
BUSINESS
Can Trump’s tariff derail India’s China Plus One ambition?
Trump’s punitive tariff could cloud India’s ambition of becoming a viable alternative to China unless trade negotiations succeed. However, it could well turn out to be India’s 1991 moment, forcing the country to take long-pending economic reforms to leap into the next level

BUSINESS
Can Trump’s tariff derail India’s China Plus One ambition?
China has built a moat around its manufacturing that is hard to replicate, and a favourable tariff differential was a way to eat into that pie.

BUSINESS
How Universal Basic Income can see light of day
UBI even in a diluted format can only see the light of the day if the government is ready to dump all its existing schemes

BUSINESS
Opinion | Will RBI adopt divergent path in treating corporate governance lapses in private banks?
If the Axis Bank board was shown tough love by the RBI, can the Yes Bank board expect anything different?

BUSINESS
Opinion | LIC's stake increase in IDBI Bank is funds flushed down the drain
By truly privatising the beleaguered lender, the government could have sent a strong signal to the markets of its intention of impart a new lease of life to the ailing sector.

BUSINESS
COMMENT-Heeding Krugman's call to focus on manufacturing is key to Rising India
Conventional economic theory suggests that when an economy progresses, it passes from being predominantly agrarian to having a preponderance of manufacturing, and then becomes services-driven as it attains maturity.

MONEYCONTROL-RESEARCH
HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank — The haloed duo with a long, promising road ahead
Investors got to stay invested in these stocks despite despite the optically expensive valuation.

BUSINESS
The nine banks that will gain out of PSU recapitalisation
PSU recapitalisation may not restore competitiveness – be selective.