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Les miserables: Why are the French protesting | Number Theory

India, Oct. 28 -- France has been rocked by protests, some of which mutated into large-scale arson last week. While this is not the first instance of large-scale protests or even violence in France, t... Read More


Die another day: the politics and economics of Lula da Silva | Number Theory

India, Oct. 27 -- When the results of the first round of Brazil's presidential elections were declared earlier this month, almost everyone thought it was finally curtains for Lula da Silva, the countr... Read More


Terms of Trade: The melancholy of critical cynicism

India, Oct. 23 -- (Roshan Kishore, HT's Data and Political Economy Editor, writes a weekly column on the state of the country's economy and its political fall out, and vice-versa) Published by HT Dig... Read More


A recent history of India's petroleum trade | Number Theory

India, Oct. 20 -- India imports roughly 80% of its petroleum requirements. While its imports are largely confined to crude oil and other hydrocarbons, it is also a large exporter of refined petroleum ... Read More


Terms of Trade | Why Jantar Mantar matters for India

India, Oct. 16 -- (Roshan Kishore, HT's Data and Political Economy Editor, writes a weekly column on the state of the country's economy and its political fall out, and vice-versa) Published by HT Dig... Read More


The real world complicates textbook macro stabilisation | Number Theory

India, Oct. 13 -- This year's Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford, economists at Stanford and Columbia University. A far as Economics Nobels go, this year's... Read More


With retail inflation at 5.5%, RBI's stance vindicated

India, Oct. 13 -- "It is clear that inflation and its outlook are not benign as they were last year.," RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said in a statement after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetin... Read More


3 years on, West Asia conflict widens, its costs mount | Number Theory

India, Oct. 9 -- October 7, 2026 marked three years since the ghastly terror attacks on Israel by Hamas. More than 1,200 people Israelis lost their lives in the attacks and over 200 were kidnapped by ... Read More


Terms of Trade | Is rancour the new radical?

India, Oct. 9 -- (Roshan Kishore, HT's Data and Political Economy Editor, writes a weekly column on the state of the country's economy and its political fall out, and vice-versa) Published by HT Digi... Read More


A rate hike beckons but what else | Number Theory

India, Oct. 7 -- The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI will announce its decision today (Wednesday, October 7). There is near-unanimity on RBI increasing the policy rate in this meeting, although... Read More