Warrier's blog

Business Line : Opinion / Editorial : More tokenism GOI should act in tandem with RBI

Business Line : Opinion / Editorial : More tokenism GOI should act in tandem with RBI

Nexus between ruling and opposition politicians - Moneylife Exposures like this and movements like IAC will, hopefully, wake up "WE THE PEOPLE"

Monetary policy and interest rates - Moneylife Strong Fiscal Policy support needed if Monetary Policy measures are to succeed.

Business Line : Columns / Ashoak Upadhyay : Social banking: New kid on the block? Any perceivable progress in financial inclusion and AADHAAR relevant for BPL category?

Business Line : Opinion / Letters : Unfair comparison Let us learn to compare comparables. India's problems are country-specific. Even delayed solution has to be after proper diagnosis

Business Line : Opinion : RBI’s ineffective communication Inappropriate comparison. See my comments. We cannt compare US and Fed Reserve with India and RBI.

The Hindu : Business / Economy : It's time to focus on growth Read comments also

Banking sector reforms is the need of the hour - Moneylife I have put together some views on financial sector reforms in the context of recent developments in the banking sector. Do share your views.

‘Celebrated practitioners know the value of Ayurveda’ « Asia's largest circulated magazine on Medical Industry  Thanks to Mohan I came across this interview Listen to P K Warrier

Human development indicators: Need for a National Education Plan - Moneylife This article I dedicate to my father who taught me the importance of education

Credit where due - Indian Express Even small business/industries are finding interest rates high. Traditional Moneylender in his new attire must be smiling!

Business Line : Columns / B S Raghavan : Abdul Kalam’s dream for India comes true If BSR writes with this much frustration something is fundamentally wrong with our approach which needs correction. The responsibility cannot be left yo Manmohan Singh or Kejriwal (I am not eqating them!), each one of us should wake up and act.

Cancer and Common Sense - Moneylife Let us be more considerate to people facing challenges while commenting. Please see Merchant's comments on the article and my response. Please come out with remarks which will boost the morale of those who are suffering.

The Hindu : Business / Economy : Standard & Poor’s warns of rating downgrade Rating agencies cross their brief! Please read my comments.

S&P says one-in-three chance of India's rating downgrade in next two years - Moneylife We need an Indian Rating Agency of international standard. Please see my comments

Impact of reforms on food security - Moneylife Here I am sharing my concerns and anxieties about impact of sudden slashing of subsidy. The concept of subsidy and the reverse process of subsidy need further examination in the present context. Read on......

Business Line : Columns / S S Tarapore : High time RBI bought more gold Also read my comments on domestic gold stock

LPG prices hiked by Rs11.42 per cylinder to raise dealer commission - Moneylife Let us move towards a predictable pricing policy

Is Compassion Unscientific? - Moneylife An interesting article by Dr B M Hegde

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Continuing onslaught on the CAG Read this in the context of my article 'Supreme Court verdict on CAG mandate: A step in the right direction' posted on this Blog

Business Standard, October 4, 2012 Letters: Gross salaries Business Standard / New Delhi Oct 04, 2012, 00:15 IST This refers to Shyamal Majumdar’s column “Much ado about CEO pay” (Human Factor, September 28). When it comes to income and wealth, there is an urge to resist transparency after a certain level. The effort people make to justify the accumulation of wealth in certain pockets gives an impression that this resistance has roots in some real fear of exposure. The frequent averments about things being “legal” confound the confusion. Kapil Sibal’s observation that “the government can now take decisions without fearing action by any other constitutional body”, in response to the apex court’s opinion on the presidential reference, gives an impression that once an act is cleared as “legal”, no power under the sun can raise an accusing finger against the person performing that act. Last year, a CEO along with his wife accepted a total salary of Rs 128 crore. Another company

Supreme Court verdict on CAG mandate: A step in the right direction - Moneylife Please read and share my article on CAG's mandate

VITALINFO: RBI Should March in Step with Govt: FM : Finance Minister P Chidambaram wants the Reserve Bank to "walk in the same direction" as the government by cutting interest rates in res...