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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


The Agentic AI invasion: It's here-but does the software industry face an existential threat?

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- It was swift and brutal, the global sell-off in tech stocks this week after Anthropic's launch of Agentic AI tools with startling skills. From America to India, software stocks lo... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Should digital currencies redesign banking and AI agents take over human jobs?

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Any radical change enabled by technology demands careful deliberation, but two potential shifts especially so. First, should central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) be designed to... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India-China trade swelled in 2025: Will this remain a largely one-way story?

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- For all the talk about either restraining or rebalancing trade with China, India's dealings with it are rising. In 2025, trade reached a record $155.6 billion, up 12%, according t... Read More


High-level committee on banking: What it should focus on to strengthen India's financial system

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the formation of a "high-level committee" on banking in her budget speech for 2026-27. While she offered no details, the FM did say t... Read More


Art of the India-US trade deal's revival: The end of a rift between the two partners could spell gains all around

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- It is plainly good news the US has lowered its import duty on Indian goods from 50%, a truly punitive rate, to 18%. A trade deal is expected to be sewn up anytime now. Its signifi... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Investors cheered the US trade reset but does this mark a long-awaited market turnaround?

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- After nearly one-and-a-half years of broad weakness, India's stock market began to flash signs of a revival on Tuesday. The BSE Sensex jumped more than 4% in early trade before cl... Read More