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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicVodafone

Topic: Vodafone

Nationalise Vodafone Idea to prevent a Mukesh Ambani-dominated telecom duopoly in India

Merging state-run telcos with a nationalised Vodafone Idea could save jobs & precious capital. Managed professionally, it could become a credible third player.

Supreme Court rejects Vodafone, Airtel plea seeking reassessment of dues

A two-judge panel headed by L. Nageswara Rao Friday dismissed the petitions by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel Ltd Friday, without without giving reasons.

India to take legal recourse over Cairn Energy’s confiscation of Paris assets worth Rs 180 cr

Cairn Energy has been moving aggressively to push the Modi govt to comply with the $1.7 billion arbitration award that it won in December 2020 in the retrospective taxation case.

India files appeal against $1.2 billion Cairn Energy arbitration award

The appeal against a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration invalidating India's Rs 10,247 crore tax claim comes weeks before UK PM Boris Johnson's visit to India.

Govt examining Cairn retrospective tax order, law of the time has to be carried out—CBDT chief

P.C. Mody says govt has already appealed international tribunal order in Vodafone retrospective tax case, and will soon decide whether to appeal Cairn verdict too.

How India self-inflicted Vodafone & Cairn humiliation over ‘bad idea’ of retrospective tax

In episode 647 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta says India must stop digging the hole and rethink its decision to appeal the rulings against retrospective tax.

Reliance Jio writes to TRAI, accuses Airtel, Vodafone of ‘capitalising’ on farmers protests

In a letter to TRAI, Jio alleged the rival companies are claiming that migrating to their networks would be an act of support to the farmers' protests.

Vodafone Idea sells stake in Indus Towers for Rs 3,760 crore

After the transaction, Bharti Infratel will own 36.7% of Indus Towers, Vodafone 28.1%, with the rest held by investors including KKR & Co. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Modi govt can make it really easy to do business in India by accepting Vodafone tax loss

Rather than appealing the decision, the Modi govt should accept defeat, honour the award, and move on.

If Modi is a true reformer, he’ll bury Vodafone ghost and campaign on reforms in Bihar

No politician sees economic reform as a vote-catcher; it’s the old, povertarian economy that gets votes. Can Modi bring farm and labour reforms centre-stage?

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.