Selected Tag: GIFT City
Selected Tag: GIFT City

GIFT City’s Regulatory Paradox

Can GIFT City become truly global without rethinking how it regulates? Its next leap may depend less on new permissions and more on removing unnecessary regulatory friction.

R. Gurumurthy

September 22, 2026 at 3:52 AM IST

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India Has a Financial Centre in GIFT City But Not Yet a Market

Making GIFT City cheap to be in is not the same as making it worth being in. India has confused the two.

Chandrika Soyantar

May 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM IST

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RBI’s Offshore FX Mandate Risks Turning Transparency Into Tension

India’s push to monitor offshore rupee trades may improve visibility but also risk regulatory friction, investor unease, and unintended capital-flow consequences.

V Thiagarajan

April 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM IST

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When FX Rules Fragment the Balance Sheet

RBI’s NDF curbs shift risk from economic reality to geography, raising a quiet but persistent confidence cost for the rupee.

Quixotic Banker 

April 5, 2026 at 6:06 AM IST

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Calibrating FX Rules Without Penalising Genuine Hedgers

RBI's curbs rightly target speculative misuse in FX markets. But blunt restrictions risk leaving genuine hedgers unprotected and amplifying unhedged exposures across the economy.

Quixotic Banker 

April 4, 2026 at 5:25 AM IST

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A Decade of Rupee Depreciation: Why This Time Was Different

The rupee’s 2015–25 slide looks dramatic in headline terms, but unlike past episodes it unfolded gradually, supported by services exports, reserves and RBI’s volatility management.

Babuji K

December 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM IST

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Should India Consider FX Auctions?

FX auctions helped Latin markets steady volatility. With sharper offshore swings hitting the rupee, India may benefit from adding them to its defence toolkit.

Babuji K

November 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM IST

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RBI’s GIFT City Move Aims to Bring the Rupee Back Home

RBI’s push to let Indian banks trade NDFs in GIFT City aims to reclaim control of rupee pricing and bring offshore liquidity onshore.

Babuji K

November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM IST

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Traders Should Brace For Shock From GIFT City’s Daily Option Expiry Push

GIFT City’s daily expiry options could quietly reshape NSE’s rhythm as offshore flows ripple into Mumbai’s markets. Traders must adapt fast.

Krishnadevan V

October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM IST

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