OPINION | India’s foreign policy has become merely a domestic performance
Foreign policy isn't about theatrics, but endurance. True power lies in consistent influence. It's time for India to shift from performance to rebuilding quiet regional trust
Multiple headwinds pose risk to ABB’s margin outlook
Apart from subdued order flows, margins could be weighed down by several factors including rising competition
Why India's stock lending mechanism remains a failed experiment
Despite being introduced nearly two decades ago, India's securities lending and borrowing scheme has failed to gain meaningful traction due to prohibitive margin requirements, high costs, and inflexible rules, prompting SEBI to plan its first major overhaul in nearly two decades
No country for working women
A data-driven analysis revealing why India's marginally improving female unemployment rate masks a deeper crisis of scarce, precarious, and often unpaid work for women
India’s Power Tightrope: Growth, vulnerabilities, and opportunity in IEA World Energy Outlook 2025
The IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2025 sees India as the world’s biggest driver of energy demand growth — yet import dependence, mineral shortages and climate stress could threaten its momentum
Why is an early, blanket trade deal with Australia important?
The remit of the proposed India-Aussie CECA extends beyond commerce and can increase New Delhi’s heft in the Indo-Pacific
October CPI hits rock-bottom 0.25%: GST cuts shine, but food deflation rings alarm
October’s CPI just hit 0.25%—the lowest since the 2011-12 series began. A triumph of policy? A statistical mirage? A rate cut in December? Or a warning bell for rural India?
OPINION | India’s tokenized rupee moment is here
Tokenised rupees can handle domestic and regulated flows, while Indian rupee (INR) stablecoins on public blockchains can power cross-border trade and programmable payments. They connect tokenized asset economy with the traditional fiat system
India demonstrates firm resolve: A chronology of how agencies cracked Delhi terror attack
India’s security and intelligence agencies have successfully dismantled the Faridabad module, foiling a major conspiracy intended to inflict large-scale damage
Mohamed El-Erian: Markets should pay heed to the affordability squeeze
Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses
Sugar exports quota a balm, but not cure for industry’s ills
While a timely announcement of a sugar export quota is good news, what the industry needs is a lasting solution that frees it from policy whims
OPINION | Karnataka’s proposed law to aid domestic workers will end up hurting them
Well intentioned it may be but the wholly foreseeable consequences of the Bill may make people reluctant to hire domestic help. In addition, it sets the stage for another inspector raj
OPINION | India needs to rethink its Central Asia strategy after the Ayni airbase exit
India’s exit from Tajikistan’s Ayni airbase underscores the need for renewed, sustained engagement with Central Asia, leveraging trade, investment and connectivity to balance regional powers and revive strategic influence
Why is SEBI warning against digital gold?
SEBI has issued a stark warning about digital gold investments, revealing they operate in an unregulated space with no investor protections, despite their growing popularity among smartphone-savvy Indians
OPINION | Transforming real estate insolvency and recovery through IBC reforms
India’s real estate insolvency landscape under the IBC continues to evolve, balancing homebuyers’ rights, project-wise resolutions, and safeguards against speculative misuse, while reinforcing constitutional protections and regulatory coordination through recent judicial developments
Why investors are split over the dollar’s fate as US shutdown ends
The US shutdown may have given the dollar a break from volatility but its effect on the economy could hurt the greenback.
Chart of the Day | Is India’s mass consumption story losing steam?
Goldman Sachs sees a revival, but falling food prices and a neutral RBI are changing the arithmetic for household demand and monetary policy
Bigger Banks, Bigger Ambitions: Why India must build banks with global heft
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s push for a fresh phase of public-sector bank consolidation is a strategic bet on scale, competitiveness and credit depth that India’s growth trajectory now requires.
OPINION | Reimagining India’s ASEAN trade strategy
India’s long-standing economic and strategic relations with Southeast Asian countries has been tested by the region's increasing dependency on China. That should not blind policy makers to the potential trade with ASEAN offers
OPINION | As SIR of electoral rolls enters second phase, Opposition and legal challenges intensify
Opposition parties, led by the DMK, have challenged the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging constitutional overreach, flawed procedures, and potential voter disenfranchisement, with the Supreme Court set to examine its legality
Gold rally tempts jewellers with a literal debasement trade
Surging prices are causing issues even at the top end of the market
OPINION | F&O policy signals a new era of market maturity and depth
India’s F&O landscape is growing with purpose. The message from policymakers is that the future of derivatives trading will be defined by awareness, prudence, and liquidity and not by interventionist controls
OPINION | US Disengagement from East Asia: Rhetoric or reality?
Despite rhetoric of retreat, the US remains deeply engaged in the Indo-Pacific, where rising Chinese power and regional tensions demand greater allied contributions and shared strategic responsibility
Amid surging exports, Bajaj Auto has a bumpy ride on home ground
All eyes on the power-packed new motorcycle launches that should help Bajaj Auto move its market share higher
