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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicBankruptcy law

Topic: bankruptcy law

A fifth of public sector banks’ assets may go bad in a year

This cycle is unlikely to start reversing till the new bankruptcy law grows up a little.

The government’s right to throw homebuyers a lifeline

The bankruptcy code has broken new ground by lifting homebuyers left without apartments by debt-stressed builders to the status of financial creditors.

$210 billion of Indian bad debt lures funds hunting for returns

Banking sector in India is coping with about $210 billion of problem loans, a legacy of a borrowing spree following the global financial crisis and an economic slowdown after that.

India’s top steelmakers plan record output on strong demand

JSW and Tata Steel have planned to expand their own facilities, while aiming to snap up some of the distressed assets for sale under India’s new bankruptcy laws.

Bitter court battles bog down Arcelor, Tata as bankruptcy law is tested

The successful resolution of stressed loans, which holds nearly 90 percent of impaired assets is crucial for Modi to clean up the balance sheets...

Bankruptcies are booming in India, but where are the judges?

Ten benches with a combined 26 judges and technical staff are hearing more than 2,500 insolvency cases. A streamlined bankruptcy process is crucial for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to come to grips with a simmering banking crisis. 

India is the most attractive distressed market for this debt trader

Cleaning up India’s stressed loans has been a big priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to attract investments to the country. 

India set to have a star cast of bankrupt billionaires

New bankruptcy law was initiated by the UPA. Narendra Modi has taken it to its logical conclusion. Both deserve appreciation.

Bankruptcy bill will be used to protect the bigwigs who ran away with company funds

The insolvency professional appointed is sometimes the company's own chartered accountant. Often, these have been complicit in the siphoning of funds.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.