Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Former Chief Economic Adviser, Govt of India
Professor of Finance, ISB (on leave)
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115) What Shane Warne revealed to us about the mind of a champion
The Indian Express, March 09, 2022
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110) West cares only about itself: We don’t have to pay any attention to what the West is saying about us
The Times of India, March 11, 2021
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The Times of India, October 06 2020
107) Celebrate, don’t mourn, S P Balasubrahmanyam
The Indian Express, October 01, 2020
106) Evidence shows that GDP decline is due to COVID-19. Economy is recovering strongly in unlock phase
The Indian Express, September 08, 2020
105) The government has made its move with the budget. Citizens must reciprocate
The Indian Express, February 11, 2020
The Times of India, February 01, 2020
The Times of India, July 05, 2019
102) Why the government cannot intervene if Jet Airways fails, or if mutual funds do badly
The Times of India, May 04, 2019
101) The real issue at hand is not solely of job creation but also of creation of quality jobs
The Indian Express, March 30, 2019
100) The real bank crisis
The Indian Express, October 05, 2018
The Times of India, July 12, 2018
98) Why did Centre doubt SC’s CAUVERY ORDER When it was crystal clear?
The Economic Times, April 03, 2018
97) How to tackle bank fraud: PNB scam should pave the way to reforming the audit profession in India
The Economic Times, February 19, 2018
96) The Cloning of India’s Public Sector Banks
Bloomberg Quint, January 27, 2018
95) Our focus was on boards, auditors, and the regulator
The Mint, October 06, 2017
94) Lessons in Corporate Governance at Infosys
The Mint, September 06, 2017
93) Time is ripe to reform governance of public sector banks
The Economic Times, July 14, 2017
The Economic Times, February 17, 2017
91) Focusing on domestic growth
The Mint, February 06, 2017
90) On a date with data mining?
The Economic Times, January 26, 2017
89) Demonetisation: Are the poor really suffering?
The Mint, November 23, 2016
88) Will Black Be Back? Why demonetisation will be revolutionary in India’s fight against corruption
The Times of India, November 11, 2016
87) Jungle Raj In UP: What do crime data tell us about the record of successive state governments?
The Economic Times, November 03, 2016
86) If Ratan Tata doesn’t give his successor a free hand, his insecurity may become his worst enemy
The Economic Times, October 31, 2016
The Economic Times, October 13, 2016
The Times of India, October 06, 2016
83) Who will bell the cat of pseudo-socialism?
The Times of India, September 12, 2016
82) The teacher who was an RBI governor
The Mint, September 05, 2016
The Times of India, July 07, 2016.
80) Attacking our heroes: Raghuram Rajan played a spectacular innings but was phased out nevertheless
The Times of India, June 23, 2016
79) Economic growth & incumbency: How to keep your government
The Economic Times, June 18, 2016
78) Regulating credit rating agencies
The Mint, June 08, 2016
77) Evergreening by private sector banks
The Mint, May 18, 2016
76) Improving governance in banks
The Mint, March 21, 2016
Indian Express, March 01, 2016
74) Retrieving black money: Stairway to tax havens
The Economic Times. February 25, 2016
73) Tax Agri income for the benefit of small farmers
The Mint, February 23, 2016
Indian Express, February 08, 2016
71) Forecasting the next crisis
The Mint, October 18, 2015
The Times of India, October 13, 2015
69) Leadership: An outcome of nature of nurture?
The Economic Times, September 28, 2015
68) Consolidation should not be forced by BBB, govt
Business Standard, August 20, 2015
67) Bandhan bank strikes deal to raise Rs. 1500 crores
The Mint, July 09, 2015
66) Fix public sector bank capitalisation to stabilise Indian economy.
The economic times, June 18, 2015
The Mint, June 05, 2015
64) Money well spent
Indian Express, March 10, 2015
63) Expert hopes for Banking reforms in Budget
The Hindu, February 26, 2015
62) Fix the governance of public sector banks
The Mint, January 07, 2015
61) Public sector bank reforms: How do you move if the cart’s before the horse?
The Economic Times, January 03, 2015
60) Appointing a PSU bank chairman
The Mint, Nov 20, 2014
59) Economics loses a creative thinker in Gary Becker’s death
The Mint, May 06, 2014
58) Good economics is good politics
The Times of India, October 30, 2013
57) Much more needs to be done
The Mint, February 28, 2013
56) An advantage in danger of vanishing
The Mint, February 27, 2013
55) Foreign investors are welcome
The Mint, February 17, 2013
54) Why taxing the rich more is inefficient
The Economic Times, 14 Feb 2013
53) Losses from coal block allocation
The Mint, September 5, 2012
52) Coal in the Earth’s womb, government’s false arguments
The Mint, August 28, 2012
51) Why research that establishes causality is better than just correlation?
The Economic Times, August 10, 2012
50) Reason to Suspect Quality of European Financial Stability Facility bonds
The Economic Times, February 02, 2012
49) Class-action suits will help keeping the company management clean
The Economic Times, January 21, 2012
48) The dangers of discretionary policy
The Mint, November 10, 2011
47) Keynesianism rises from the dead
The Mint, October 27, 2011
46) Two contrasting historical episodes
The Mint, October 20, 2011
45) Rules vs. discretion in central banking
The Mint, October 13, 2011
44) Grey hair’s back in fashion
Financial Express, August 27, 2011
43) Infrastructure holds the key to FDI
The Mint, August 25, 2011
Financial Express, August 19, 2011
Financial Express, July 19, 2011
40) A new dimension for learning
The Economic Times, July 13, 2011
39) The global rush to privatise
Financial Express, July 11, 2011
38) Unlucky PSBs, some lucky farmers
Financial Express, July 01, 2011
37) Banking lessons from Canada
Financial Express, June 27, 2011
Financial Express, May 11, 2011
35) Malegam report to hurt microfinance
The Economic Times, February 08, 2011
Financial Express, January 31, 2011
33) Telangana state: Is there an economic rationale?
The Economic Times, January 06, 2011
Financial Express, January 06, 2011
31) Chronicle of a divorce foretold
Financial Express, December 24, 2010
30) Do labor laws hinder privatization?
The Economic Times, December 23, 2010
29) Micro finance, macro objective
Financial Express, November 10, 2010
Indian Express, October 13, 2010
27) Improving Haryana’s land acquisition model
Financial Express, October 11, 2010
26) Even the Haryana land model is flawed
Financial Express, October 08, 2010
Financial Express, July 30, 2010
Financial Express, July 29, 2010
Financial Express, July 23, 2010
Financial Express, July 22, 2010
Financial Express, June 22, 2010
20) How do Central Banks communicate-II
Financial Express, June 17, 2010
19) How do Central Banks communicate-I
Financial Express, June 16, 2010
18) What Apple says about innovation
Financial Express, April 22, 2010
17) When an FI is too big to fail
Financial Express, April 08, 2010
16) Competition leads to better education
Financial Express, March 30, 2010
Financial Express, February 04, 2010
14) The trouble with catching fraud
Financial Express, January 07, 2010
13) The reputation factor in business
Financial Express, December 23, 2009
12) Judging the odds correctly
Financial Express, December 18, 2009
11) The idiot box can emancipate
Financial Express, December 02, 2009
10) The human dimension of regulation
Financial Express, November 05, 2009
9) You are 100% wrong on 80% cut-off, minister
Financial Express, October 21, 2009
8) Will a super regulator be superior?
Financial Express, October 14, 2009
7) Who accounts for the accountants?
Financial Express, September 22, 2009
6) Is a super regulator a super idea?
Financial Express, September 17, 2009
Financial Express, September 07, 2009
4) Will IFRS stop cooking of books?
Financial Express, August 25, 2009
3) Making AI fly: get the price right
Financial Express, August 11, 2009
2) Here’s a plan for Air India that works
Financial Express, August 05, 2009
1) Air India can take lessons from the Alitalia fiasco
The Economic Times, June 30, 2009