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Sunday, January 25, 2026
TopicFinancial regulation

Topic: financial regulation

Indians don’t know how their credit scores are calculated. CIBIL needs govt oversight

A lower CIBIL score enables banks to charge higher interest rates. This raises questions about a concerning nexus between financial institutions and credit bureaus.

Real fine print in SC Adani-Hindenburg case is investor safety. Buyers, sellers not aligned

Sellers will act in the interest of buyers only if it benefits them too. Regulations can ensure that the seller is incentivised to do the right thing, and penalised for not doing so.

Cryptocurrency should not be made legal tender, key regulatory bodies tell G20 nations

International Monetary Fund & Financial Stability Board submit paper with policy recommendations for crypto regulation. G20 leaders expected to discuss it during Delhi summit.

Indian policymaking is good when cautious, botched when rushed. Learn from US banking crisis

India has done great in regulation because it took time to think things through. The US banking crisis should encourage Modi govt to avoid rush jobs like demonetisation.

Yes Bank’s AT1 bonds tell the tale of broken financial regulation in India

RBI must explain rationale behind decisions related to Yes Bank resolution — mis-selling of bonds, delay in resolution & writing off debt over equity

On Camera

Mark Tully’s BBC assignment to India wasn’t by chance. It was a karmic connection

Mark Tully witnessed the BBC turn into an anti-India outfit and repeatedly shame and humiliate itself in world circles. Never mind. Tully lives on, and his old BBC lives on.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

US officially calls China ‘second most powerful country’, new strategy softens stand against Beijing, Moscow

New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.