bank credit crunch

Broken bank credit pipeline is choking MSMEs, startups

Over 99% of India’s MSMEs lack access to bank credit, posing a threat to economic growth and job creation. Read more »
India-US trade deal

US-India trade deal stalls over farm sector access

Agriculture emerges as a sticking point in US-India trade deal as India protects its farmers from subsidised US imports. #agriculture #US-Indiatrade Read more »
India's copper treaty with zambia

India taps Zambia copper to shield EV, defence supply chains

Zambia’s Copper and cobalt could feed India’s gigafactories and missile makers, easing shortages as electrification accelerates. Read more »
RBI, bank governance

RBI tightens bank governance amid forex scandal

RBI steps up scrutiny of board meetings and bank governance after IndusInd’s forex misstep exposed deep flaws in oversight structures. #RBI #bankgovernance Read more »
financial inclusion, UPI, Jan Dhan Yojana, Digital India

Financial inclusion must go beyond bank accounts

Financial inclusion must evolve into financial resilience, focusing on customised products for low-income and marginalised groups. #financialinclusion #UPI #JanDhan Read more »
Steel industry

Steel industry faces global headwinds, local slowdown

A mix of global protectionism, seasonal slowdown, and rising Chinese exports threatens to derail India's steel industry recovery. #steel Read more »
NATO defence budget hike

Bigger NATO budgets will not preserve western dominance

Lacking parallel bets on #innovation and #softpower, a #defence spending spree by #NATO risks exposing the West’s strategic fragility. #trump #ukraine #russia #china Read more »
BRICS summit and de-dollarisation

BRICS summit to put local currencies at the heart of trade

The Rio #BRICS summit will seek to double cross-border settlement in local currencies, sidelining the long-mooted common BRICS unit. #bricssummit #dedollarisation Read more »
ease of doing business

Ease of doing business reforms face regulatory test

India’s ease of doing business reforms promise a lot—but balancing these efforts with regulation remains a challenge. #business #policy Read more »
Trump plans to appoint shadow Fed chair

Trump’s Fed chair gambit could sink dollar credibility

Announcing a successor would undercut #Fed chair #JeromePowell, rattle global #markets and erode the central bank's independence. #dollar #interestrate #trump Read more »