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Tuesday, 08 September 2026 11.35 AM IST

CA. M R Ranjit Karthikeyan

Financial Expert

Role Columnist

Location Thiruvananthapuram

Expertise Economy, Taxation, Public Policy, Governance, Finance, Geopolitics, Technology Ethics

Biography

CA. M R Ranjit Karthikeyan is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and Founder & Senior Partner of Ranjit Karthikeyan Associates LLP, a prominent multi-location firm with 14 partners and offices across Kerala, Bengaluru, and Dubai.

He holds a Master’s in Law (Alternate Dispute Resolution) and a Diploma in Information Systems Audit, equipping him with strong expertise in technology-enabled auditing and digital governance. With over three decades of experience in audit, taxation, FDI advisory, corporate restructuring, and strategic consulting, he offers incisive insights into economic policy, trade, and governance.

A regular columnist with Kerala Kaumudi, he writes on India’s foreign trade strategy, Centre-State fiscal dynamics, and Kerala’s economic challenges. He has served as Independent Director of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) and currently serves on the board of Attukal Devi Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd. He is a past Chairman of the Trivandrum Branch of ICAI.

Articles By Author

Sep 06, 2026 · 11:10 PM IST Read

India has the Dollars. Now comes the harder question

An engineer in Bengaluru working for an American client earns foreign exchange without a container leaving an Indian port.

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Sep 04, 2026 · 12:40 PM IST Read

Proud of the Pace. Careful with the Dollars

India’s latest growth number deserves some pride. Real GDP grew 7.8% in the April–June quarter, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s projection of 7%. It came at a difficult time: expensive energy, continuing turmoil in West Asia and weak growth across much of the developed world.

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Aug 29, 2026 · 2:59 PM IST Read

Not pomp, but people: A century of quiet work

A hundred years later, that is exactly what the organisation looks like from the outside: not a victory, a persistence.

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Aug 22, 2026 · 3:32 PM IST Read

When Paper Companies Move Real Money

When a company with little visible business sends crores of rupees abroad for consultancy, software or freight, the first question should not be whether tax was deducted correctly. It should be whether there was a real business transaction at all.

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Aug 17, 2026 · 12:31 PM IST Read

Seven Streams, One Constraint

The Saptadhara gives India a direction for 2047. The harder question is whether our institutions can turn national ambition into productivity.

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Aug 03, 2026 · 12:57 PM IST Read

Storing the Season: Cold rooms, warehouses and a second chance for Kerala’s farmers and small processors

The absence of storage also weakens Kerala’s small processors. A unit may be capable of converting local produce into pickles, pulp, puree, dehydrated products, frozen foods or ready-to-cook preparations.

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Jul 24, 2026 · 11:37 AM IST Read

Sovereignty in the Age of Algorithms

For generations, sovereignty was understood in physical terms. Nations protected their borders, guarded their coastlines and strengthened their armed forces because the greatest threat came from an invading army. A country’s independence was measured by the security of its territory.

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Jul 10, 2026 · 11:47 AM IST Read

Vizhinjam, TiL and Clause 5.9, Protect Public Interest, But Do Not Stifle Development

A clear, contract‑based argument that Clause 5.9 should safeguard competition and security at Vizhinjam without being overstretched to block strategic investment and port development.

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Jul 05, 2026 · 2:33 AM IST Read

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