As was our expectation, the MPC on 4th Apr'19 cut its policy repo rate by 25bp to 6.0 %. Consequently, the reverse repo rate stands at 5.75 % and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate at 6.25 % (E..

Our in-house Economic Activity Index (EAI) for India's real GDP (EAI-GDP) moved up by 6.6 % YoY in Feb'19, following strong growth of ∼8 % in the previous month. While EAI growth has weakened vi..

In what had   been touted as 'semi-finals'  ahead of the Lok Sabha polls of 2019,Congress has made strong gains against the BJP in three (Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh)&nbs..

In the first major state elections post GST implementation, the BJP, the ruling party at the center, has won both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh (HP) state elections with a comfortable majority. Its vot..

1 February 2018 3 Union Budget FY18-19 Shades of populism ahead of election year Yet, no evidence of profligacy It was a relief to note that the government did not succumb to demands for free cash inc..

The government is set to present the Union Budget on 1st February 2018. Expectations and excitement run high as it will be the first post-GST and last full-year budget before the General Elections in ..