Economist · Author · Podcast Host
Karan Mehrishi
About
An economist reading the machinery of money.
Karan Mehrishi is an economist and policy commentator known for his work on global macroeconomics and monetary systems. He has built a reputation for analysing central banking frameworks, financial crises and sovereign debt dynamics, with a strong focus on both advanced and emerging markets.
His academic background includes training in financial economics and macro finance, which shapes an analytical, research-driven approach. Beyond the podcast, he has contributed to international publications, writing on economic policy, financial stability and the geopolitical dimensions of global finance. He is the author of three books on Indian macroeconomics and fiscal–monetary coordination, and the editor of a volume on India's political economy.
As a host, he brings a methodical and intellectually rigorous style to discussion. Rather than flattening complexity, he engages with the technical detail and presses expert guests to explain how monetary systems actually work in practice — a format built for listeners who want an insider's understanding of central banking rather than surface-level commentary.
The Podcast
Talking Central Banks
A specialised podcast exploring the inner workings of central banking and global monetary policy. Unlike general finance shows built around markets or headlines, it goes into the institutional and technical machinery of how central banks operate.
Through in-depth conversations with economists, policymakers and financial experts, it examines inflation targeting, liquidity management, sovereign debt and financial crises across both advanced and emerging economies — from the Federal Reserve, the ECB and the Reserve Bank of India to the central banks of smaller economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It is a serious, expert-level platform for central bankers, hedge funds, finance professionals and students of macroeconomic policy.
Latest episodes
All episodes ↗Geo-politics of Monetary Policy with Tina Fordham
Middle East Crisis & Impact on Monetary Policy with Peter Berezin
India's Covid-19 Monetary Response with Ashima Goyal
Bibliography
Books & edited volumes
India's Macroeconomic Response to Covid-19
Peter Lang Academic Publishers, Berlin / Lausanne
1st Edition · December 2025
The India Collective: What India is Really All About
Taylor & Francis | Routledge, New York / London
2nd Edition · January 2024
India in 2050: Visions for a Superpower
Blu One Ink Publishers | Occam, New Delhi
1st Edition · August 2024
The Making of Monetary Policy in India: Imagining the Future
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Forthcoming
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Selected Writing
Commentary & opinion
Essays on monetary policy, central bank balance sheets, financial stability and political economy — published across Nikkei Asia, Mint, Moneycontrol, Forbes, Central Banking and others.
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09India should get prepared for financial system troublesNikkei Asia 10India and the U.S. are ready to be more than just friendsNikkei Asia 11The Asian Monetary Fund's moment has come at lastNikkei Asia 12Is the RBI ready for its own privatisation? — Part IMoneycontrol 13A reformed Reserve Bank system can add depth to the corporate debt market — Part IIMoneycontrol 14Turkey's monetary experiment holds lessons for Asia's central banksNikkei Asia 15India can get a permanent Security Council seat by outwitting Sun TzuNikkei Asia 16Shaktikanta Das is India's 'whatever it takes' bankerNikkei Asia 17Why the RBI should consider a higher inflation target bandMint 18A weakening balance sheet may explain the RBI's latest rate actionsMint 19How regulations have failed our fixed income securities marketMint 20A contracting RBI balance sheet is detrimental to systemic stabilityMoneycontrol 21What the MPC tells us about the RBI's communication strategyMoneycontrol 22The case for India to raise rates now — or fall behind the curveForbes 23The world's fastest growing major economy has a cash problemForbes 24India at last values the profits of its state companiesNikkei Asia 25India, steadfastly non-aligned: the revival of NAM 2.0JH Economics 26Our BRIC mindset will ruin usTehelka 27Until the trash is picked up, there will be no Clean IndiaNikkei Asia 28India's failing schools rule out any demographic dividendNikkei Asia 29Cooperatives can help lift India's jobless growth curseNikkei Asia 30Why India's focus should be on English and not HindiThe DiplomatGet in touch
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