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Monday, September 29, 2025
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

It’s silly to make Raghuram Rajan the scapegoat for demonetisation disaster

The political compulsion to defend demonetisation is understandable as one of the stated goals – to immobilise black money – came a cropper.

Not just Argentina & Turkey, India among host of ‘fragile’ emerging markets at risk

The textbook recipe for an emerging-market crisis requires large debt, and an associated domestic credit bubble.

Trump shows interest in private firm’s idea of privatising the war in Afghanistan

Profit making motives will subsume national strategic objectives if the Afghanistan war and the US fighting forces are privatised.

By a 99.3% verdict, India’s cash ban was a farce

RBI's focus on pressing issues like the banking system deserves more attention after two years of cash ban frenzy and counting of old notes.

Why there may be no winners in India’s painful bankruptcy process

While RBI is pushing bankers to come clean, whimsical application of the law by bankruptcy judges are leading to lengthy appeals and little recovery.

Reminder: Government overreach in economy is a recipe that generally hurts citizens

A classic example of overregulation was India’s licence raj. Dismantling it made the private sector dynamic & ensured healthier growth.

Google, Facebook should be forced to share ad revenue with content creators to help journalism

Local newspapers are losing out to digital giants in terms of readership and advertisements, thereby affecting their very survival.

Smartphones, not distinctive internet features, are the future of Xiaomi

For the June quarter, Xiaomi’s year-over-year growth is not in syc with the percentage increase in smartphone shipments. 

Pakistan seems to be dodging IMF bailout to protect its pal China

An IMF scrutiny of its books will reveal the biting conditions attached to Chinese aid, and people will lash out.

Kerala floods show how Modi’s got his spending priorities all wrong

Govt spend on water resources is five times lower than on farmers’ credit, crop insurance. Of this, only 3% is spent on flood management.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.