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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
TopicUrjit Patel

Topic: Urjit Patel

Urjit Patel won the first round in RBI vs Centre, but the war isn’t over

The timing of RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya’s scathing speech was impeccable.

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.

On Camera

India’s long war with Maoists has a huge void — no number of dead bodies can fill it

Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.