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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicReserves

Topic: Reserves

Central banks like RBI tend to ‘build an empire’, sometimes at the cost of public interest

In countries like Chile, Israel and Thailand, central banks run with negative net capital.

Modi govt is right: RBI’s idle, excess reserve can reduce public debt & improve India’s rating

Every government would benefit from a lower level of debt.

On Camera

Budget 2026: Push for India’s bond market needs the foundations fixed first

Corporate bonds are priced as a spread over the risk-free rate. In India, the reference risk-free rate is unreliable as large institutions are mandated to buy and hold government bonds.

Sitharaman increases tax on F&O trades in the Union Budget 2026. ‘Undesirable move’

As per a SEBI report, about 90% of F&O traders lose money because of market illiteracy. More than 75% of loss-makers kept trading even after losing money for two consecutive years.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.