India’s Manufacturing Moment Needs Industrial Coherence

India’s manufacturing push is real, but fragmented industrial responses and mismatched readiness are holding back the country’s ability to compete globally.

Sangeeta Godbole

December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM IST

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Sandesara Settlement Could Rewire Credit Culture in India

Sandesara’s court-approved payout is seen as exchanging prosecution for payment, sharpening debate over fairness, consistency, and the erosion of India’s credit culture.

Krishnadevan V

November 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM IST

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Jobs Are Growing, But Productivity Is Lagging: India’s Quality-of-Growth Paradox

India’s strong hiring wave masks a deeper worry: output per worker has stalled, wages are barely rising, and most new jobs sit in low-value sectors. Growth is expanding, but without the productivity lift needed for true transformation.

Rajesh Kumar*

November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM IST

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Cabinet Approves Export Promotion Mission, But Funding and Rollout Challenges Loom

The Export Promotion Mission, cleared by the Cabinet, promises easier finance and stronger support for MSMEs. Yet the modest budget and institutional overlap could slow benefits to exporters.

Ajay Srivastava

November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM IST

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India’s Steel Debate: Protectionism versus Competitiveness

GTRI challenges Steel Ministry’s view on imports, quality control orders, and growth

Ajay Srivastava

November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM IST

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Building a Unified Framework for AI Oversight

India is crafting a unified AI governance model where innovation meets integrity. RBI’s FREE-AI and CCI’s oversight framework set the stage for ethical, transparent intelligence.

Anupam Sonal

October 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM IST

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Building New Financial Institutions for Sustained Growth

To achieve 8–9% sustained GDP growth, India must build new banks, deepen NBFC capacity, and widen credit access beyond the current few institutions.

K. Srinivasa Rao

October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM IST

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Lower Taxes, Higher Trust

GST rationalisation is quietly reshaping India’s fiscal philosophy, from taxing more to trusting more.

Nilanjan Banik

October 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM IST

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Cybersecurity Is No Longer Optional; It’s Economic Survival

Cybercrime losses could exceed $10.5 trillion by 2025, and small businesses, lacking defences and resources, are fast becoming its prime casualties.

Shekhar Pawar

October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM IST

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Inside RBI’s Basel III Credit Risk Overhaul

RBI’s alignment to Basel-III capital requirement norms will free up more money to be lent to MSMSEs and NBFCs.

Rahul Ghosh

October 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM IST

Small Finance Banks: Leading India’s Financial Inclusion

Can India’s Small Finance Banks keep inclusion profitable as they expand deeper into rural markets and face rising credit, cost, and technology risks?

Babuji K

October 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM IST

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Monetary Policy

RBI Breaks Old Orthodoxy with Regulatory Measures

By dismantling outdated restrictions and aligning banks with global norms, the RBI signals a bold break from decades of financial orthodoxy.

Sachin Malhotra

October 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM IST

Monetary Policy Should Look Beyond Repo Rate Cut

RBI’s 100 bps repo cut has lowered EMIs for existing borrowers, but new loans remain costlier. Liquidity gaps, sticky deposits, and high bond yields stall full transmission.

K. Srinivasa Rao

September 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM IST

US Tariffs and the Future of India’s MSME Sector

US tariffs may hurt, but a predictive analysis shows India's MSMEs can use diversification and technological to transform risk into resilience and triple exports by 2047.

Hemachandra Padhan

September 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM IST

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Can India escape the middle-income trap?

India’s growth story is robust, yet escaping the middle-income trap will hinge on reforms, productivity gains and jobs for a swelling workforce.

Barendra Kumar Bhoi

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August 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM IST

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Hidden Stress Points In Banks – Insights From Financial Stability Report

FSR flags hidden banking risks: slowing credit, NIM squeeze, unsecured loans, MSME stress, and shifting household debt patterns.

Barendra Kumar Bhoi

July 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM IST

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The Bureau

Equities Extend Fed-Led Rebound; Auto Sales Hit Record November High

November Retail Inflation Rises to 0.71% But Still Below RBI’s Tolerance Band

Equity MF Inflows Rebound After Three-Month Slide; Gold ETF Inflows Halve

Fed Divided on Rate Cut as Powell Signals Long Pause Ahead

USTR Shares One-Sided Narrative on Trade Bargains With India

BofA Says Rupee Weakness Hurts Confidence More Than Prices

OMO Injections and VRRR Drains Can Run Side by Side

Fitch Lifts India Growth Forecast, Expects One Last Cut This Week

Sundeep Sikka on Building Team at Nippon MF & the Future of Mutual Funds | Market Makers Part - II

Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu’s Ancient Bull-Taming Tradition