Page 25 - Letter To Bs

Letter to BS: Fall in rupee not an indication of economic decline in growth

A curb on imports into India will equally affect the export trade of the related countries

Letter to BS: Merger of BoB, Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank a better deal for all

Post amalgamation, the capital to risk (weighted) assets ratio (CRAR) of the merged entity will be better than the same of two of the three as per figures of last quarter

Letter to BS: There is resentment over blanket application of SARFAESI Act

People are against the heavy-handed approach against thousands of small house owners who have defaulted repayments due to circumstances beyond their control

Letter to BS: Govt should put an upper limit to the pension amount

Nobody will grudge if our economy can absorb some of these benefits without putting heavy burden in the form of taxes on other segments

Letter to BS: India still has a lot of catching up to do in HDI

If China has left us so far behind, it is not entirely due to their per capita income which is almost two and a half times ours

Letter to BS: SC asks Kerala govt to pay compensation to ex-ISRO scientist

The judgement also holds a mirror to the overzealous cops who investigated the case and to sections of the media, who went overboard when reporting the same

Letter to BS: The familiar wail and anxiety over oil is back again

We struggle to balance our Budget as crude rules high, much as oil export economies feel similar trauma when prices are low

Letter to BS: Stand taken by Rajan is self-contradictory to say the least

The insolvency law, which he supports, was not there at that time. So how does he say that the PMO could make one or two examples in big cases?

Letter to BS: At a 10-month low, retail inflation below RBI target

A rate increase will lead to the growth of household savings, capital inflows, which are crucial in promoting investment and job opportunities

Letter to BS: Path-breaking decisions taken by Vajpayee government

Needless to say that all this culminated into the phrase "India Shining" which got reflected in the initial years of the UPA-I government

Letter to BS: Met Arun Jaitley before leaving India, says Vijay Mallya

Sometimes memories haunt us at wrong occasions

Letter to BS: PMO is obliged to put Raghuram Rajan's list in public domain

It also needs to be examined whether there was an element of criminality behind such seeming inaction

Letter to BS: Public doesn't admire bandh initiatives by political parties

Apart from destruction of public property, the inconvenience and hardships bandhs cause add to the disgust of the common man

Letter to BS: SC respite for stressed firms a case of judicial activism

Thanks to the interference - even if it is from the highest court of the country - the RBI would be justified if it takes a stand

Letter to BS: Both Baba Ramdev and Arun Jaitley are silent on fuel prices

If the government reduces excise duties, fuel rates will become cheaper but the Narendra Modi government remains unmoved and both Ramdev and Jaitley are silent on this issue

Letter to BS: An important Indo-US pact signed, but thorny issues remain

Notwithstanding recent tough US talk, its tilt towards Pakistan has been overt due to their long engagement in the Afghan theatre

Letter to BS: Almost everything seems to be going wrong on economy front

Taking knee-jerk actions, under populist pressure, has never helped any government or for that matter any business conglomerate

Letter to BS: Professor Pranab's debut at IIM A a refreshing change

The occasional presence of seasoned celebrities from politics and administration at academic premises will add to the brand value and elegance of institutions like IIMs

Letter to BS: It is a no-win situation whether excise duty is cut or not

The government has so far rightly resisted the clamour for excise cut in the interest of macro fundamentals

Letter to BS: Some vital lessons to be learned from Kerala floods

In the case of Kerala, the deluge in a week dumped copious quantity of water that forced the dams to open their gates