Roshan Kishore is the Data and Political Economy Editor at Hindustan Times. His weekly column for HT Premium Terms of Trade appears every Friday.
Articles by Roshan Kishore
India’s laptop import restrictions is not a bad move
A look at why the decision to impose an import license on computers, if implemented intelligently, may not be a bad move
Published on Aug 08, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Terms of Trade | Sectarian politics and its statistical hubris
Dismissing growing concern around incidents of sectarian violence by citing other numbers for communal harmony is a wrong application of statistical law
Published on Aug 04, 2023 09:08 AM IST
Nuh: A troubled district to a communal tinderbox?
A look at why Haryana's Nuh district may become a communal tinderbox which may polarise politics.
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Number Theory: Can lower fuel prices ease inflation pain from cereals?
There is good reason to believe that fiscal policy can play a positive role in controlling inflation via an intervention on the fuel prices front.
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 04:54 AM IST
Terms of Trade | Two realpolitik questions on the Manipur tragedy
One: Why is Biren Singh still CM? Two: Why has the gender violence in Manipur not seen nationwide protests?
Published on Jul 28, 2023 05:46 PM IST
Will rice spoil India’s inflation math?
A look at how rising prices of cereals, particularly rice, are turning out to be a major concern.
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Top 5% own 53% of ACs in India
What data about ownership of ACs tells us about the country
Published on Jul 27, 2023 12:40 AM IST
How many Indians are becoming richer with India?
As India's economic growth gains traction, a look at how many people in the country are enjoying high standards of living.
Published on Jul 25, 2023 10:58 PM IST
Will India@100 be an economic superpower?
A look at some scenarios about India's GDP and per capita GDP, and how it sits against the prospects of India becoming a developed economy by 2047
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Terms of Trade | Has INDIA changed the road to 2024?
Short answer: It remains to be seen. For all practical purposes, the next Parliamentary elections are Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, and not the BJP’s, to lose
Published on Jul 21, 2023 08:54 PM IST
The controversy around government surveys in India
A panel under the chairmanship of India’s former chief statistician Pranab Sen will review the conduct of all statistical surveys conducted by the government
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 12:32 AM IST
Is there a method to the tomato price madness?
A look at what rising tomato prices tell us about the volatility of the vegetable market in India
Published on Jul 18, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Muslims are the poorest religious group in India
An HT analysis of unit level data from the latest AIDIS and PLFS shows they have the lowest asset and consumption levels among major religious groups in India
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 09:22 AM IST
Are Muslims a more unequal society in India?
The question one can answer on the basis of data is whether Muslims are a more unequal society in India than other religions
Published on Jun 29, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Terms of Trade | Why we need nuanced look at fiscal federalism debate
Economic and demographic divergence across the country pose an imminent threat to fiscal federalism
Published on Jun 28, 2023 05:24 PM IST
Terms of Trade | The "India is democratic" debate is pointless. Here's why
The plutocratic turn in Indian democracy is ideology agnostic and it has pretty much killed inner-party democracy across the board
Published on Jun 23, 2023 05:41 PM IST
India’s goldilocks moment flags a unique asymmetry
There is a unique asymmetry in the Indian economy where growth is driven by the rich but inflation is more dependent on the poor, and on extra-economic factors
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 06:24 PM IST
Terms of Trade | Atal Behari Vajpayee: a poet, a pragmatist, and a politician
A new biography throws light on former PM and Jan Sangh (and later, BJP) stalwart who embodied the seasoned politician's ability to straddle contradictions
Published on Jun 16, 2023 04:33 PM IST
At 4.25%, retail inflation in May down to over 2-year low
The uncertainty over the south-western monsoon is causing concern, with the monsoon's performance set to be crucial for inflation's future trajectory.
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 02:13 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
Number theory: What is driving farmers’ protests in Haryana?
Farmers in Haryana have been protesting over the past few days demanding that the government procure sunflower seeds at the MSP. What explains these protests?
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 10:20 AM IST
RBI keeps rate on hold, talks tough on inflation
The MPC resolution has kept its April meeting’s projection for annual GDP growth in 2023-24 unchanged at 6.5%.
Updated on Jun 09, 2023 02:37 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
TERMS OF TRADE | Lessons from the Balasore train tragedy
For better safety systems, investment is required, but Indian Railways cannot afford to raise ticket costs as a bulk of its passengers are unable to afford it.
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 10:03 PM IST
Railways spent much less on replacing old tracks than CAG estimated: Data
CAG flagged in its 23rd report of 2022 that the fund meant for replacement and renewal of assets was “insufficient”.
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 04:31 AM IST
Terms of Trade | Nuanced economic debates will not matter in 2024
Economic factors will play a big role in the BJP retaining power next year. Despite headline numbers, the impact of policies on grassroots voters will be key
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 10:05 PM IST
Number theory: Understanding the state of the Indian economy
The Union government released important economic data including GDP numbers, fiscal figures, and core sector index. What do these numbers tell us?
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 05:36 PM IST
FY23 GDP growth hits 7.2% after a strong Q4
GDP numbers exceeded the government’s own projections and was the result of a better-than-expected performance in the last quarter of the fiscal
Updated on May 31, 2023 11:58 PM IST
Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
Terms of Trade | BJP's hegemony without dominance
Large parts of India’s population do not find the BJP’s political imagery selling the PM as the perfect amalgamation as repulsive as the left-liberal voices do
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 10:07 PM IST
Data and reality clash in poverty numbers
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) was among the biggest relief measures which the Narendra Modi government deployed during the pandemic
Updated on May 23, 2023 10:17 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
Six years later, ₹2,000 notes to be withdrawn
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced the withdrawal of the ₹2,000 denomination notes from circulation.
Updated on May 20, 2023 01:58 AM IST
Rajeev JayaswalRoshan Kishore, New Delhi
Terms of Trade | Implications of BJP’s sputtering 'double-engine'
What the voter wants is not a second economic engine which will fire in sync with the Centre, but a booster engine which brings greater income support ballast
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 10:08 PM IST
