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Ritesh Kumar Singh

Ritesh Kumar Singh is a corporate economist in Mumbai and a former assistant director of the Finance Commission of India.

The Indian rupee is not ready for the world stage

Reforms will increase use of the currency by those with limited choice

Narendra Modi must stop squeezing India's middle class

Rent-seeking policies end up slashing disposable income and capping demand

India must end tax terror spooking foreign investors

Modi government's pursuit of retroactive taxes is making a bad situation worse

Modi's supply chain fantasies will not save India's failing economy

Delhi ill-prepared for Japan's Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to rival China

Narendra Modi has left India's economy a shattered mess

Instead of bold reforms, PM has relied on cash handouts and divisive culture wars

India's flawed attempt to decouple from China will only hurt consumers

Banning TikTok and keeping Beijing out of 5G network do not help Indians in long run

India's Congress party needs to get rid of Gandhis to save itself

Young leaders are leaving as dynasty members get undeserved promotions

India needs to change if it wants to lure manufacturing from China

Regulation has become more unattractive and unpredictable under Narendra Modi

Facebook deal boosts Reliance's assault on India's online retailers

Mukesh Ambani's JioMart wants to use WhatsApp to sell groceries from local stores

India's coronavirus lockdown spells disaster for struggling economy

Government can cut taxes and red tape to boost eventual return to growth

India cannot afford to squeeze its telecom companies out of existence

Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio and Airtel are all suffering from regulatory rent-seeking

Failure of Yes Bank shows rot in India's financial sector

Government needs to clean up industry riddled with bad loans and bad boards

India should not exclude Huawei from its 5G rollout

US warnings about Chinese telecoms company are unsubstantiated

India's budget needs short sharp shocks to stimulate economy

Long-term measures will not revive consumer demand as GDP heads toward recession

2020 look ahead: Politics and protectionism to dominate Indian economy

Slowing growth needs corporate kick-start, but Modi only offers distractions

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India's states harm themselves with wild policy swings

Investors cannot trust that governments will honor contracts

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India must stop regulatory bias against Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart

Tilting rules against foreign e-commerce companies harms consumers

India's corporate tax cut does not address country's deeper problems

Government must stimulate demand even as GDP growth slows

India should hurry RCEP trade pact to attract Chinese investment

New Delhi can take advantage of Beijing being on the back foot

India should use foreign money to fund infrastructure boom

Selling debt in dollars and yen has few risks and great advantages