Is Dollar Responsible for Rupee’s Weakness?

The amazing Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is trying very hard to somehow defend the abysmal economic performance of her government. As I have mentioned in my past writings, the Indian rupee will continue to slide because of the crazy money printing sprees by the Indian central bank RBI, and RBI is forced to print […]

On the Relationship of Inflation with Jobs, Equitable Wealth Distribution and Economic Growth

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the US-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit said, Instead of inflation, red-lettered priorities for the country would of course be jobs, equitable wealth distribution and making sure India is moving on the path of growth.  In this essay I am going to discuss the relationship of inflation with jobs, […]

The Myth of Mother India

We are being told since childhood that for the sake of mother India – Bharat Mata – we need to sacrifice our lives, we need to regularly and honestly give our money to mother India in the form of taxes, we need to diligently without fail follow all the rules, constitution and other legislative acts, […]

Nationalism is Death

Nationalism is rising in India under the relentless propaganda from the Indian government and its leaders. Such nationalism for India is nothing new. The Congress party under the leadership of Nehru used nationalism against the British colonial rule to win power for themselves. All the policies like import substitution or inward looking of the Nehruvian […]

Will RBI’s Policy Kill US Dollar?

As I have talked in the past, the value of Indian rupee against US dollar continues to decline. Rupee has now hit its historical low level of Rs.80 per dollar. Indians are feeling the heat of the RBI generated inflationary monster.  Against this background the Indian news media have started peddling a thought that somehow […]