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Madan Sabnavis

The Hindu

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India's GDP Reshuffle: Decoding The Numbers, Narrative, And Nuances Of The New 2022-23 Base Year

India’s new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year updates growth estimates and economic structure without changing the overall narrative of...

15.03.2026 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Urgent Need For Ground Rules To Reform India’s Costly Corporate Healthcare System

Corporate hospital costs in India continue to rise due to room-based pricing, insurance-linked billing and lack of transparency. Experts call for...

01.03.2026 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

India’s Trade Pacts With EU, UK And US Set To Reshape Export Landscape And Economic Growth

India’s new trade agreements with the EU, UK and US are lowering tariff barriers and opening major export markets, but success will depend on...

16.02.2026 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

How India Should Look At AI: Opportunity, Efficiency And The Challenge Of Inequality

As AI adoption accelerates globally, India faces both efficiency gains and serious challenges. Insights from the World Economic Forum highlight job...

04.02.2026 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

What do the budget numbers say?

02.02.2026 10

Forbes India

Madan Sabnavis

Budget And Credit Policy: What To Expect In A Testing Fiscal Year

As the Union Budget and RBI’s final credit policy for FY26 approach, attention will focus on fiscal deficit targets, capex growth, disinvestment...

10.01.2026 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Inflation has been low. That’s not necessarily a good thing

07.01.2026 20

Indian Express

Madan Sabnavis

Lower repo rate link to lending

With the repo rate being lowered by 125 basis points (bps) within this year and bank lending rates coming down, there is strong reason to believe...

24.12.2025 40

The Financial Express

Madan Sabnavis

From Shock To Stability: How The World Absorbed The 2025 US Tariff Disruption

In 2025, the US imposed higher tariffs, disrupting global trade like a once-in-a-lifetime shock. Despite fears of inflation, recession, and export...

23.12.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Prices Set To Rise Further As Rupee Touches The 90 Mark

Let us look at the main triggers for this sentiment, which has turned quite negative. In general, one would expect the currency to move in the...

09.12.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Why RBI Is Likely To Hold Rates As Growth Strengthens And Inflation Dips To Record Lows

The next big announcement on the anvil is the credit policy. It comes at interesting times, as there is more clarity on the way forward for the...

26.11.2025 9

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Planting 6 ideas for an agri culture

26.11.2025 10

The Economic Times

Madan Sabnavis

The Changing Face Of Savings And Investment In India

There has been a relentless pressure put on the Fed to lower interest rates, which finally did materialise even though economic theory would raise a...

11.11.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

In Bihar and beyond, don’t dismiss cash transfers. They serve the general good

10.11.2025 10

Indian Express

Madan Sabnavis

Five Key Economic Shifts To Watch: Tariffs, Trade, GST, Investment And Fiscal Health

The next four months will be critical for the Indian economy as several conjectures will soon face concrete outcomes. The financial year began under...

28.10.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

A Defining Phase For India's Economy: Key Outcomes Due By March 2026

The next four months are crucial for India’s economy as key developments unfold in tariff talks with the U.S., oil import strategies, GST-driven...

28.10.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Making Sense Of The Stock Market In View Of High Growth Rate

Despite India’s strong economic growth, stable inflation, robust forex reserves, and high IPO activity, its stock market has lagged global peers....

14.10.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Making Sense Of Stock Market In View Of A High Growth Rate

India has shown the highest level of resilience to the external environment, which can be best described as an economy with the highest growth rate...

14.10.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Can’t Bet On Gold To Continue To Rise At The Same Pace

However, in 2025, due to the tariff issue, there has been a substantial rise from $2709/ounce in January to $3532/ounce in the first week of...

23.09.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

How hungry (& able) is consumer?

15.09.2025 20

The Economic Times

Madan Sabnavis

GST Rationalisation Can Be Key To Increasing Consumption

The GST structure, to begin with, was complex with multiple rates, as distinct from the practice in most countries where there is a single rate.

02.09.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Spectrum: Economic Reflections As We Celebrate Our Independence

We got our independence in 1947. Interestingly, every block of around 22 years marked a turning point when it came to economic policies. For the first...

19.08.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Donald Trump’s Tariff Strike: How Potent Is It For India?

The 25% tariff rate is marginally lower than the 26% rate announced in April, and it should be remembered that there has been no deal with the USA as...

03.08.2025 30

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

More rate cuts? Not so fast

30.07.2025 10

The Economic Times

Madan Sabnavis

Spectrum: A Template For Railway Reforms In The Next Decade

The focus on railways has largely been on introducing faster sophisticated trains, adding new lines, developing metro systems, etc., which has added...

23.07.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

What Could The Israel-Iran Imbroglio Mean For Us?

The reason is that in the case of the Ukraine war, Russia was a major supplier of oil to the world and hence tilted the scales on the energy front, as...

24.06.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

The Rate Cut Is Praiseworthy But The Challenges Persist

What does this mean going forward? The first is that there may not be any more cuts in future, as this has been frontloaded. With the RBI targeting an...

08.06.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

What drives the unstoppable growth of India's wedding economy?

30.05.2025 20

The Economic Times

Madan Sabnavis

Conjecturing Stock Market Movements In FY26

Interestingly, if the week-ending data is examined for the year, it peaked at 85,571 for the week ending September 27, 2024. The low was 72,644 on May...

25.05.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

The Business Of Coaching Classes Is Big And Lucrative

Interestingly, as is normally the case, several coaching classes for the civil services have showcased their contribution to the success of candidates...

11.05.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

India Will Register Growth Rate Of 6.5% By End Of FY25 Feel Economists, Though Individuals Hold Different View

The two lacunae, if they are to be called so, during the year were the tepid growth in consumption and private sector investment (which was not...

27.04.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Will The New Airport In Navi Mumbai Address Issues Of Passenger Convenience?

The services were regular and touched all important points from where passengers could take alternative transport facilities to reach their...

13.04.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

A Peek Into The Future Shows How FY26 Will Be For India

There is apprehension about what could happen, and until there is clarity, markets will be jittery. Given this background, the following looks likely...

30.03.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

The business of faith: How India can tap into its ₹1.2 lakh crore religious tourism potential

24.03.2025 20

The Economic Times

Madan Sabnavis

MPC should take savings into account

24.03.2025 20

The Financial Express

Madan Sabnavis

Global Economic Disruption: Top 10 Consequences Of Trump’s Tariff Policies And 'America First' Doctrine

Ever since Donald Trump took over as president of the USA, there has been considerable disruption across markets. With different statements and...

16.03.2025 40

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Interest Rates Have Definitely Peaked In This Cycle

The repo rate was reduced by 25 bps in the Feb policy, and it is expected there could be two more cuts during the course of the year, though the...

02.03.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Is It Time To Have A Luxury Tax In Place?

One of the most popular Indian cricketers is said to own 70 bikes and at least a dozen luxury cars. Data from the Federation of Automobiles Dealers...

16.02.2025 20

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

Indian banks face a quadrilemma: Challenges in liquidity, regulations, and growth

10.02.2025 20

The Economic Times

Madan Sabnavis

Opinion | A Budget That Understands Balance

03.02.2025 10

NDTV

Madan Sabnavis

Ease Of Paying Taxes Should Be Considered

There have been a plethora of suggestions and requests for various changes in the budget, both on the revenue and expenditure sides, before it is...

02.02.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

90-Hour Workweeks: A Corporate Demand Sparking Ethical And Health Concerns

Can 90-hour workweeks balance productivity, health, ethics, and corporate expectations in India?

18.01.2025 10

Free Press Journal

Madan Sabnavis

How ‘final’ are GDP estimates?

13.01.2025 20

The Financial Express

Madan Sabnavis