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India's creeping port acquisitions open a sea of opportunities for local firms

New Delhi, April 11 -- After Chabahar, India is reportedly on course to gain the rights to operate a second overseas port, Sittwe, located in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. There is though no official ... Read More


Sensex at 75k: Why the bulls are unusually calm on the eve of an election

New Delhi, April 10 -- It's unusual for stockmarket indices to hit new highs on the eve of a general election, as they are doing now. Normally we would expect plenty of volatility and price correction... Read More


Burying Nehruvian legacy, Congress manifesto warms up to private sector, investors

New Delhi, April 9 -- The Indian National Congress released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election a few days ago. The 48-page document is dominated by economic policy proposals, with a focus o... Read More


Vistara would have had to compensate passengers for cancelled flights if India had this law

New Delhi, April 4 -- The Directorate of Civil Aviation, DGCA, has asked Vistara to adhere to rules for compensating passengers who couldn't fly because their flights were cancelled, delayed, reschedu... Read More


Is it time for India to embrace enforceable rights for air passengers?

New Delhi, April 4 -- The Directorate of Civil Aviation, DGCA, has asked Vistara to adhere to rules for compensating passengers who couldn't fly because their flights were canceled, delayed, reschedul... Read More


Can India make the world use rupees instead of dollars? Maybe, but not yet

New Delhi, April 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the Reserve Bank of India to do more to make the rupee a global currency, in line with the Indian economy's rising aspirations. It is, no d... Read More


Rupee at all-time low ahead of polls but no debate shows political maturity

New Delhi, March 29 -- The last fortnight saw the rupee hit an all-time intraday low of Rs.83.73 against the US dollar and then recover ground to trade around 83.39. Currency volatility typically unse... Read More


Cocoa price surge: Bitter for makers and a missed chance for Indian investors

New Delhi, March 28 -- In a first, cocoa prices have doubled in three months to race past $10,000 per tonne, coinciding with the Easter demand peak. Cocoa, an essential ingredient for making chocolate... Read More


Why Indians are key to reviving Japan's troubled economy

New Delhi, March 21 -- Japan, the world's second most advanced economy, recently made headlines for raising interest rates for the first time since 2007, setting it at 0.1% on balances held with the c... Read More


What ICICI Securities delisting amid a growing retail investor market says about the financial sector

New Delhi, March 19 -- On 25 June 2023, ICICI Securities announced its delisting plan through a scheme of arrangement. Under this scheme, shareholders of ICICI Securities will receive 67 shares of ICI... Read More