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Rajesh Mahapatra

Rajesh Mahapatra

Rajesh Mahapatra was the Chief Content Officer at Hindustan Times. From sports to politics, analytics to economics, he has an interest in everything that makes news. He tweets as @rajeshmahapatra

Articles by Rajesh Mahapatra

Jokes on 1-paise cut in fuel price notwithstanding, govt will have to bite the bullet sooner than it wishes to

In the current scenario, most analysts expect crude prices to stay in the range of $70-$80 per barrel, at least until the end of 2018

Updated on May 30, 2018 15:18 IST

Kairana bypoll: In battle of ‘honour’, yearning for social peace shapes political realignment

Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Choudhury at a gathering in Bhainswal village. under Kairana Lok Sabha constituency.

Updated on May 28, 2018 04:02 IST

Has Karnataka verdict 2018 unsettled India’s mandate 2014?

Congress workers in Patna, Bihar, celebrate after BS Yeddurappa steps down before facing floor test in the Karnataka assembly, May 19

Updated on May 20, 2018 17:26 IST

Why Karnataka wasn’t a Modi versus Rahul fight

BJP's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa meets Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala after the Karnataka Assembly election 2018 results, in Bengaluru on Tuesday

Updated on May 16, 2018 13:20 IST

Win some, lose some: Karnataka elections were the semi-final that wasn’t

Congress leader Siddaramaiah, left, and Janata Dal (Secular) chief ministerial candidate H D Kumaraswamy, right, prepare to speak to journalists in Bangalore after staking their claim to form the next government in Karnataka.

Updated on May 16, 2018 14:01 IST

Can election-bound India weather the storm that is brewing on the economy?

The spike in retail fuel prices, unsurprisingly, has caused widespread resentment among consumers who understandably want the government to reduce duties so that the scorching rise in costs can be cooled

Updated on May 10, 2018 13:25 IST

Has the Congress returned to battleground Odisha?

Thousands of Congress supporters and workers thronged the Biju Patnaik International Airport to welcome Niranjan Patnaik on Saturday.

Updated on Apr 23, 2018 05:48 IST

Why the economy can’t be the narrative for Narendra Modi in 2019

If the RBI survey correctly mirrors the economic sentiments of the urban middle class, then the economy and its growth story (or the lack of it) cannot be the main narrative for Prime Minister Modi’s re-election bid in 2019.

Updated on Apr 9, 2018 08:14 IST

BJP’s Dalit trouble in UP: There is more than meets the eye

BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule offers tributes to Dalit icons Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram during a rally in Lucknow.

Updated on Apr 8, 2018 02:56 IST

When change matters, can Congress make the difference in Odisha?

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar after the party candidate Rita Sahu won the Bijepur by-election

Updated on Apr 4, 2018 03:27 IST

Gujarat election results 2017: The first tremors of a youthquake

The improved tally for the Congress in North Gujarat showed that the coming together of Hardik Patel (with the mic), OBC leader Alpesh Thakor and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani helped in moving youth votes away from the BJP.

Updated on Dec 18, 2017 12:37 IST

Gujarat elections 2017: A tale of two organisational models in Indian politics

BJP supporters during a rally in Gandhinagar during the Gujarat elections.

Updated on Dec 15, 2017 06:08 IST

Has the ‘Gujarat Model’ failed the smartphone generation?

Hardik Patel is the leader of an ongoing movement by the Patidar community demanding reservation in government jobs.

Updated on Dec 10, 2017 04:33 IST

The great Indian disagreement on demonetisation, GST: Why economists are split

In this picture taken on September 25, 2017, a man works at a garment factory in Ludhiana. Over the last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rolled out controversial reform measures that have affected small traders.

Updated on Oct 22, 2017 04:38 IST

There’s no shortcut to growth: Indian economy’s revival will need more than temporary stitches

Bibek Debroy, chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister with members Ratan P Watal, Rathin Roy, Surjit Bhalla and Ashima Goyal

Updated on Oct 15, 2017 02:38 IST

Swachh success needs more than just cleaning up

Updated on Oct 9, 2017 11:30 IST

Slowing economy, shrinking jobs: India has a ‘missing middle’ problem

A worker cuts metal inside a workshop manufacturing metal pipes in Mumbai. India’s manufacturing industry can largely be divided into a limited number of large-sized firms and a preponderance of small, household enterprises, with a gaping hole in the middle.

Updated on Oct 2, 2017 01:56 IST

What’s ailing Indian economy and how to fix it? Proper diagnosis a must before any booster dose

India's growth slumped to 5.7% in the first quarter of the financial year, official data showed on August 31. (Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Sep 24, 2017 05:51 IST

Widening current account deficit a new worry for Modi government, RBI

The imperative in the immediate term for the Modi government would be to identify all such imports that do not aid growth or investment and bring measures to curb them – gold, obviously, should top that list.

Updated on Sep 17, 2017 04:36 IST

Income tax overhaul is a good idea, but wait for GST to stabilise, demonetisation impact to wane

The current income tax regime places a relatively higher burden on the middle class, especially the salaried.

Updated on Sep 10, 2017 03:29 IST

Raghuram Rajan: For high growth, India must resolve problem of bad loans, revive stalled infra projects

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan during an interview with HT in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Sep 8, 2017 06:29 IST

Raghuram Rajan speaks on demonetisation, economy and life after RBI: Full text of interview

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan during an interview with HT in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Sep 7, 2017 16:35 IST

Raghuram Rajan: Note ban put interest burden on RBI as people found ways to convert black money

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan during an interview with HT in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Sep 8, 2017 06:52 IST

India’s most intriguing political puzzle: Who took demonetisation decision?

File photo of people waiting in a queue to withdraw money from an ATM in New Delhi in December 2016, a month after the government’s shock recall of high-value banknotes.

Updated on Sep 4, 2017 07:10 IST

Raghuram Rajan breaks silence, says neither he nor RBI under him wanted demonetisation

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan’s book I Do What I Do is a compilation of his speeches from his days at the central bank.

Updated on Sep 5, 2017 08:21 IST

Jaypee insolvency: Indian real estate’s boom-to-bust story has lessons for all

Jaypee group home buyers protest against the owners and the management of company, in New Delhi on August 19, 2017.

Updated on Aug 27, 2017 06:57 IST

Lesson from Gorakhpur: Fix the public healthcare system, here and now

Government spending in healthcare in India is split 2:1 between the states and the Centre. Given the states’ ability to raise new revenues are limited, the onus of any significant growth in public health spending rests largely on the Centre.

Updated on Aug 20, 2017 09:09 IST

India at 70: The idea of progress cannot be taken for granted, or assumed

The Maratha community holding a silent protest to demand reservation in government jobs, Mumbai, August 9.

Updated on Aug 13, 2017 04:17 IST

Script gone wrong: RBI takes demonetisation hit and government gets a cut

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) dividend to the government has come down by half. (REUTERS file photo)

Updated on Aug 12, 2017 06:26 IST

NPAs weighing down growth: Deal with bad loans to get Indian economy up and running

As the central bank works to put the banking system back on track, the government needs to act on reviving fortunes of those sectors where most of the bad loans accumulated — power, telecom, construction, textiles and steel.

Updated on Aug 7, 2017 11:49 IST

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