Will the govt increase defense spending & speed up share sales in state-run companies to bolster revenues after last year's income tax cuts, reductions in consumption levies?
More than 200 companies either received approval to list from the securities regulator or lodged prospectuses for IPOs this year — the highest tally in 27 years.
The jitters in Indian markets are likely ‘short-term’. Experts say this could serve as a key growth opportunity & that India must accelerate FTA talks with major countries, including US.
March has been a good month for equity & currency, backed by FPI inflows & weak dollar. Going forward, tariffs, Chinese markets, oil prices & corporate earnings may have a role to play.
The bank flagged a 2.35% hit to its net worth, around Rs 15-20 billion, as of December 2024 due to an underestimation of hedging costs with regard to some past forex transactions.
International media also reports on the financial revolution brewing among the middle class & the north-south divide over the 2026 delimitation proposal.
One of Madhabi Puri Buch’s last acts as SEBI chairperson was to forcefully advocate the ‘sachetisation’ of mutual funds. It will only expose more Indians to risky investment.
Global media also reports on Shein relaunching in India 5 years after it was banned by Delhi. The relaunch is taking place under a deal with Reliance Retail.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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