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How RBI could tighten its draft guidelines against the mis-selling of financial packages by banks

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Traditionally, a bank served only two types of customers: depositors, who were primarily individuals, and borrowers that were usually corporate entities. The bank courted both ca... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | What India's revamped inflation gauge is likely to mean for monetary policy

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- India's statistics ministry on Thursday released its first set of inflation data after its long-awaited overhaul of our consumer price index (CPI). With the base year of this pri... Read More


India's revised IT rules aimed at AI deepfakes are stiff but will they be effective? Don't bet on it

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- In the absence of a dedicated law to police the abuse of fast-evolving AI and Generative AI-systems that can impersonate humans, fabricate reality and operate on their own-India'... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Why an end to India's gold ETF rush may be good for its economy

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The typical story of retail investors joining market rallies at their fag end might be playing out in gold, with its exchange traded funds (ETFs) recording a late gush of inflows... Read More


Revise India's income tax rules for simplicity as proposed but don't let evasion get easier

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The draft income tax rules released by India's government for public comments are a marked improvement on what's currently in force. For one, the number of rules and forms will a... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | January auto sales ease anxiety over India's K-shaped recovery from the pandemic

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Vehicle sales in January should put smiles on many faces. Overall retail sales, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations on Tuesday, grew a... Read More


Should RBI compensate victims of digital fraud-or leave such policy matters to the government?

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- It is not often that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor's statement on monetary policy includes an announcement that directly touches the lives of Indians at large. Repo ra... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Foreign buyers of Indian equity are back at last: Will this trend endure?

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Foreign investment in Indian equities got off to a good start in February. By Friday, more than Rs.8,100 crore worth of Indian shares had been bought by foreign portfolio investo... Read More


Geo-economics: Why India's interim trade deal with the US matters more than its tariff math

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- In a world of trade roiled by US President Donald Trump, it is good news that choppy seas promise to settle for shipments between Indian and American ports. Only a framework for a... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Barrier-free entry for Harley-Davidson: A marginal but symbolic revolution

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Ever since Donald Trump first became US President, India's high import duty on Harley Davidson motorcycles has been a pet peeve of his against Indian policy. So much so that he ca... Read More