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Soumya Kanti Ghosh

Soumya Kanti Ghosh

Articles by Soumya Kanti Ghosh

Why India must curb gold buys, outward remittances

India imports approximately 750-800 tonnes of the metal per year. Domestic gold supply is only a fraction of India’s overall supply; imports contributed around 86% in 2024, resulting in a significant forex outflow. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Updated on May 13, 2026 14:23 IST

The true picture on inequality in India

India’s inequality, even when measured in income terms, is significantly lower than the US and the UK. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 17, 2025 15:12 IST

Rising defence prowess key to Viksit Bharat goal

India finds itself not just a passive observer but a participatory actor in the emerging security-industrial continuum, where defence is no longer a revenue draining exigency but a profit generating, employment intensive, and diplomatically potent sector capable of reshaping trade alignments and security cartographies. (REUTERS)

Updated on May 30, 2025 18:17 IST

Moving forward with nine levers of growth

Guwahati: Fruits being sold at a wholesale market on the day of the presentation of Union Budget, in Guwahati, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI07_23_2024_000031A) (PTI)

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 16:34 IST

Four clear benefits that prove demonetisation is a success

A customer withdraws money from his bank account linked with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) number during a Digi Dhan Mela, Hyderabad (File Photo)

Updated on Nov 8, 2017 10:19 IST

Indian economists suffer from herd mentality, and that’s bad for policy-making

During demonetisation, I saw economists struggling to understand the difference between currency in circulation and currency with public.

Updated on Apr 23, 2017 05:57 IST

A budget for everyone: Numbers in line with market expectations

Finance minister Arun Jaitley addresses a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi.

Updated on Feb 1, 2017 19:11 IST

Deficit will become easier to manage

HT Image

Updated on Sep 22, 2016 01:11 IST

Changes in budget are a move towards transparency

The government has announced that the Union budget will be advanced to the first day of February instead of the last.

Updated on Sep 21, 2016 15:55 IST

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