Topic: Debts
RBI has begun monetary policy easing, it must now focus on financial sector reforms
RBI has to improve monetary policy transmission & undertake reforms like setting up public debt management agency & boosting bond market infrastructure.
New debt worries push borrowing costs of NBFCs to record highs
Access to funds will, in turn, become more expensive for a range of businesses at a time when economic activity is already teetering.
Modi’s borrowing plan wasn’t the only piece of bad news this budget
Global funds see more pain for India’s debt as budget math weighs
More pain in store for rupee as India braces for external headwinds
While foreign currency debt has zoomed, various external vulnerability indicators paint a rather mixed picture, according to RBI's annual report.
Who wants an ‘Islamic President’ in Pakistan and where does Imran Khan fit in?
Imran Khan’s PTI colleagues are campaigning for a so-called Islamic Presidential System where the Supreme Leader will have absolute power.
Google, Apple stop TikTok downloads: Is HC order quashing small town India’s creative joy?
Google and Apple have blocked downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok in India in compliance with the Madras High Court order.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Imran Khan’s ‘support’ for Modi shows BJP has walked into its own Pakistan trap
Modi & the BJP hope to return to power by exploiting the fear of Pakistan. Imran Khan has turned the tables and become a factor dividing Indian public opinion.