Suvashree Dey Choudhury, Abhishek Vishnoi And Swati Bhat

Stories by Suvashree Dey Choudhury, Abhishek Vishnoi And Swati Bhat

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

An estimated 177 million Muslims in India, the largest Muslim minority population in the world, are unable to use Islamic banks because laws covering the sector require banking to be based on interest, which is forbidden in Islam.

Fitch warns on Indian economy, need for reform

Fitch warns on Indian economy, need for reform

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

India's sovereign rating could be cut if the government loosens fiscal policy in the run-up to elections, says Fitch.

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