Do Corruption and Democracy go Hand in Hand?
The funding of political parties in India is kept a largely secret affair, thus, the chances of the influence of policy or rules by fund giver is a big...
Student Loan: This is no Guru Dakshina
Generally, the privately funded colleges have higher brand values, thus, they are able to get higher pay packages for their recruitment programmes. Since a student is able to get...
Debt: Good for Banks, Bad for Individuals or Vice Versa?
Debt is seen as a financial necessity and accounting treatment in today’s world. But the old worldly wisdom of living within one’s means is challenged by debt, persuading Tarun...
Is the Stock Market Overvalued?
There are various metrics to measure the value of a stock market. The most common or popular is Earning per share, or EPS, for short. That one metric gives...
Bitcoin: Every New Bubble is the Same Old Story
Bitcoin is a virtual currency, which is generated through a mathematical formula by a computer software at regular time intervals. By 2040, 21 million bitcoins would be generated, explains...
How Reliable Are the Indian Banks?
Will the FRDI Bill become a law with enhanced investor protection, as per the assurance of the finance ministry? Tarun examines the debate on the said Bill, in the...
Out of the Box Ideas to Kick-start the Economy
Tarun offers a few out of the box ideas to kick-start the Indian economy, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. The economy is going well, right? After...
The Year is Seventeen, Going onto Eighteen!
Tarun takes a stock of the business and economy, in the past year, in his write-up, as part of the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Writing a year-end...
Trends in Indian Consumption and Retail
As the consumer moves towards more evolved and emotional buying, the need for finance options, both for consumption, as well as high returns on savings would grow more than...
How Interests Rate Affect us?
India is going through a slowdown, as 4% real interest rate is making people to go slow on consumption. The government’s need to cut down on fiscal deficit is...