Articles by Pramit Bhattacharya
Inflation boosts India’s love affair with gold
- Apart from gold’s resistance to inflationary corrosion and stock market downturns, the currency management policy of RBI may be adding to gold’s lustre
Published on Jun 13, 2022 08:41 PM IST
The future of the work-from-home campaign
- The debate on the future of work has brought attention to several pain points in a typical office-goer’s life. But it also raises larger questions about what it means to live and work productively.
Updated on May 30, 2022 07:57 PM IST
RBI is fighting inflation with its hands tied
- Its difficulty in balancing its role in both inflation management and debt management is rooted in India’s monetary history
Published on May 16, 2022 08:29 PM IST
War, malnutrition, and India’s fiscal burden
- There may be unintended consequences to the current conflict which could have far-reaching impacts on distant countries. The great power conflict in Vietnam provides an instructive example of such long-term effects.
Published on May 03, 2022 12:17 AM IST
Ambedkar, Nehru, and Atmanirbhar Bharat
The nature of the threat to India’s strategic autonomy has changed since the time of Independence but India’s strategic choices bear uncanny similarities with the past. As the Russia-Ukraine war rages, we have chosen to become non-aligned Nehruvians once again
Updated on Apr 04, 2022 08:09 PM IST
Inflation surge: Who gains and who loses
- The real danger lies in unhinged inflationary expectations, which will make it very difficult for RBI to tame inflation.
Published on Mar 21, 2022 08:37 PM IST
Economy and identity: Both matter to voters
The convergence of economic policies means that parties need an identity marker to distinguish themselves from others. Caste, language, and religion fill that role
Updated on Mar 07, 2022 06:56 PM IST
How a digital rupee could transform India
- A global band of monetary militants has come up with their own virtual currencies, posing a fresh challenge to sovereign powers. This time, the counter-revolution seems to be taking the shape of the central bank digital currency.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 07:12 PM IST
Is disruption ahead for the gig economy?
- Platforms got enormous goodwill by serving their urban clientele. But as wages decline and discontent rises, they’re at risk of being seen as ruthless hiring agents
Published on Feb 07, 2022 07:33 PM IST
India’s growing regional inequality challenge
On many development parameters, India appears to be almost like a continent, with different states at vastly different stages of development.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 05:36 PM IST
Livemint | Nikita Kwatra, Pramit Bhattacharya
Six years after Lehman Brothers collapse, the world remains fragile
Six years have passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc on 15 September 2008 but rising asset prices in recent times would have us believe that world economy has moved on.
Updated on Sep 15, 2014 09:37 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan and Pramit Bhattacharya (LiveMint), Mumbai
Rural India takes the lead in art of splurging
As the urban buyer slackens in her shopping spree, a lot is riding on the rural consumer . The prospect of a bumper summer crop after good rains this year has raised hopes that rural consumption will be strong amid sluggish urban demand.
Updated on Oct 28, 2013 07:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pramit Bhattacharya and Aishwarya Deshpande, New Delhi
Gadchiroli's trudging doctors spell hope
One of India's most backward districts and Maharashtra's worst ranked in human development indicators, Gadchiroli, today finds itself at the forefront of a healthcare revolution that can potentially save millions of infant lives. Pramit Bhattacharya reports. Pics
Updated on Mar 21, 2013 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pramit Bhattacharya, Mumbai
Lessons from Melghat's health crisis
At a time when India plans a multi-pronged attack on malnutrition in 200 high-burden districts, it will pay to examine the cracks in state institutions that have led to past failures and can still derail well-intentioned plans. Pramit Bhattacharya reports. Pics
Updated on Mar 21, 2013 04:50 PM IST
None | Pramit Bhattacharya, Mumbai
It can happen in India
A determined bureaucrat re-imagined government to show how India's dismal malnutrition statistics can be improved without great cost. All it requires-a plan, innovation and great commitment. Pramit Bhattacharya reports.
Updated on Mar 21, 2013 04:39 PM IST
Pramit Bhattacharya, Mumbai
A bad return on investment
Why the world's largest child-welfare scheme cannot stop children dying from malnutrition in India's city of gold. Pramit Bhattacharya reports. Listen to podcast
Updated on Mar 21, 2013 04:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pramit Bhattacharya, Mumbai
A nutrition crisis amid prosperity
Wealthy Mumbai is now one of India’s most malnourished districts, and the data suggest it could be worse. Why cheap food, welfare schemes won’t help. Pramit Bhattacharya reports. See photogallery | Listen to podcast
Updated on Oct 31, 2011 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pramit Bhattacharya, Mumbai
