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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicPrivate equity

Topic: private equity

Samsonite was a classic American success story. How private equity firms strip-mined it

Gretchen Morgenson -
In 'These Are the Plunderers', Gretchen Morgenson writes it took a decade for Apollo to gut this once-thriving and iconic American luggage maker.

SEBI allows private equity firms to own mutual fund companies

Jayshree P Upadhyay -
Currently, India only allows financial services firms and corporates to back Asset Management Companies (AMC).

Parle Products, maker of Parle G biscuits, in talks to buy Polish biscuit maker Dr Gerard

Praveen Paramasivam -
Dr Gerard is valued between 10 and 12 billion rupees, reports say, with one of the people cited saying it could be as high as 24 billion rupees

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Opinion

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Catherine Thorbecke -
The challenge of translating the AI wave into livelihoods is a bigger governing test for PM Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon Valley’s elite.

‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka won’t be easy

Middle powers are showing unprecedented agency. To offset unsteady US era

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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