Raghav's Take

Raghav's Take

The Quint’s editor-in-chief Raghav Bahl speaks on business, politics and policies.
Will India Do Better Or Worse Under ‘Centrists’ Biden & Harris?
Raghav's TakeAugust 24, 2020
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Will India Do Better Or Worse Under ‘Centrists’ Biden & Harris?

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) nominated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the November elect...

Budget 2020: Despite ‘Fixing’, ESOP Remains A Much-Abused Acronym
Raghav's TakeFebruary 13, 2020
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Budget 2020: Despite ‘Fixing’, ESOP Remains A Much-Abused Acronym

India taxes ESOPs, ie employees stock options, harshly, very harshly. Let me give you a quick history...

Budget 2020: Don’t Give Tax & Fiscal Cuts — Just Give Us ‘TRUST’
Raghav's TakeJanuary 29, 2020
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Budget 2020: Don’t Give Tax & Fiscal Cuts — Just Give Us ‘TRUST’

It’s a familiar cacophony. Cut taxes. Invert the inverted duty structure. Control the fiscal deficit....

Terrific Reforms, But Beware of ‘BABU-JAAL’ — Bureaucratic Cobwebs
Raghav's TakeDecember 04, 2019
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Terrific Reforms, But Beware of ‘BABU-JAAL’ — Bureaucratic Cobwebs

For over five years, I’ve criticised ‘state creep’ on Prime Minister Modi’s watch. This tendency hit ...

Let’s Not Waste a Good Maharashtra Political Crisis
Raghav's TakeNovember 29, 2019
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Let’s Not Waste a Good Maharashtra Political Crisis

The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress coalition in Maharashtra is perhaps the second most ‘unthinkable’ pol...

Dear PM Modi: Crack This Quiz & Fix the Economy
Raghav's TakeNovember 19, 2019
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Dear PM Modi: Crack This Quiz & Fix the Economy

India’s economy today can be described by a four-letter word. Oh c’mon, it’s not what you are thinkin...

Soaring Markets & Slowdown Caused by Lingering Confusion in Policy
Raghav's TakeNovember 08, 2019
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Soaring Markets & Slowdown Caused by Lingering Confusion in Policy

Coal output crashes by over 20 percent. Overall, eight core sectors lose a stunning 5.2 percent year-...

Why I Call Maha, Haryana Polls ‘Juggernaut-Stoppers’: 6 Takeaways
Raghav's TakeOctober 30, 2019
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Why I Call Maha, Haryana Polls ‘Juggernaut-Stoppers’: 6 Takeaways

I know that adjectives like “milestone”, “game changer” and “watershed” are frequently used after pol...

PMC Scam: Shameful to Promise Just Rs 1 Lakh Insurance to Victims
Raghav's TakeOctober 27, 2019
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PMC Scam: Shameful to Promise Just Rs 1 Lakh Insurance to Victims

The PMC Bank scam was more audacious than any Bonnie and Clyde heist. A high-living father-son duo, R...

Dear FM, Here Are 3 Tax Cuts the Common People Would Welcome More
Raghav's TakeSeptember 22, 2019
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Dear FM, Here Are 3 Tax Cuts the Common People Would Welcome More

Finally. Finally! The Modi government has acknowledged the futility of trying to pump prime India’s G...

India’s Best Post-Brexit Bet is the “Zombie” Commonwealth!
Raghav's TakeSeptember 12, 2019
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India’s Best Post-Brexit Bet is the “Zombie” Commonwealth!

As tensions mount in sadda , aapro , aamchi (ie, “our” in what the Brits would have once called “thre...

RIP Dear Arun Jaitley Ji, My Tribute to an Exceptional Schoolmate
Raghav's TakeAugust 24, 2019
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RIP Dear Arun Jaitley Ji, My Tribute to an Exceptional Schoolmate

Raghav Bahl pays tribute to former finance minister Arun Jaitley, recalling his meetings with his exc...

A Navratri (Nine-Point) Economic Re-Boot for a ‘Puritan’ Modi
Raghav's TakeAugust 24, 2019
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A Navratri (Nine-Point) Economic Re-Boot for a ‘Puritan’ Modi

In Prime Minister Modi’s unexpected, stirring commendation of “wealth creators” – most tellingly, by ...

What I Wish PM Modi Had Said But Didn’t In Independence Day Speech
Raghav's TakeAugust 18, 2019
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What I Wish PM Modi Had Said But Didn’t In Independence Day Speech

Main jaanta hoon ki aaj desh ek aarthik mandhi main hai; lekin main 130 crore desh vaasiyon ko yeh vi...

The Diary of An Unfortunate Indian Entrepreneur
Raghav's TakeAugust 16, 2019
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The Diary of An Unfortunate Indian Entrepreneur

As always, the strapping 40-year-old swept into his corner room in a Gift City high-rise with the pra...

Measuring Modi-Shah’s Kashmir Gamble on Mandate, Method & Morality
Raghav's TakeAugust 10, 2019
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Measuring Modi-Shah’s Kashmir Gamble on Mandate, Method & Morality

11:15 am, 5 August 2019. I stood stunned and immersed in a time-lapse video as Home Minister Amit Sha...

India Should Muster the Nerve to Go Ahead & Launch Sovereign Bonds
Raghav's TakeAugust 02, 2019
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India Should Muster the Nerve to Go Ahead & Launch Sovereign Bonds

India’s forex reserves are nearly $430 bn and growing. If we can’t muster the stomach to raise $10 bi...

Maulana Azad, the ‘Default’ Political Visionary of Elections 2019
Raghav's TakeMay 10, 2019
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Maulana Azad, the ‘Default’ Political Visionary of Elections 2019

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad made a default entry in India’s savagely polarised polls of 2019\. Because the...

Did Modi Use Akshay Kumar to Neutralise Political Frankenstein(s)?
Raghav's TakeMay 02, 2019
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Did Modi Use Akshay Kumar to Neutralise Political Frankenstein(s)?

I am still reeling from Prime Minister Modi’s iconic, monumental (no, HE is not going to be happy with...

Dear PM Modi, Take a Trip From Wayanad to Rampur Via Chicago
Raghav's TakeApril 09, 2019
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Dear PM Modi, Take a Trip From Wayanad to Rampur Via Chicago

Why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi castigating Rahul Gandhi for “running away from majority-dominated...