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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicUS banking crisis

Topic: US banking crisis

With First Republic Bank, US sees 2nd major banking collapse in 2 months. Fed rate hikes to blame

Interest rate hikes by the US Fed were also at the root of Silicon Valley Bank collapse in March. RBI Governor had last week said the Indian banking sector is resilient & healthy.

Indian policymaking is good when cautious, botched when rushed. Learn from US banking crisis

India has done great in regulation because it took time to think things through. The US banking crisis should encourage Modi govt to avoid rush jobs like demonetisation.

How resilient are Indian lenders amid a global banking turmoil?

PM Modi and RBI governor Shaktikanta Das have both said that local lenders are strong, after the US banking crisis spilled over to the Indian stock market and rattled bank stocks.

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India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.