All Columnists

Subir Roy: Why merge public sector banks? Subir Roy

Merger is about the only solution that the government seems to be capable of thinking up in seeking to get the PSBs into some degree of health

Kenneth Rogoff: Is the US Fed playing politics? Kenneth Rogoff

Central bankers have of course been known to help incumbents before elections, by allowing inflation to drift up and keep employment booming

Ajay Srinivasan: Are negative interest rates the new normal? Ajay Srinivasan

Central banks can set rates low enough to stimulate an economy in recession, and raise them once a recovery gets underway

Shyamal Majumdar: Driverless cars? Shyamal Majumdar

Despite leadership vacuum, state-run banks are slow in lateral recruitments

Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey: Completing the loop on FPIs in bond market Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey

Recommendations about foreign investment are belated but welcome. The regulator must now complement them with a clean-up of the complex regulatory edifice that is vulnerable to frequent ad-hoc changes

Jaimini Bhagwati: Central bank's autonomy and accountability Jaimini Bhagwati

There should be greater transparency about a central bank's role in regulating banks in India and elsewhere

Nitin Desai: On inflation targeting Nitin Desai

It is just one element of the new architecture of macroeconomic policy. Much more is required to shore up the economy

Janmejaya Sinha: An agenda for the new RBI governor Janmejaya Sinha

Three things need Patel's attention: cleaning up bank balance sheets, evaluating robustness of CPI and pushing for digitisation in financial services

A K Bhattacharya: Continuity is the best policy A K Bhattacharya

As the deputy governor, Urjit R Patel's biggest contribution has changed the way monetary policy is framed in India. He chaired the experts group that put in place the framework of the monetary policy

Abheek Barua: What monetary transmission means Abheek Barua

Reducing policy rates is not enough. The key is to ensure banks lend to credit-constrained borrowers

Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey: Treat the disease, not just the symptoms Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey

Easing the Reserve Bank of India regulation on put options would be a quick hack to solve a temporary problem. What needs to be fixed is the fundamental design of the Foreign Exchange Management Act

Debashis Basu: Tales from Mint Road Debashis Basu

Mr Chakrabarty, who had his feet well-grounded in both business banking and consumer issues, was a rare commodity in the central bank because of his clear thinking, ability to learn, frankness, drive

Payment services no longer the monopoly of banks Raghuram Rajan

Non-bank entities are providing innovative payment products and services, forcing banks to reflect upon their strategy - to compete or to collaborate?

Abheek Barua: Can the new RBI governor be a dove? Abheek Barua

To cut interest rates, the central bank head has to open up a debate on inflation target revision

Soumya Kanti Ghosh: Behind the smokescreen of PSB lending Soumya Kanti Ghosh

The perception that public sector banks lag in terms of credit portfolio expansion isn't entirely true. Various factors govern their fortunes