The Reserve Bank of Inaction
If the latest payment crisis on the Indian capital markets has again exposed the SEBI as an ineffective watchdog, it has not spared the RBI either.

Tricky game on new trade round
Having arrived, once again, as the authentic voice of the "developing world" its little more than 1/2% world trade share notwithstanding India is being assiduously wooed by sundry worthies from the European Union and individual EU countries to indicate its readiness for a new world trade round.

Don't cheer just yet
Amidst the political tehelka that has been gripping the country, Mr Yashwant Sinha's growth-oriented budget becoming a near-non-starter may not augur well for the economy.

Trouble in the air
A judgement of the Supreme Court is once again in the crosshairs of a controversy. The April 1 deadline for converting Delhi's public transport buses to CNG is looming with only a small number of the vehicles having switched to the cleaner fuel.