Page 3 - The Other Side

A V Rajwade: Rajan 2.0: What's on the table

If he gets another term as RBI governor will he undertake a zero-based review of the monetary and exchange rate policies before NPAs, net external liabilities overwhelm us?

A V Rajwade: Will Rajan get a second term?

The RBI governor set inflation targeting as the single-point agenda. Is there a conflict between the single-point agenda and the RBI's role as banking supervisor?

A V Rajwade: Old wine in new bottles

In terms of concept, peer-to-peer lending is not much different from a chit fund

A V Rajwade: What's the logic behind tax evasion?

It is strange that the wealthy evade taxes even though the marginal utility of the money saved amounts to little and tax rates in countries, including India, have dropped

A V Rajwade: The global monetary non-system

Monetary transmission of unconventional monetary policies can be curbed through controls on capital flows

A V Rajwade: Following the path of rationality

Given the International Monetary Fund's fallibility record, it may not be prudent for policymakers in India to put too much faith in the Fund's 'economic expertise'

A V Rajwade: Recapitalising public sector banks

Privatisation or consolidation into half a dozen large banks might not rescue public sector banks from the crisis they find themselves in

A V Rajwade: Who is determining the exchange rate?

It doesn't seem wise to leave the exchange rate to the mercy of foreign fund managers