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Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and contributing editor to Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime, and energy issues. He writes on current economic issues at On Point with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. He is also a Professor of Practice and director, Centre for Regulatory Governance at Jindal Global Law School at the OP Jindal Global University. He has degrees in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and the Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in the Indian government as part of the Indian Information Service. He has also written for the Economic Times, Indian Express, and Financial Express newspapers.
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is an author and contributing editor to Business Standard. He works on public policy, primarily finance, maritime, and energy issues. He writes on current economic issues at On Point with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. He is also a Professor of Practice and director, Centre for Regulatory Governance at Jindal Global Law School at the OP Jindal Global University. He has degrees in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and the Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in the Indian government as part of the Indian Information Service. He has also written for the Economic Times, Indian Express, and Financial Express newspapers.
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Every breath you take
Book review of Breathing Here is Injurious to Your Health
 "Every breath you take")
Huge spike in states' Q4 spend to be used mostly to settle current bills
Aggregate debt raised from the market by states has risen in nine months of this year by a massive 43.5% over last year. It is the biggest jump in state borrowings ever
 "Huge spike in states' Q4 spend to be used mostly to settle current bills")
Team Joe Biden: A climate adviser who is an India-Pakistan pundit too
John Kerry, Biden's pick for climate envoy, also knows the Afghanistan-Pakistan axis for a long time
 "Team Joe Biden: A climate adviser who is an India-Pakistan pundit too")
The surprising truths the pandemic has exposed about Railways' functioning
While better performance this year shows the enterprise could do without its passenger train service, the downside is that there is little scope for its operating ratio to drop below 90%
 "The surprising truths the pandemic has exposed about Railways' functioning")
State governments may use bank guarantees to buy Covid-19 vaccines
Advice comes from Centre; some states begin talks with pharma firms
 "State governments may use bank guarantees to buy Covid-19 vaccines")
Going green: India to focus on hydrogen to meet zero-emissions target
Options include generating hydrogen from coal, biogas, and through electrolysis
 "Going green: India to focus on hydrogen to meet zero-emissions target")
The great churning
Book review of A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State
 "The great churning")
A look at the likely changes in US-India energy ties as Biden takes charge
India's position as the third largest importer of US crude is more a political statement of friendship between New Delhi and Washington DC, and comes at a cost
 "A look at the likely changes in US-India energy ties as Biden takes charge")
Can't have one-size-fits-all approach to promoter stake: RBI board member
Since 2016, India has witnessed growth of differentiated and specialised banks such as local area banks, small finance banks and payments banks, says Sachin Chaturvedi
 "Can't have one-size-fits-all approach to promoter stake: RBI board member")
Reducing promoter stake in private banks: RBI panel for nuanced approach
The RBI committee has recommended doing away with one size fits all approach to private banks' ownership
 "Reducing promoter stake in private banks: RBI panel for nuanced approach")
RCEP with China, minus India: Is the trade deal a threat or opportunity?
In this podcast, Business Standard's Subhomoy Bhattacharjee explains what is RCEP, how will it benefit member nations, why did India pull out of RCEP and more
 "RCEP with China, minus India: Is the trade deal a threat or opportunity?")
RCEP decoded: Why India chose to stay out of Asia's mega free trade pact
Indian business community felt it would be swamped by imports with low duties, which it would not be able to compete with. The govt decided that it cannot afford to take the chance
 "RCEP decoded: Why India chose to stay out of Asia's mega free trade pact")
Tweak in policy helps attract 'realistic' bids for coal blocks: Experts
Revenue-sharing model drove interest among larger firms, say experts
 "Tweak in policy helps attract 'realistic' bids for coal blocks: Experts")
Mega free trade agreement likely to be a closed chapter for India
Examining instead Japan-India-Australia Supply Chain Resilience Initiative for free, transparent trade and investment
Coal India is bleeding but govt keeps pressuring to declare large dividends
Since September 2018, CIL's cash reserves have fallen over 17 per cent to Rs 28,446.83 crore
 "Coal India is bleeding but govt keeps pressuring to declare large dividends")
Why insurance firms are poised to march past the banks on the stock market
They make up 43% of the m-cap of banks today and many, including LIC, will soon be listed; by contrast, not a single yet-unlisted bank is so massive as to create ripples when it goes public
 "Why insurance firms are poised to march past the banks on the stock market")
Real or nominal? Making sense of FM's 'near zero' GDP growth comment
A zero nominal growth rate of GDP would mean the real rate of growth of GDP would be in negative territory.
 "Real or nominal? Making sense of FM's 'near zero' GDP growth comment")
The green wall that could be disrupting India's economic recovery
No foreign firm bid for any of the mining blocks; more overseas lenders are now demanding green commitments from Indian borrowers
 "The green wall that could be disrupting India's economic recovery")
Vodafone case shows why India's not renewing 70-odd BITs with foreign govts
India does not recognise the jurisdiction of any foreign court in a commercial dispute that questions the state's sovereign power to intervene
 "Vodafone case shows why India's not renewing 70-odd BITs with foreign govts")
How the three members in the new MPC plan to track CPI inflation
Business Standard brings you their take on G-secs, poverty and even blockchain
 "How the three members in the new MPC plan to track CPI inflation")