Oct04
2008
 

Speculating about Speculation

Surjit S BhallaOctober 4, 2008
 

There is only one further bad news expected – the real economy worsening. But stock markets bottom out 3 to 6 months before. Is October the bottom, again?

 
Sep20
2008
 

Show me the evidence

Surjit S BhallaSeptember 20, 2008
 

Informed debate requires the processing of evidence, something in short supply in India.

 
Sep06
2008
 

One policy for all seasons

Surjit S BhallaSeptember 6, 2008
 

Regardless of economics, or facts, most analysts have only one prescription for the Indian economy – raise interest rates!

 
Aug23
2008
 

World Bank – Most Asians dead in 1950

Surjit S BhallaAugust 23, 2008
 

International organizations have an obligation to be apolitical and to practice governance when disseminating data on incomes and poverty.

 
Aug09
2008
 

RBI Policy – Pain with no gain

Surjit S BhallaAugust 9, 2008
 

Monetary authorities should not practice ideology, especially since monetarist ideology has been made obsolete by globalization and development.

 
Jul26
2008
 

Trust Vote – Winners & Losers

Surjit S BhallaJuly 26, 2008
 

It is fortunate that Indian democracy had a trust vote – crises help to identify, and eliminate, the rot.

 
Jul24
2008
 

Karat and Stuck Policy

Surjit S BhallaJuly 24, 2008
 

A Karat conclusion is a double whammy wrong – deeply ideological and not in the best interests of India.

 
Jul12
2008
 

PM & Karat: The Fall & Rise

Surjit S BhallaJuly 12, 2008
 

The nuclear deal: better late than never and a poetic outcome for India, the PM Manmohan Singh and Communist leader Prakash Karat

 
May31
2008
 

Balanced Best & the Brightest

Surjit S BhallaMay 31, 2008
 

The Growth Report is an excellent example of how an attempt to be balanced backfires.

 
May17
2008
 

World Inflation – Is the Worst Over?

Surjit S BhallaMay 17, 2008
 

That panic has set in among policy makers is suggestive of the worst being over in global inflation.

 
 
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