Rajiv Kumar

FDI: Bringing all stakeholders on board

To take the economy to $5 trillion, India needs a clear and consistent position on foreign direct investment

Economy: Glass more than half full

India may well be entering a Goldilocks period on the back of high rate of growth combined with macroeconomic stability

A blueprint for inclusive & sustained growth

Contrary to what some have said, NITI Aayog's 'Strategy for New India @75' attempts to provide a framework for making development a mass movement

Restrictive regulatory regime

Rather than inject fresh capital only into banks that transgressed most, and punish all equally with draconian restrictions for transgressions of few, a judicious lowering of CARs will help all banks

Rajiv Kumar & Geetima Krishna Das: Can inflation targeting drag India out of "slow-flation"?

The RBI, by focusing on consumer inflation, is introducing new uncertainties to the execution of monetary policy

Rajiv Kumar: Taxing the super-rich is lazy policy

It's a short-term fix that will vitiate the investment climate. Why not go after the evaders instead?

Rajiv Kumar & Chetan Bijesure: Land Bill needs a new 'public purpose'

The Parliamentary Committee?s recommendation to exclude PPP and private projects will sound the death knell for infra projects