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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicViral Acharya

Topic: Viral Acharya

Surplus, liquidity to be key agendas as RBI prepares for Nov 19 board meeting

Even though the agenda is circulated much in advance, board members are free to raise other issues in the meeting. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Govt has nurtured and respected the autonomy of RBI: Arun Jaitley

The finance minister said that RBI's autonomy, within the framework of the RBI Act, is an essential and accepted governance requirement.

Is Viral Acharya speech just another fight or shows Modi govt’s inability to work with RBI?

RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya lashed out at the government for trying to undermine the authority and curb the independence of the central bank...

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.

India’s growth recovery runs straight into emerging market chaos

The economy's recovery is in question as the nation fights a currency slump and inflation brought by oil price hike.

On Camera

Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.