Page 2 - Viral Acharya

Technocrats versus politicians

In a democracy, monetary policy cannot be entirely left to technocrats any more than war can be left to generals

Shift to market economy from nationalised causing RBI-govt rift: Acharya

Acharya, who resigned after run-ins with the government last year, said the dip in financial savings is also another reason which can explain the disagreements between Mint Road and North Block

Need to divest stakes in PSBs in graceful manner, says Viral Acharya

Acharya said that because the RBI does not distinguish in its rules between public and private sector banks it is forced to adopt weaker standards for the system as a whole

RBI is ahead of the curve; govt and bureaucracy behind: Viral Acharya

In an interview with Tamal Bandyopadhyay, Acharya says why some weak public sector banks should be "re-privatised" and foreign banks should be allowed a larger play

RBI is ahead of the curve, govt and bureaucracy behind: Viral Acharya

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Govt must reduce reliance on bond mkts, undertake divestment: Ex RBI Dy Gov

Acharya also emphasised that the time is "really ripe" for land, labour and agricultural reforms in India.

Viral Acharya wants Indian banks to learn this lesson from shampoo makers

Acharya highlighted the dichotomy of India's massive economy -- Asia's third-largest -- but one where living standards are still among the lowest in the world

Govt invites applications for new RBI deputy governor after Acharya's exit

The position fell vacant after Viral Acharya resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term

With a word of advice for the government, Viral Acharya leaves RBI

The deputy governor rued that the heavy government borrowing is crowding out private players, but not necessarily for productive purposes

RBI rejigs portfolios of deputy governors following Viral Acharya's exit

Now, all the other three deputy governors -- N S Vishwanathan, B P Kanungo and M K Jain -- have been made responsible for 12 departments each

Viral Acharya ends his RBI stint with a sense of unfinished business

Acharya's boss at the central bank, Shaktikanta Das, says a continuous and prolonged dependence on the government's capital infusion into banks can breed inefficiency

Quality of corporate sector disclosures should be improved: Viral Acharya

The deputy governor also stressed upon the need to expand the investor base in the corporate bond and government securities markets

Imported horsemen: In Acharya, last one also departs; is India the loser?

Amid several macroeconomic challenges today, the government might have benefited from 'Harvard' economists' advice, but, judging by past record, it might not have paid them much heed, writes T N Ninan

Viral Acharya's RBI exit marks end of an unsuccessful UPA-era experiment

The import of academics without any government experience at top Indian institutions was based on the belief that a mere knowledge of academic economics would be enough to serve in government

Letter to BS: Deputy Governor Viral Acharya's resignation is not surprising

What, in fact, is surprising is it did not come months ago, with the exit of former governor Urjit Patel

Letter to BS: RBI's autonomy takes another hit as Acharya heads for exit

Authorities may consider examining the causes underlying the ongoing frequent disruptions that are not healthy and not in the country's interest

Deputy Governor Viral Acharya resigns: The plain-speaking outsider at RBI

A strong votary of the central bank's independence, Acharya likened taking reserves from the central bank to 'raiding' the balance sheet

Viral Acharya quits RBI: Implication for monetary policy, reforms, markets

Equity markets seem to be unfazed by the development at RBI and now look to other cues for direction

Viral Acharya resigns: A strong believer in RBI's independence and autonomy

Acharya, who will return to the New York University's Stern Business School in august instead of in 2020, felt the RBI has made good progress in earning its independence