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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: RBI

Indian economy is better off than in the dark days of 2013

Here are some indicators to show why the Indian economy is better off than in 2013 when it bore much of the brunt of the ‘taper tantrum’.

Indian regulators need to stop the IL&FS rot from spreading

RBI & SEBI need to urgently offer an emergency bailout to IL&FS before it does more harm to the rest of the market.

India’s software exports are not the answer to the rising oil bill

Attention has to be focused on the relative stagnation in merchandise exports over the medium term.

RBI wields the stick on bad loans by rejecting Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor

Rana Kapoor’s removal illustrates just how far RBI is preparing to go to root out a system-wide legacy of shoddy lending.

Oh Yes Bank, you lost your CEO – for the greater good

After acting against Rana Kapoor, RBI will be forever held to a high standard and any compromises would damage its credibility.    

IMF estimates rupee’s depreciation to be only 6-7%

The world body warned that the rupee depreciation would jack up the prices of imported goods such as oil and petroleum products.

Modi govt keeps plan B ready to support rupee but in no hurry to implement it

Government is looking at raising funds through NRI bonds if rupee slides further but will junk idea if situation stabilises

After April high, India’s forex reserves fall below $400 billion mark

Drop being attributed to RBI's efforts to arrest rupee fall but experts say no reason to panic for now.

Record-low Rupee puts RBI under pressure to step in

Though RBI has raised interest rates twice since June and depleted billions of dollars to boost the currency, it has not been successful.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.