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    • OPINION | When stock markets grow, do bank deposits shrink? New evidence says it depends 

      Analysis of data from 122 countries shows that more sophisticated the financial system and greater the institutional strength, bank deposits and financial markets can grow together 

    • OPINION | Private Equity in Indian Healthcare: A case for regulatory safeguards

      Private equity is growing fast in Indian healthcare. Experience from the US shows it can raise costs and debt. India must regulate investment to protect patients and care quality

    • Software isn’t dead, but its cozy business model might be

      Companies must rethink their charging policy to reflect tasks completed rather than number of users

    • OPINION | RSS at 100: Mohan Bhagwat’s dharmic vision from AI to agriculture

      Sanghnomics: At an RSS centenary outreach in Mumbai, Mohan Bhagwat advocated decentralisation, rural enterprise, dharmic wealth principles, technological adaptation, and environmental responsibility amid shifting geopolitics 

    • Is the dollar under pressure from trade fragmentation, renminbi’s gradual rise?

      However, exchange-rate weakness alone does not determine reserve status; institutional depth, capital mobility and geopolitical alignment matter more

    • Periodic Labour Force Survey: Men leave the farms, women shoulder the burden

      Services now employ more men than agriculture. But three in five women still work on farms—and over a third don't get paid

    • For whom the bells toll In the market

      Leveraged traders find themselves on a sticky wicket as regulatory moves and strong hands trimming leveraged positions leave them more exposed 

    • Chart of the Day: How IT services are losing ground in global technology spends

      The wallet share of IT services in worldwide IT spending is moderating

    • Can India seize the AI moment at the global summit?

      As New Delhi hosts the India AI Impact Summit 2026 amid market jitters and global churn, the real test lies in turning rhetoric into regulation, innovation into inclusion, and ambition into actionable leadership

    • OPINION | Regulating Hate Speech: Navigating the constitutional boundaries of free expression

      The fate of Karnataka Assembly’s contested Bill on regulating hate speech hangs in balance. Any law curbing speech has to meet the constitutional test which lays out conditions under which it can be done. So far, jurisprudence has tilted in favour of using existing laws to curb unacceptable forms of expression 

    • OPINION | Life in the Age of Subscriptions: We don’t buy, we just auto-renew

      What started as convenience has turned into a permanent monthly tax on entertainment, software, and simply existing online. From streaming sports to cloud storage, modern digital life is less about choice and more about recurring payments 

    • OPINION | Digital Colonialism: The new East India Company in AI

      From the East India Company to AI giants, the structure feels familiar. India supplies talent and data while the platforms, ownership, and profits increasingly live elsewhere 

    • The Eastern Window: From critic to partner? BNP's win tests India's ability to turn the page in Dhaka

      The rise of BNP and end of the Yunus-led caretaker government is a good opportunity to improve India-Bangladesh relations. But there are several hurdles including resistance from the pro-Pakistan Jamaat e Islami, which is extremely critical of India

    • Beyond the BNP Landslide: The women voters who drew the line against extremism in Bangladesh

      In an election that was as much about the future as it was about the ghosts of the past, Bangladesh has handed the BNP a decisive victory while elevating Jamaat-e-Islami to a powerful opposition

    • OPINION | Legacy systems might survive AI, but old strategies will not

      Artificial intelligence will not merely modernise legacy systems. It will reorder economic advantage and geopolitical power. For India, the real danger is not slow adoption, but assuming disruption will arrive on our terms By

    • Chart of the Day | What lies ahead of silver: Bull market or breaking point?

      After a meteoric 278% rally to $121/oz, silver suffered its second-worst crash in history—but analysts say the bull market isn't over yet.

    • OPINION | Munich, the return of civilisational dogma and India’s new reality

      Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference reflected the MAGA doctrine, which frames issues through the prism of Western civilisation. India’s response should be to strengthen cooperation where interests converge; preserve autonomy where they diverge 

    • To survive the AI onslaught, Indian IT must embrace it

      As AI writes code faster than humans, India’s iconic IT sector faces a brutal choice: reinvent its workforce entirely or risk becoming a footnote in tech history

    • Inside the Minds of Giant Traders: What really separates Winners from Losers

      The "magic formula" in trading isn't hidden in indicators — It's in mastering your emotions and managing risk

    • Whirlpool’s steady results a relief amid parent stake sale uncertainty

      Parent Whirlpool Corp reduced its stake in India unit by 11 percent in the December quarter

    • OPINION | From AI anxiety to AI impact: Why the Delhi summit matters

      The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 begins in the capital today. An outline of the backdrop to the Summit and a framework to judge its outcome follow 

    • AI at any cost? Mag 7 confronts first real capex cycle test

      AI may well redefine productivity over the next decade. But markets do not price decades, they price cash flows. And in 2026, the story has shifted from growth at any cost to returns on capital deployed.

    • Kashmir’s Lost Heritage: A reminder of its plural past

      Kashmir’s neglected Hindu and Buddhist shrines, rediscovered idols, and ruined temples reflect the displacement of Pandits and the erosion of the Valley’s once vibrant plural heritage 

    • OPINION | The 'Women' factor in Jamaat 's defeat in the Bangladesh election

      The organisation’s worldview is characterised by a belief that women have to play a subservient role in society. In South Asia, Bangladesh has a higher proportion of women in the workforce than other countries. They were not willing to lose their hard-won progress

    • OPINION | Vault Matters: Why private banks need more returnees like Shyam Srinivasan, Murali Natarajan and Ashok Vaswani

      In the backdrop of a shallow talent pool for the top job at private banks, isn’t it time to widen the search and look overseas

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