India, like other countries, must shape up or slip into contagion and crisis.

The Indian currency appears fairly valued if one looks at price levels on the one hand and average purchasing power parity income levels on the other

The journey from systemic somnolence to stated “concern” to panic depends on the velocity of volatility and the momentum of events. 

The ratio of currency in circulation as share of broad money is back at pre-demonetisation levels, according to Reserve Bank of India data

Offering real time solutions for mitigating the problem needs an examination of the anatomy of the cash crisis to recognise the magnitude of the supply-demand gap

Over the course of history, trust in fiat currency has most often been weakened by erratic and high inflation, and shattered after episodes of hyperinflation.

Praveen Chakravarty, Visiting Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute explains why introduction of Rs 2,000 rupee note, goes against the very grain of demonetisation of high value currency to prevent black money. ...

Visiting Fellow Praveen Chakravarty explains why the RBI is watching the currency derivatives market, in this article in the Hindu Business Line. He is reminded of a recent lunch conversation with Larry Summers, Treasury Secretary of the US, during B...