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Why RBI should go easy on bank licences

Feb 06, 2013

The RBI should hold back on bank licences until the banking sector gets back on track with balance sheets improving. The government should leave the RBI on the banking licence issue. #WhyNow #RBI #bank licences #PSB
With stronger balance sheet, IndusInd keen on acquisitions

Jan 24, 2013

Responsive innovation is the buzzword as Hindujas-controlled bank focuses on new products; gold loans on the anvil #HDFC Bank #IndusInd Bank #Deutsche Bank #acquisitions
Ratnakar Bank eyes $60 mn in 2nd round of fund-raising

Dec 06, 2012

More new investors to be brought in; listing planned in 2014 #VeryCloseUp #fund raising #Ratnakar Bank
How to increase savings by plugging leaks

Nov 09, 2012

Investing in wrong financial products is a very high source of leakage from your savings. Insurance policies are the worst form of leakages as costs can be as high as 50% if you are not careful. #Financial markets #Banks #PersonalFinance #Savings #fixed deposits #insurance policies
Positive signs: Is the economy nearing a U-turn to better times?

Jul 05, 2012

There's a flurry of activity on Deal Street and positive signs from New Delhi. Are we finally heading back on track? #DealStream #investment bank #India Inc #Pranab Mukherkee
European Union vs Indian Union: Why Bengal isn't Greece

May 19, 2012

The rupee may be sinking, but it can never go down like the euro. Here's what's different between the European Union and the Indian Union. #ConnectTheDots #Euro #EU #European Central Bank #PIIGS #Indian Union
M&A, PE deal values shrink in April; healthcare tops list

May 08, 2012

Volumes remain robust, but valuation concerns see deal sizes going down. #Business/Finance #HowThisWorks #Mergers and acquisitions #Private equity #Banking #Healthcare
Subbarao faces tight balancing act on interest rates

Jan 23, 2012

The RBI boss, who will unveil a review of Monetary Policy on 24 January, has a tough tightrope walk to execute this time. #WhyNow #Reserve Bank of India #Duvvuri Subbarao #Interest rates
Is India heading the eurozone way?

Dec 06, 2011

India's government finances are not as bad as the eurozone, but it is deteriorating rapidly. It is only a matter of time before we get there. #oil prices #Reserve Bank of India #Eurozone #fiscal deficit #Taxation #NotJobsButPassion
Rupee weakness is overdone; it will only move up from here

Nov 18, 2011

All the negatives are built in to the current value of the rupee and the currency should look to trend up from here as markets weed out the negatives and look for positives that are still out there. #Dollar #HowThisWorks #Inflation #Reserve Bank of India #Rupee #Euro #Trade Deficit #NotJobsButPassion

Editor's picks

Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.