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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

Like a gambler, govts squandered India’s legacy through mindless socialism: Nani Palkhivala

Our brand of socialism did not result in transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor but only from the honest rich to the dishonest rich, lawyer-jurist Nani A Palkhivala said in 1991.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?