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P. Vaidyanathan Iyer is The Indian Express’s Managing Editor, and leads the newspaper’s reporting across the country. He writes on India’s political economy, and works closely with reporters exploring investigation in subjects where business and politics intersect....Read More

P. Vaidyanathan Iyer is The Indian Express’s Managing Editor, and leads the newspaper’s reporting across the country. He writes on India’s political economy, and works closely with reporters exploring investigation in subjects where business and politics intersect.

He was earlier the Resident Editor in Mumbai driving Maharashtra’s political and government coverage. He joined the newspaper in April 2008 as its National Business Editor in Delhi, reporting and leading the economy and policy coverage.

He has won several accolades including the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award twice, the KC Kulish Award of Merit, and the Prem Bhatia Award for Political Reporting and Analysis. A member of the Pulitzer-winning International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Vaidyanathan worked on several projects investigating offshore tax havens.

He co-authored Panama Papers: The Untold India Story of the Trailblazing Offshore Investigation, published by Penguin.

Articles by P Vaidyanathan Iyer

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Nirmala Sitharaman: ‘We respect him (General Naravane)… Rahul Gandhi used his name and heft to mock’Subscriber Only

Feb 06, 2026 06:21 IST

"PM gave a blank cheque to the Armed Forces. What more do you want to say? It's not like (Pandit)...

Fri, Feb 06, 2026
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Union Budget 2026 Explained Highlights: Jobs focus; govt to continue capex heavy lifting, measures for taxpayersSubscriber Only

Feb 01, 2026 08:00 IST

India Union Budget 2026-27 Explained Live Updates: Budget has proposed hiking the overall...

Sun, Feb 01, 2026
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World looking at us as $30 trillion economy, trusted partner: Piyush GoyalSubscriber Only

Feb 01, 2026 04:19 IST

'In this deal, how much was geopolitics a factor since the EU probably felt being pushed to a...

Sun, Feb 01, 2026
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EU deal goes beyond trade… can lift manufacturing: Piyush GoyalSubscriber Only

Jan 31, 2026 05:20 IST

He says technical know-how, investment to spur industry to build...

Sat, Jan 31, 2026
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Tamil Nadu, a pioneer in pension reforms two decades back, now reverses courseSubscriber Only

Jan 08, 2026 18:46 IST

The Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme will become effective January 1, 2027, if the DMK returns to...

Fri, Jan 09, 2026
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Signal from DC on trade deal: Direct Modi-Trump ‘engagement’ may helpSubscriber Only

Oct 09, 2025 04:32 IST

One window is the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur this month but fingers crossed over PM’s visit,...

Thu, Oct 09, 2025
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Group of Ministers meeting on GST reforms next week, tight timeline for Council’s nodSubscriber Only

Aug 17, 2025 04:00 IST

Pre-filled returns, refunds within fixed time among other proposed...

Sun, Aug 17, 2025
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After Trump doubles tariff, India’s strategy: Remain quiet, don’t give in, wait it out for nowSubscriber Only

Aug 08, 2025 04:50 IST

India is one of the first few countries to have kick-started talks with the US on a trade...

Fri, Aug 08, 2025
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PM didn’t want the Ram temple to become temple of the north…(his message was) develop Ayodhya so that it has cosmopolitan features: Nripendra MisraSubscriber Only

Jun 12, 2025 07:41 IST

Misra, who served as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his entire first...

Fri, Jun 13, 2025
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‘We cannot seek justice for the past’: Ram temple’s officer-architect-in-chief Nripendra MisraSubscriber Only

Jun 11, 2025 06:55 IST

Agenda for future should be improving health, education and empowerment of rural women, says...

Wed, Jun 11, 2025
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Operation Sindoor: New red line drawn as Lashkar, Jaish and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen bases targetedSubscriber Only

May 08, 2025 04:20 IST

The coordinated assault, using multiple long-range high-precision strike weapons at predetermined...

Thu, May 08, 2025
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Screws tighten on Pakistan: Curb on water flow through Baglihar; crackdown on ships, tradeSubscriber Only

May 04, 2025 04:05 IST

Second set of measures kicks in as Pakistan tests 450-km ballistic...

Sun, May 04, 2025
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May 04, 2025 00:08 IST

Days before the Pahalgam massacre that claimed lives of 26 people, there was intel alert of attack...

Mon, May 05, 2025
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Income up to Rs 12 lakh tax-free; consumption, capex key driversSubscriber Only

Feb 01, 2025 12:17 IST

Implicit in the high capex outlay of Rs 11.21 lakh crore (actually Rs 10,000 crore more than in...

Sun, Feb 02, 2025
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Low productivity trap, inability to expand tax base risks if top 500/ 1,000 richest persons not taxed at higher rate: PikettySubscriber Only

Dec 16, 2024 22:17 IST

In an interview with The Indian Express, Piketty, who teaches at the Paris School of Economics,...

Tue, Dec 17, 2024
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Thomas Piketty: ‘Can’t tax upper middle class more if very top not taxed at higher rate’Subscriber Only

Dec 16, 2024 04:20 IST

Thomas Piketty, who co-founded the World Inequality Lab and the World Inequality Database, said,...

Mon, Dec 16, 2024
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Amid slowdown, RBI-Govt gulf widens, growth to holding ratesSubscriber Only

Dec 02, 2024 04:20 IST

The RBI, on its part, has been constantly flagging the risk from continued high rate of...

Mon, Dec 02, 2024
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Hindenburg revelations raise questions — Sebi and its chief Madhabi Puri Buch must answerSubscriber Only

Aug 12, 2024 20:45 IST

The confidence of common investors in the securities market rests squarely on Sebi’s professional...

Sun, Aug 18, 2024
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As Sebi chief Madhabi Buch digs heels in, key query: Did she disclose fund linked to Adani?Subscriber Only

Aug 12, 2024 06:10 IST

Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar said, “The SEBI is an independent market...

Tue, Aug 13, 2024
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‘I can’t see myself in a position where I have to ask the L-G to pick my peon… sitting in wait outside for him to sign the file’: Omar AbdullahSubscriber Only

Aug 07, 2024 07:29 IST

“A single-point campaign where NC says we will reverse August 5 is not going to fly… a large...

Fri, Aug 16, 2024
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‘The elected govt will have many powers… If you work as per Constitution, there will be no problem’: Jammu and Kashmir L-GSubscriber Only

Aug 06, 2024 08:30 IST

“The public is free to elect whoever they want. But I would like to say that we would not allow...

Fri, Aug 16, 2024
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Jammu flares up, frames challenge: reset counter-terror grid, fill ‘vacuum’Subscriber Only

Aug 05, 2024 05:10 IST

Will take some time for security grid to ‘mature and manifest’, patience and perseverance...

Mon, Aug 05, 2024
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Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha: Progress made, Raj Bhavan for fine balance with elected UT govtSubscriber Only

Aug 05, 2024 04:38 IST

Jammu and Kashmir LG said the general elections which witnessed a record voter turnout of 58.46 per...

Mon, Aug 05, 2024
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Election Outcome Budget: Firm grip on fiscal, but first Budget of NDA III silent on reformsSubscriber Only

Jul 24, 2024 04:05 IST

Rs 17,500 savings for salaried, LTCG increased to...

Wed, Jul 24, 2024
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Budget 2024 Explained Highlights: BJP acknowledges economic distress, need for Centre-state partnership

Jul 23, 2024 10:09 IST

Union Budget 2024 Explained Highlights: Here is the analysis and explanation of the key terms and...

Thu, Jul 25, 2024
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