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TopicGujarati Banias

Topic: Gujarati Banias

How Brahman–Bania networks shaped modern India’s corporate landscape

In Meet the Savarnas , Ravikant Kisana documents the lives, the concerns and crises of India's urban elites, the savarnas.

Portuguese Gujarati Bania companies, South Indian bronzes—how Africa helped India become rich

For nearly 300 years under the Gujarat Sultanate and the Portuguese Estado da India, Indian traders made fortunes in East Africa.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.