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Michael Debabrata Patra
Michael Patra is an economist and former RBI Deputy Governor.
TK Arun
Arun is a seasoned writer on economic and policy matters.
Abheek Barua
Abheek is an Independent Economist and the Former Chief Economist at HDFC Bank.
Ajay Srivastava
Ajay Srivastava is the founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative.
Vijay Chauhan
Vijay, trade expert & ex-IRS officer, works with Deloitte India and Ashoka University’s ICPP.
Dhananjay Sinha
Dhananjay, a D-School alum, is CEO and Co-Head of Equities at Systematix Group.
Kirti Tarang Pande
Kriti is a psychologist specialising in mental health, org behaviour, and brand strategy
Srinath Sridharan
Srinath is an author, corporate advisor, and independent director on corporate boards.
Sharmila Chavaly
Ex-civil servant Chavaly held key Railways, Finance roles; specialises in infra & PPPs
Nilanjan Banik
Nilanjan Banik, Professor at Mahindra University, specialises in trade and development economics.
Sachin Malhotra
Sachin was till recently an MD with Standard Chartered Bank.
Rajesh Mahapatra
Rajesh Mahapatra is the former Editor of The Press Trust of India
Krishnadevan V
Krishnadevan is Consulting Editor at BasisPoint Insight.
Dev Chandrasekhar
Chandra advises companies on big-picture narratives on strategy and markets.
Kalyan Ram
Kalyan Ram co-founded Cogencis. He now leads BasisPoint Insight.
The Bureau
A New Approach in Trump’s War On Powell
BasisPoint Groupthink
Why India’s Stock Markets are Poised for a Major Shift
BasisPoint Groupthink
Cash Cows, Not Tech Leaders
BasisPoint Groupthink
Briefing
Rupee on a Leash: RBI’s Dictated Depreciation Strategy
The rupee’s path is less about macro forces and more about RBI’s silent hand, steering it lower while guarding stability with tight control.
V Thiagarajan
Court Unquote
Personality Rights, Jane Street, Sunjay Kapur’s Family Feud and More
BasisPoint Insight
Israel’s Doha Strike: Hard Power, Safe Havens, And the Future of Warfare
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Urban Company Monetises India's Growing Impatience
Krishnadevan V
Newsletter
Nepal’s Spirit of Repair and Revolt Holds Lessons for the World
In Kathmandu’s squares, scaffolding holds up temples shattered in 2015. That same resilience fuels Gen Z’s revolt and holds a lesson for India’s economy.
Phynix
Act Before It’s Too Late, Build a Sovereign Digital Backbone
Ajay Srivastava
Ban It, Bill It
Krishnadevan V
Powell's Last Chance to Protect the Fed
Mohamed A. El-Erian
Why India Must File Amicus Brief in US Tariff Appeal
Ajay Srivastava
9/11 Anniversary
The Shifting Landscape of Global Terror
Two decades and more after 9/11, trans-national terrorism has declined in intensity but not in relevance. From Kashmir to Gaza, the definition remains elusive, and the threat ever-evolving
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
India’s Cotton Advantage is Slipping Through Policy Gaps
G. Chandrashekhar
Trump Had to Blink, But What Next for India
Nilanjan Banik
When Happy Couples Hurt the Bottom Line
Krishnadevan V
Basis Life
Newsletter
The Village That Sings and Economies That Shrug with Resilience
From a whistling village in Meghalaya to the global economy’s resilience against tariffs, it’s all about improvisation in turbulent times.
Phynix
Corporate
The Courage Boards Need When CEOs Cross the Line
Srinath Sridharan
Squeezed for the State, Royalty Payout Hits NMDC
Dev Chandrasekhar
Legal
Growth Without Jobs, Wealth Without Equity: India Needs a Bold Course Correction
India’s economy is expanding, yet jobs are scarce and inequality deepens. Without a bold reset, growth risks leaving too many behind.
Arvind Mayaram
International Relations and Trade
SCO Summit: Beyond the Optics of Alignments
Srinath Sridharan
India at the SCO: Strategic Autonomy in a Multipolar Moment
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Central Banking
All That Glitters: Gold Reserves Surge in Challenge to Dollar’s “Exorbitant Privilege”
Michael Debabrata Patra
Book Review
God Laughs, Markets Listen, and the Reddyisms that Still Resonate
From wit and ambiguity to humility and integrity, YV Reddy’s new book shows why values matter more than plans in an uncertain world.
Kalyan Ram
Infra Planning
How India’s Great Urban Decentralisation Experiment Has Stalled
Sharmila Chavaly
Rethinking Development Resilience in the Himalayan Arc
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Groundwater at Breaking Point in South Asia
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*
Week in Numbers – Tracking India’s Economic Pulse
The GST reforms, slowdown in tax collections and the likely sops to protect the export sector from the US tariffs are likely to put pressure on government finances this year.
Datametricx