India’s experience suggests that the future of money may lie not in replacing cash, but in redefining its role. Few developments in modern economics are as intriguing as India’s evolving monetary landscape. Conventional wisdom would...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has said the loan, the largest in its history, is aimed at helping boost the EU planemaker’s research efforts. The money will be directed to commercial and defense projects. The...
Countries across the region are expanding defense cooperation in ways that change the South China Sea equation but fall short of a new anti-China bloc. For years, the South China Sea has been seen as a potential...
Updating the foundation of India’s economic report card from the old 2011-12 framework to the updated 2022-23 base year is one of the most critical statistical resets we have seen lately. This comprehensive overhaul establishes...
A potential US-Iran deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could ease the global energy crunch, but oil prices and supplies may take months to stabilize as shipping restarts and infrastructure...
Walking past the shuttered doors and “No Cash” signboards of automated teller machines (ATMs) across India over the past three months has triggered a collective, uneasy sense of vulnerability. During March, April, and May 2026,...
The rivalry between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei is entering a new phase. Both AI bosses are planning IPO listings and hope to use the money to outpace each other in the race to build...
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee, in its policy statement of 5 June 2026, retained the repo rate at 5.25 per cent while raising its inflation outlook and lowering growth projections in...
NSE’s launch of Electronic Gold Receipts on May 4 is not just another financial product. It is the most serious regulatory attempt yet to bring India’s vast, informal gold economy into the open, and for...
A new wave of Trump tariffs could unsettle US trade partners which have already signed new trade deals or have been negotiating them for months. US President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing additional tariffs of 10% or...
The International Energy Agency declared that the combined force of US and Israeli military operations against Iran which began on February 28 2026 together with the March 4 closure of the Strait of Hormuz created...
The Reserve Bank of India’s Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework, set to come into effect from April 1, 2027, marks a major step toward forward-looking credit risk management. By moving away from an overdue-based system...