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Liberalism runs into national populism
No country has found the golden mean between free-range liberalism and statism
On dilution, bifurcation and ‘special status’
J&K’s perceived loss and New Delhi’s real gains over the Centre’s Article 370 decision need to be objectively assessed
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Spelling out the government’s RBI windfall
The final impact of such infusions on the bank’s independence would depend upon the future course of such transfers
10 public sector banks to be merged
Big banks will have enhanced credit capacity and global competitive edge, says Nirmala Sitharaman
GDP growth down to 6 year low in Q1
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate slowed to a six-year low of 5% in the first quarter of the 2019-20 financial year
Australia downgrades Great Barrier Reef to very poor status
The long-term outlook for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was downgraded to “very poor” for the first time
Fiscal deficit crosses 77% of annual target in July
India’s fiscal deficit crossed 77 per cent of the annual target for 2019-20 in July.
