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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicBank lending

Topic: Bank lending

Not just risk to banks, RBI’s curbing unsecured lending to rein in shady recovery practices too

RBI has made it more costly to lend & borrow unsecured loans. One reason is financial risk these loans can pose, while another is harassment of borrowers by recovery agents.

Private banks lending more than PSU banks as Indian economy recovers from Covid

Most recent data shows India’s top 3 private banks lent nearly 3 times the average industry rate in the quarter of March, while maintaining better asset quality than their state peers.

What 100 contracts with secrecy clause reveal about China’s development lending

Researchers from US and Germany examined 100 debt contracts between Chinese state-owned entities and govt borrowers in 24 countries to give an insight into how China lends. Edited excerpt.

RBI must see the problem right — credit demand, not credit supply is the concern

The RBI has assured both the market and government of creating comfortable liquidity conditions so that private and government borrowing are not hampered.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.