prized assets.

RBI surprises by holding interest rates and shifting to hawkish stance

The six-member monetary policy committee led by RBI Governor Urjit Patel voted 5-1 to keep the repurchase rate at 6.5 per cent.

Oh Yes Bank, you lost your CEO – for the greater good

After acting against Rana Kapoor, RBI will be forever held to a high standard and any compromises would damage its credibility.    

By a 99.3% verdict, India’s cash ban was a farce

RBI's focus on pressing issues like the banking system deserves more attention after two years of cash ban frenzy and counting of old notes.

RBI raises prospect of currency wars as it hikes interest rates

Raising interest rates to the highest in two years, RBI says it seeks to stabilise the economy amid growing global trade and currency conflicts.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.