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Would you trust a banking system that can be closed down on a prime minister’s whim?

The idea that demonetisation would leave banks flush with household savings that they could lend to productive parts of the economy has been debunked. The Indian central...

Banks are still not trustworthy, even if they tell you they are

Though regulators claim financial systems are now stronger than they were in 2008, their resilience is yet to be seen. 

By abandoning bill allowing bank sell-off, Centre has failed the ailing sector

India may soon come to regret not setting up a resolution regime after the 2008 crisis as many nations did.

Indian banks with record frauds to boost insurance sales

While the number of fraud cases has halved over the five years through March 2018, the amount involved has tripled, culminating in the record...

Fear is biggest obstacle for investors in bankrupt Indian firms

With federal investigators probing allegations of impropriety against bankers, bankrupt companies are opting for liquidation of assets. The wait for investors to acquire some of...

Chanda Kochhar: ‘Ms Consistency’ of Indian banking who is no stranger to crises at ICICI

The CEO of ICICI Bank has seen several ups and downs in her 25-year career. But the allegations of conflict of interest could be her toughest challenge yet.

Catch-23 Economics, Catch-24 Politics

Caught between wanting to be an ideal swayamsevak like Mohan Bhagwat, and a moderniser like Vajpayee, Prime Minister Modi could become an Indira-like statist.

India should have 5-7 large banks to spur competition: Arvind Subramanian

Chief economic adviser calls government’s stimulus package a ‘Brahmastra’, aimed at solving problems faced by public sector banks.

The chicken-and-egg problem of NPCI shows what’s needed to improve its performance

NPCI is both the operator and infrastructure provider of IMPS and UPI, and does not have the structure to generate the right incentives.

Let’s not overstate the independence of the RBI, says former governor Dr YV Reddy

The former RBI governor weighs in on the independence of the central bank, the recent MPC controversy and the farm loan waivers across the...

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.