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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicCredit rating

Topic: Credit rating

It’s China & upcoming RBI monetary policy that India is concerned about, not US ratings downgrade

Fitch downgraded US government’s credit rating. And while markets across the world, including India, slumped in response, volatility will likely be driven by other factors.

From Uber to Amazon, there is an orgy of rating and qualification happening

We are no longer rated by only the credit reporting agencies, which are subject to extensive federal regulation.

How Indian rating agencies missed the IL&FS mess

India’s credit rating industry has come under scrutiny after firms that assessed IL&FS failed to see the financial troubles brewing at the financier.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.