Aman Malik

A physicist turned career journalist who has been covering the infrastructure sector for more than a decade and a half, Aman writes on the intersection between business and policy.

RBI monetary policy: Will the central bank again spring a surprise?

General

06 February, 2017

RBI monetary policy: Will the central bank again spring a surprise?

As the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee begins its first rate-setting meeting of 2017 on Tuesday, the question ......

Infrastructure

01 February, 2017

Will Arun Jaitley's $59 bn infra push pay off?

India will invest as much as Rs 3.96 lakh crore to boost it’s the infrastructure sector in FY2017-18, Finance Minister ......

General

31 January, 2017

Economic Survey pokes ratings firms, questions methodology

The Economic Survey 2016-17 presented on Tuesday came down hard on credit ratings firms for the methods they use while ......

General

31 January, 2017

India GDP growth for FY18 likely 6.75-7.5%: Economic Survey

The Indian economy is likely to expand between 6.75% and 7. 5% in the fiscal year that begins in April, ......

General

27 January, 2017

The curious case of BJP leaders on boards of top state-run firms

What does it take to become an independent director on the board of a profit-making government company?For one, being a ......

General

24 January, 2017

Can the humble Aadhaar Pay slay digital wallets?

More than two months after it demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the government is now reportedly pushing to ......

General

23 January, 2017

How bad could the Trump presidency really be for India?

Ever since Donald Trump won the US presidential election held on 8 November last year, speculation has been rife about ......

General

19 January, 2017

Demonetisation: Why you may soon have to answer the taxman

Did you deposit Rs 10 lakh or more in old currency after 8 November last year in one or more ......

General

19 January, 2017

What all you can declare under the government's black money amnesty scheme

The income tax department on Wednesday came out with a clarification on the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), which ......

General

18 January, 2017

Here's how CBDT's move to put tax circular on hold helps foreign portfolio investors

Late on Tuesday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) put on hold a December circular that had sought to ......