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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicDebt waiver

Topic: debt waiver

World Bank expects private creditors to join G20 in providing debt relief

Eric Martin -
The G-20 in April agreed to allow a temporary suspension of debt repayment for more than 70 impoverished nations.

TALK POINT: Is it time to revisit the culture of farm loan waivers, minimum support prices and take on this “moral hazard”?

ThePrint Team -
As UP and Maharashtra write off farmers’ loans and MP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab struggle to tackle fresh demands for debt relief, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says the Central government will not help foot the bill. And RBI Governor Urjit Patel calls loan waivers a “moral hazard”. Is it time to revisit this culture of farm loan waivers? We ask experts.

Maharashtra’s Rs 30,500 cr loan waiver is the latest ‘moral hazard’ in the name of farmers

Nikhil Rampal -
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has finally cleared a Rs 30,500 crore debt waiver for farmers, but has been told by the Union finance...

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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

Economy

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

Purva Chitnis -
India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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