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TopicDebt

Topic: Debt

Beyond sacrilege and Satluj, this is how Punjab must fix its fiscal crisis urgently

Punjab’s debt will not shrink and the MSP debate will not be resolved through identity politics or louder television debates, however sincerely the underlying grievances are felt.

Governments must fix their debt messes before it’s too late

High public debt and rising borrowing costs are increasing financial risks due to which governments should curb spending, raise revenue and strengthen market safeguards.

Three new state governments, three old debts—what are TVK, BJP and UDF dealing with?

Within days, the newly appointed Chief Ministers will convene with their Finance Secretaries, and these discussions will have nothing to do with electoral vote shares.

When online betting traps turn deadly: NIT student, textile worker—victims differ, their stories don’t

Accessibility & perception of profitability add to the appeal of online betting apps & sites, but the risks are unavoidable. Consequences of addiction can often be tragic.

White paper on Tamil Nadu’s fiscal health soon, says CM Vijay, slams DMK for leaving treasury empty

Tamil Nadu is now under a debt of Rs 10 lakh crore which the previous govt left as a huge burden, Vijay says in his first address as CM.

Mann govt gets a CAG reality check on 4th anniversary—economic growth cannot offset debt trap

If quantum of off-budget borrowings is included as part of debt, govt's overall liability was 44.27 percent of GSDP in 2023-24, public watchdog says in report.

Modi govt’s record $187 billion debt sales to pressure Indian bonds

New Delhi plans to borrow 17.2 trillion rupees ($187 billion) in the year starting April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Sunday.

Pakistan’s Fauji Foundation to sell $1 bn stake to UAE as Islamabad looks to shore up chronic debt crisis

Pakistan's Ishaq Dar says the powerful military backed conglomerate will take the lead of converting loans extended by UAE into a stake, as Islamabad’s external debt load grows.

Punjab’s debt-ridden farmers can’t break free from Green Revolution chakravyuh

Debt-burdened farmers cling to paddy even as it drains soil, water, and future prospects. ‘Crop diversification is a nice buzz word but nothing’s done at the policy level.’

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Pakistan’s paradox under Asim Munir: A broker for the world, a bruised state for citizens

Pakistan is busy monetising on geopolitical disorder even as disorder consumes its own peripheries.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

Gen VN Sharma, who led Army in the turbulent late eighties, dies at 97

Hailing from an illustrious military family, he was son of Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma. His eldest brother Maj Som Nath Sharma is the first recipient of the posthumous Param Vir Chakra.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.