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In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Manipur riots lay bare identity politics, investors cannot ignore dollar and gold, Mongolia pips Australia in coal supply, IPO pricing of new-age companies questioned, and more
Protesters attacking army establishments is a dramatic first in Pakistan’s history. But the Army will not give up its primacy in the power matrix. The bottom line is that neither the military nor the netas, including Imran, are putting aside narrow self-interest to address the crippling economic crisis
The central banks' lack of understanding about the non-monetary components of inflation in times of war and crisis, driven by disruptions in supply chains is reflected in its policy to tackle inflation through a series of interest rate hikes
Conditions have stabilised but more must be done to prevent further banking tremors
Investors are now dicovering the dirty secret of IPO valuations: that it’s ultimately based on what the market will bear
Australia’s decision to question China on the origins of COVID has altered trade in coal
The Rajasthan election is already on PM Modi’s sights as he targets the southern region of Mewar which is also the tribal belt. The BJP has assiduously wooed tribal voters since Droupadi Murmu’s presidential election last July but the absence of a tall local tribal leader is a serious handicap for the saffron party
An emissions trading system, with careful design and implementation, can be an effective tool for India to achieve its emissions reduction targets while promoting economic growth and engaging with the international community on climate change
Growing geopolitical uncertainty is a common factor that is making the US dollar and gold hard to ignore for investors. For the dollar, its lion’s share in central bank reserves and all cross-border deals ensures its supremacy
Excitement over lithium find in Rajasthan notwithstanding, India as G20 head must take the initiative to forge a global alliance on critical minerals
This is not the first time that ethnic violence has flared up in Manipur. The roots of the conflict run deep and are exacerbated by a lack of jobs
The lesson to be learnt is not from Bangladesh, but from Pakistan. Both India and Bangladesh had a much lower per capita GDP compared to Pakistan in 1990. Now, Pakistan’s per capita GDP is much lower than both India’s and Bangladesh’s
For years, while persons of Indian origin established their professional credentials and gained respect, admiration, and recognition, there was underrepresentation in Australian politics. The winds of change have begun to blow
The West Asia rail link being pitched by the United States faces a challenging road ahead. The desperate attempt to counter Chinese influence in the region will remain a limited project unless more Arab nations can be roped in
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India's hydro storage plan makes little progress, the economy's flashing red this week, Indian banks not financing green projects, gold bullion offers profitable returns, and more
The ‘China Plus’ policy being followed by many multinationals has also brought India into the limelight as investors search for alternative manufacturing centres
A downward trend in prices of inputs of FMCG companies opens up the possibility of a shift in how investors view these stocks
Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered elections to two provincial assemblies on May 14 but the Shehbaz Sharif government wants simultaneous national and provincial elections in October. Imran Khan’s PTI concurs with simultaneous polls but fears that waiting too long could get Khan disqualified in the interim
Fears of a credit contraction come as a possible US debt default looms
The current installed and under construction hydro pumped storage capacities constitute less than 40 percent of the 2030 requirements
Under the PMLA, notified professionals may find it difficult to take the plea that their role is not to detect suspicious transactions while carrying out assignments for and on behalf of the clients
Deepfakes will proliferate with generative AI tools becoming easily accessible. Political parties can be trusted to use deepfakes against each other given the potential for big electoral gains, low electoral costs, and plausible deniability. Election Commission’s inability to police the digital ecosystem will aggravate the deepfake menace
Don’t shy away from buying physical gold due to fears of getting cheated or high bid/offer spreads. A visit to your local Zaveri Bazaar can be a profitable endeavour or if nothing else, then an educative one
Bank credit to green industries has been growing faster than loan off take to traditional sectors in recent times. But lenders are far from being big financiers of green projects
The promise of high returns — whether true or not — has encouraged retirement funds to pour money into PE investments, with terrible results
