Growth vs inflation debate: with food spends down, growth may get leg-up

“That’s what the Reserve Bank of India [RBI] also keeps saying… that food inflation is spiking, sometimes in onions, sometimes in vegetables, sometimes in pulses.”  | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh India’s headline inflation is expected to trend down creating more room for monetary and fiscal policy to focus on spurring growth rather than fret over … Read more

PM Modi trying to curtail states’ financial autonomy: Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to curtail the financial autonomy of the states with attempts to interfere with the Finance Commission. Quoting from an Al Jazeera article, which described an interview with Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam, the CM said he hoped this revelation would wake up … Read more