Demonetisation was a move against corrupt people and not against elite as has been indicated by former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said Friday. Subramanian in
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Arvind Subramanian: What ex-CEA Subramanian says on note ban now; what he said earlier
Arvind Subramanian, India’s former chief economic adviser, has called demonetisation “draconian” in his soon-to-be-released book ‘Of Counsel’. He resigned in June this year due to “pressing
Arvind Subramanian: Demonetisation a massive, draconian, monetary shock
Demonetisation was a massive, draconian, monetary shock that accelerated economic slide to 6.8 per cent in the seven quarters after it against the 8 per cent
Note-ban impact transient; economy now robust: RBI Governor to Parliamentary panel – The Economic Times
The RBI governor appeared before the panel days after the RBI’s face-off with the finance ministry over a range of issues. In an apparent defence
Black to white magic – The Financial Express
According to the RBI, currency in circulation on October 28, 2016 (before demonetisation), was of the value of Rs 17,54,022 crore. Demonetisation is done but
The fuzzy impact of demonetisation – The Hindu BusinessLine
DeMo does not seem to have impacted black money hoards. It may, however, lead to improved tax compliance in the long run The recently released
Defend demonetisation, but at least sound credible – The Financial Express
Defend demonetisation, but at least sound credible With RBI publishing its final figure—99.3%—for cancelled cash that was returned to the banks, the government’s primary target of demonetisation
Attacking Raghuram Rajan to defend demonetisation is not justified – The Financial Express
It is ironic NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar should criticise former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s tremendous effort to clean up the banking system when the NDA government’s biggest
To defend demonetisation, NITI Ayog’s Rajiv Kumar slams BJP’s NPA policy – The Financial Express
Other than it being a way to defend prime minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation, it is difficult to understand why NITI Aayog’s vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar blamed the
Demonetisation: India wrongly blaming Rajan for the failed war on cash | Business Standard News
When there’s no trick left to defend a spectacularly failed experiment, blame Raghuram Rajan. If India’s top policy think tank is to be believed, the
Modi government: Demonetisation: All cost and little benefit – The Economic Times
Small enterprises were the worst hit. It stands to reason that they would have had to borrow to tide over hard times. Now that the
View: Cash ban may have driven Indians away from banks – The Economic Times
By Mihir Sharma The Indian central bank’s final tally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 demonetisation drive, intended to take money derived from tax evasion out of
The question of whether demonetisation failed or succeeded is not a spiritual or a moral question – The Financial Express
It must be election season. The uniformity of the media response to the annual RBI report stating that all the demonetisation cash had been returned to the
Demonetisation debate: Why note ban was no failure but a mistake regardless | Business Standard Column
Ever since November 9, 2016, a debate has been in progress over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise high-value Indian currency. Some criticised it
Given this is what drove DeMo, it’s not surprising it failed – The Financial Express
With RBI confirming that just Rs 10,720 crore of the Rs 15.4 lakh crore that was demonetised in November 2016 did not come back into the banking
demonetisation policy: failure of demonetisation – असत्याचा अस्त! | Maharashtra Times Marathi Newspaper
असत्याचा अस्त! भारतीय रिझर्व्ह बँकेचा दीर्घकाळ प्रलंबित नोटाबंदी विषयीचा हिशेब अहवाल अखेर प्रसिद्ध झाला आणि विलंबाने का होईना, वास्तव समोर आले आहे. अर्थशास्त्राच्या कोणत्याही नियमात
DeMon demon: The most ill-considered economic move by the Modi government has been demonetisation–Times of India
Following the release this Wednesday of Reserve Bank of India’s annual report of 2017-18, it is clear the government is clutching at straws by claiming
The final word | Business Standard Editorials
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Annual Report, released on Wednesday, provides, in some sense, the final word on the government’s demonetisation exercise, which began on November 8, 2016.
Formalisation of economy a sign of DeMo success, says Jaitley – The Hindu BusinessLine
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley found himself defending demonetisation yet again on Thursday, stating that invalidation of the non-deposited currency was not the only objective of
Needless turmoil – The Hindu BusinessLine
The RBI’s annual report shows demonetisation didn’t achieve its stated objectives If at all anybody nursed residual hopes that the Modi government’s November 2016 lightning