Saroj Upadhyay

Subhanil Chowdhury’s article “The Political Economy of Shadow Finance in West Bengal” on the web exclusives section of the EPW website brings out the story of one of the greatest swindling episodes after Independence. The Saradha group had proximity with the ruling Trinamool Congress but the police...

Your editorial on the Union Budget 2013 “At the Feet of Rating Agencies” (EPW, 9 March 2013) is well-balanced and discusses the hard realities of the Indian economy. The policymakers in North Block seem to have forgotten the basic logic of economic management. While there is slow growth and...

The commentary on “Right to Food” (EPW, 13 August 2011) expresses the hard realities and the weaknesses of the draft of the National Food Security Bill. Besides diluting the existing entitlements ensured by the Supreme Court, the draft bill is also silent on the nutritional aspects of the food...

Your editorial comment “Anchoring Inflation Expectations” (7 May 2011) on the annual monetary policy statement of 2011-12 is cogent. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has adopted a pragmatic approach while framing monetary policy, but, despite the measures undertaken, inflation has been ruling at a...

T T Ram Mohan’s analysis of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) discussion paper (“Foreign Banks: RBI Gets the Balance Right”, EPW, 9 April 2011) on foreign banks is enlightening and appropriate as far as role of foreign banks in the Indian economy is concerned. While offering more licences to...