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The SIR-driven voter purge has intensified political tensions in Bengal, giving the BJP a new narrative while allowing Mamata Banerjee to rally supporters. Yet the exercise risks alienating key communities and may not significantly erode TMC’s core base
Moves to curb proxy advisers and passive investment giants chip away at foundations of shareholder capitalism
India’s rising digital-fraud epidemic is pushing policymakers towards extreme fixes, including a proposal to keep satellite location tracking permanently switched on in every smartphone sold in the country. But combating crime cannot mean converting an entire nation into traceable dots on a map, which might just end societal trust at scalek
India and Russia entered into significant agreements outside the traditional military sphere during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit last week. But some of the deals—including energy supplies and transfer of military technology—may be difficult to implement if the Ukraine peace talks fail
Gold shattered 50 all-time highs and surged over 60% in 2025—now analysts are asking whether the rally can extend into 2026, with forecasts ranging from cautious optimism to predictions of $5,000 per ounce
The market regulator is ensuring a rise in compliance standard by resorting to parallel regulatory action, which significantly increases risks for intermediaries
Why does the Indian consumer remain so hopeful, even when their income says they shouldn't be? The answer might just be what's keeping the entire economy afloat
The transport agreements inked with Russia during President Putin’s New Delhi visit will help India to leverage sea routes better for enhancing Indo-Pacific clout
While the government has promised an inquiry and fixing of accountability, the real price may be paid by a different stakeholder
India is the fastest growing major economy and is on course to be the world's third largest. Raj Krishna may have coined “Hindu rate of growth” as an analytical shorthand, highlighting India's slow economic development in the 1970s under its then-prevailing socialist policies. What remains unexplained, however, is the need to attach a religious label to it, as if only the Hindus were responsible for India's economic stagnation and the perceived failures of its statist economic model.
The floor for the repo rate in this cycle has already been hit. This is because the guidance for H1FY27 Headline CPI is at 4 percent and with the current repo rate at 5.25 percent, the real gap is low at 1.25 percent.
RBI announcements this morning managed to deliver it all. There was a rate cut, there were liquidity infusions, and also a dovish tone for further support if needed.
The RBI's MPC unanimously cut the repo rate by 25 bps while maintaining a neutral stance, decisively complementing the cut with Rs1.45 lakh crore in durable liquidity to ensure transmission and decouple domestic policy from external rupee volatility
India’s DPDP Act 2023 shifts data from passive asset to active liability, mandating clarity, accountability, and automation. It reshapes compliance, increases costs, and demands data discipline, boosting trust and AI capabilities
Our research and opinion teams have curated a selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance for your weekend read.
The MPC might want to see improved transmission of the cumulative rate cuts carried out so far.
The RBI's unanimous 25bps repo rate cut to 5.25% represents a calibrated normalization of the real policy rate, justified not by growth concerns but by a persistent downward shift in the inflation trajectory
Any further rate easing from current levels would only be likely if there is a material downward undershooting in growth outcomes. However, interventions on the liquidity front may well continue
Old assumptions about expectations and targets can no longer be relied upon
The IndiGo disruption illustrates how a duopolistic aviation sector can transmit private failure into national economic friction. India’s regulatory architecture remains reactive where it must become preventive
With inflation at historic lows, the RBI finally opens the tap. The 25 bps cut signals support for growth, but the central bank isn’t throwing caution to the winds.
RSSFACTS: Balasaheb Deoras, the third Sarsanghchalak of RSS, shaped the organisation’s growth, championed social equality, introduced key reforms like morning shakhas, and left a lasting impact on RSS’ structure and outreach
The government's knee-jerk reaction to cyclone-driven tomato price spikes masks a systemic failure: a horticulture market where farmers get just 33% of retail prices and boom-bust cycles devastate both producers and consumers
Nvidia's dominance in AI chips has made it a trillion-dollar giant, but tech rivals and geopolitical pressures are now threatening its reign
