The Avadhut Sathe saga: Betrayed by the Pied Piper or your own behaviour?
SEBI’s order penalising the finfluencer is a lesson for investors to steer clear of unlicensed investment advisors
OPINION | Why the India–EU Free Trade Agreement is critical for Indian industry
India–EU FTA represents the scaffolding for India’s next industrial leap. It offers the regulatory foundation, external confidence, and investment pipeline needed for Indian industry to move up the value chain and integrate more deeply with the world’s most advanced markets
The outlook for traders in 2026
If 2025 is a challenging one, then 2026 promises to be no different. Here’s a blueprint on how to come out on top in the New Year
OPINION | India at an Inflection Point: Budget 2026 and the road ahead
As India sustains strong growth amid global uncertainty, the Union Budget must address trade risks, employment challenges, and MSME modernisation to secure long-term resilience and progress towards developed-nation status
Chart of the Day: Along with digital banking, complaints have also risen
The rise of digital banking has also seen increased customer dissatisfaction, show RBI ombudsman scheme data
Anupam Rasayan makes an opportune bet on Jayhawk in the US
The acquisition will improve Anupam’s revenue mix and add new products
OPINION | Five fiscal reforms for Budget 2026-27
We need to revert to a fiscal rule anchored on deficit reduction to provide clarity to the market and also create space to use public investment as a growth enabler which, among other things, will enhance debt sustainability
OPINION | Vande Mataram debate highlights the need for constitutional protection of national symbols
The standing of Vande Matram in the collective consciousness was never in doubt. There is a however a case to extend constitutional and statutory protection to the National Song
Why the ‘stablecoin supercycle’ could rewire banking
Some technologists believe more than 100,000 such payment systems could swamp the world within five years
The Eastern Window | India has emerged as a hot political issue in Bangladesh elections
With no clear winner emerging in the pre-election scenario in Bangladesh, the competing parties are focusing their attention on criticising India to garner votes
OPINION | The Mirage of Big Tech Investment in India: A closer look
India is celebrating record investment pledges from Big Tech, yet most of this capital reinforces our role as an operating base rather than an innovation leader. Policymakers must look past headline numbers and confront the structural gaps that prevent India from owning the intellectual property that defines real technological power
The four ‘O’s that shape a bubble
And what this test tells us about the artificial intelligence wave
Small Modular Reactors: Safer, not risk free
The government is allowing private players into the nuclear energy space. But are adequate safeguards being planned?
OPINION | Revisiting the Economic Roots of Swadeshi: Legacy and misconceptions
Sanghnomics: The Swadeshi movement, rooted in early critiques by thinkers like Lokhitwadi and Ghose, was an intellectual journey, not just a 20th-century nationalist reaction. Its economic legacy continues to shape modern self-reliance initiatives
Chart of the Day | The IPO illusion
44% of recent IPOs trade below the issue price—but that means 56% trade above it. Some of those winners have multiplied investor wealth several times over
Mexico's tariff move — A wake-up call for India's trade strategy
As India chases its $1-trillion goods export target by 2030, New Delhi must ring-fence trade strategies against external shocks, which are often unanticipated
CoalSETU to drive optimal utilisation of coal reserves
Removal of end-use restrictions will help expand potential market for domestic coal and substitute imports, amid moderating demand for coal
Why RBI is right to shut the Stablecoin door
T. Rabi Sankar’s blunt rejection of stablecoins is not ideological rigidity. It is a reminder that money, unlike technology, cannot survive on belief alone
OPINION | Mirage of Critical Mineral Diversification: How re-export hubs quietly undermine India’s energy security
Minerals are now often sourced through re-export hubs like Hong Kong. India is therefore indirectly tethered not only to China’s dominance but also to the political and trade dynamics of the intermediary state
Opinion | Travel mayhem in peak holiday season: Why December is the month we travel most and relax least
If travel were a personality, December would be dramatic. December travel is a full-time emotional sport, complete with overpriced tickets, airport hunger pangs, flight delays and cancellations, and social-media envy. Seemingly, it’s now becoming a ritual of chaos, craving and collective surrender in Indian society.
The Reading List: December 12, 2025
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
OPINION | CCI’s resource allocation is lopsided. IndiGo’s crisis shows why
The competition regulator has mostly focused on network effects in the digital sector. These effects however are more potent in a sector such as aviation, which flew below the regulator’s radar
OPINION | Thirupparankundram in Tamil Nadu is ground zero for the state’s political future
For six decades, Dravidian political ideology has held sway. After years of unsuccessful attempts to establish a foothold, the BJP and its ideological associates have latched on to what some describe as the ‘Ayodhya of the south’
OPINION | Vault Matters: India needs its ICBC, ABC, and JP Morgan: SBI alone won’t do
Scale brings the ability to absorb losses, to make losses look insignificant, and thereby give the impetus to grow without having to fear about how the profit and loss statement will look. If the economy must fast forward growth in the next ten years, that’s the need of the hour for Indian banking system
