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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicViral Acharya

Topic: Viral Acharya

Viral Acharya has left RBI, but his warnings may still come back to haunt New Delhi

Nowadays, the Finance ministry and the RBI are mostly singing from the same prayer book.

RBI to begin search for the next Viral Acharya, Sanjeev Sanyal among contenders

The deputy governor's post, which received 91 applications the last time it was advertised, has traditionally gone to an economist outside the RBI.

Mayawati’s mocking voter mood by promoting brother and nephew in BSP

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

As its last dissenter, Viral Acharya persistently questioned Modi govt over RBI’s autonomy

From being strong advocate of RBI autonomy and defending PCA framework to lone RBI dissenter on rate cuts, Viral Acharya hasn’t always toed govt line.

Viral Acharya quits RBI as deputy governor: Report

Viral Acharya resigned from his position as RBI's deputy governor with six months to go before his tenure ended, Business Standard reported.

Fear of economic slowdown topmost on the minds of Indian monetary policymakers

Four out of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee kept their focus on economic activity at a meeting led by RBI governor Shaktikanta Das.

How Urjit Patel spent his last days as RBI governor taking fire from Modi govt

Urjit Patel’s unceremonious exit marked the culmination of a power struggle that had been raging behind the scenes for more than a year.

RBI quashes reports of deputy governor Viral Acharya’s resignation

Reports of Deputy Governor Acharya also having quit are baseless and incorrect, said an RBI spokesperson.

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.

What will be discussed at Monday’s RBI board meeting, and why it’s so important

The meeting follows an unprecedented standoff between RBI & Modi government. It's being keenly watched by investors & policymakers.

On Camera

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.