Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Executive Editor at Mint

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Spaghetti-bowl trade deals could alter the global balance of power

1 week ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

It is worth going back to that note two weeks later, over which Trump has shifted course after a sharp reaction in financial markets saw US bond yields rise while the dollar lost value. There are two statements in the USTR note that make for interesting reading a fortnight later.
Keep track of trade turbulence amid a scenario of benign inflation

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had held monetary policy too tight through much of the past three quarters, at a time when low core inflation was signalling weak demand conditions in the Indian economy, while high food prices were stoking fears that these could spill over into other parts of the economy. It was a policy paradox.
Deregulation: Relieve businesses of relics from India’s command economy

1 month ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The new Economic Survey written by officials in the finance ministry made a compelling case on how a surfeit of outdated regulations hold back the growth of firms, especially smaller enterprises that drive job creation. It also identifies what can be done to fix the problem.
Geopolitics has cast a long shadow on the gravity model of world trade

1 month ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

This idea has been successfully adapted in the economics of international trade through the gravity model. Countries tend to trade more with those that are close to them in terms of distance. And the size of economies has a big role to play in determining the volume of trade between two countries. As with the laws of physics, bilateral trade strengthens on the basis of economic size while it wanes based on distance.
India must not let Trump’s tariffs and trade disruption weaken its export thrust

2 months ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

His words should resonate again as US President Donald Trump opens his second innings at the White House with threats of tariffs against countries that he believes are harming the economic interests of his country. The way Trump suspended broader tariff hikes on imports from Canada and Mexico makes many believe that this will be his game plan—threaten a country but not carry out his threat.
Artificial intelligence tools raise productivity. They can also act as great equalizers

2 months ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The productivity of these employees is measured by how many complaints get resolved in an hour. The GenAI tool helped increase employee productivity through three effects: a reduction in the time an employee now spends on each customer query, an increase in the number of chats an employee handles every hour, and a higher success rate of cases that are resolved to the satisfaction of callers.
In economy's shifting sands, a budget to boost demand

2 months ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Summary As the tide of post-pandemic demand ebbs and a new fiscal framework takes shape, Nirmala Sitharaman's latest budget aims to tackle a slowdown it seems to consider cyclical in nature. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday can be framed against two major shifts in the Indian economy.
India needs a new fiscal policy framework: Here’s why

Jan 21, 2025 | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Opinion Summary After 2025-26, India plans to switch its target. Going by the level of public debt will afford the government greater flexibility—even if this measure is harder to track and our monetary policy framework may need to adapt. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The world came to a standstill five years ago. The pandemic that began in China has since receded. Life is normal again.
India’s central bank should lead the policy easing cycle that its economy needs

Jan 7, 2025 | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Indian macro policy has been tight at a time when domestic demand from households, firms and the government shows signs of weakness. There are three clues that tell the story. First, the growth in gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining for three quarters in a row. Second, core inflation has been well under control in the 12 months to November 2024. Third, the current account shows no signs of excess domestic demand that could be spilling over into higher imports.
India’s growth slowdown: Yes, RBI does need to respond

Dec 3, 2024 | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Economic growth in the second quarter was 3.2 percentage points below the rate of economic expansion in the December quarter in 2023-24. India had experienced seven quarters of declining growth just before the pandemic struck. It is still not clear whether the ongoing slowdown will be a similarly lengthy stumble or a momentary wobble because of transient influences.