If he cannot do it this term by using his bureaucracy and experts from different fields, it will be a tragedy, asserts Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at an election meeting......
'There's something called deterrence by punishment.''That means you hit in a manner calculated to raise costs and consequences for Pakistan, so that the next time it attempts a Pahalgam-like......
The specter of how the Munambam issue was exploited during the November by-elections is proof of the price Kerala is paying for its emergent politics.Controversies become the stuff of slow-burn and......
With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......
Year by year, our cities remain defeated in the face of weather conditions, costing us time, money, resources and often lives, observe Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy. IMAGE: Parked vehicles......
The government on Wednesday approved two schemes worth Rs 45,000 crore to help exporters tide over the impact of high tariffs imposed by the US on Indian shipments. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......
Mint Road's proposals on banks' M&A funding are cautious even as entrants root for more elbow room, and weigh business models. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff Ask Debadatta Chand about his plans......
Bank financing of M&As will be like any other business and only needs guardrails, report Raghu Mohan, Ishita Ayan Dutt and Abhijit Lele. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Recently, State Bank of India......
Data compiled by National Collateral Management Services (NCML, a non-government body) shows a 6.3 per cent rise to 109 million tonnes (mt). The Union ministry of agriculture’s first advance......
Privately, many bankers admit their immediate goal is not growth but slowing the erosion of Casa deposits, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Kindly note the image has only been published for......