Bodhisatva Ganguli

3 weeks ago | moneycontrol.com | Bodhisatva Ganguli

Reciprocal tariffs is clearly driven by a desire to boost US manufacturing. The reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Trump ‘Liberation Day’ marks a remarkable attempt to revive manufacturing across the board in a high-income country. US tariffs, by some estimates, are now in the 20-30% range, the highest since the late 1800s. Automobile tariffs of 25% imposed late last month and which will come into force on April 4 was the first salvo.

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Bodhisatva Ganguli

The RBI may not quite get out of the way as the Economic Survey recommended, but it has promised to think harder. The RBI’s monetary policy seems to mark a significant change in direction, particularly in regulation and potentially when it comes to inflation targeting. Importantly, Governor Sanjay Malhotra has accomplished this without media commentary about the RBI doing the government’s bidding.

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Bodhisatva Ganguli

Clearly the intention is to shift to demand-led growth rather than continuing to boost the supply side by building infrastructure. February 01, 2025 / 16:56 IST The government has pegged the fiscal deficit for 25-26 at 4.4% of GDP, down from 4.8 % in 2024-25 Budget 2025 appears to mark a significant change in economic direction by the Modi Government.

2 months ago | moneycontrol.com | Bodhisatva Ganguli

The Indian budget is not a pure accounting exercise. The FM’s budget speech signals the government’s vision. Comparisons to 1991 are over the top--- in June of that fateful year forex reserves were under $1 billion and covered three weeks of imports--- but there can be little doubt that a palpable sense of unease is building up in industry and market circles about the overall health of the economy in the run-up to the upcoming union budget.

Dec 2, 2024 | moneycontrol.com | Bodhisatva Ganguli

Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Group The JSW Group has lined up $70 billion of capital investments in sectors steel, cement, energy and paint besides an ambitious foray into automobiles. In an interview with Moneycontrol, Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Group spoke about the group’s business roadmap, his passion for sports and how the Jindal brothers compete in business while maintain family ties. Edited Excerpts:Mr. Jindal, welcome to Moneycontrol.