'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.' IMAGE: Then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives at Parliament March 15, 1996, to present India's 1995-1996 Budget.......
Amid US-China trade tensions and economic vulnerabilities, India must seize the 'China +1' opportunity, deepen reforms, secure FTAs, and globalise its firms for long-term growth, suggests Ajay......
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......
'What we need to watch is how Saudi Arabia's financial assistance will be used by Pakistan. If the funds go to build their military hardware and operations, it should worry us.' India must use its......
Let's work flat out and create a policy framework that fosters the growth of Indian non-family business VC and private equity firms.This will allow our Indian startups' dreams to flourish, explains......
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......
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday met the long-standing demand of banks by allowing them to finance acquisitions by Indian companies, a move that also expands banks’ capital market......
But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......
Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy review in the first week of December, major public sector non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) — the National Bank for......
Indian capital markets are witnessing a boom in IPO activity in 2025, with the current calendar year being expected to be the largest IPO year in India’s history, according to India heads of......
'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.' IMAGE: US President......
The IPL's overall valuation fell by 8 per cent to Rs 76,100 crore in 2025. IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrate RCB's winning the Indian Premier League 2025 at the Narendra Modi stadium in......