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Indian Rupee’s Continuous Downtrend Is A Big Concern
By Nantoo Banerjee The Reserve Bank of India and the government may officially deny or even pretend to ignore the adverse impact of the continuous downhill journey of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar on the economy, the disturbing trend, if not contained, is bound to lead the...
Why Narendra Modi Is Wrong In Blaming Bengal Govt For Jungleraj For Malda Gherao?
By T N Ashok The gherao of judicial officers in Malda has, in the heat of West Bengal’s election season, become more than an isolated law-and-order incident. It has evolved into a political metaphor—weaponized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fiercely contested by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and embedded...
From Gandhian Socialism To Hardcore Hindutva-BJP Crosses Zig Zag Path In 46 Years
By Arun Srivastava The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s trajectory, from its birth in 1980 with the pledge to follow Gandhian socialism to actively pursuing the Politics of Hindutva in 2026, has been quite enigmatic. The party at its first convention on April 6, 1980, had adopted “Gandhian Socialism” as...
Trump Allowing Russian Oil Tanker To Cuba Helps In Easing Energy Crisis
By Satyaki Chakraborty Amidst the intensification of the US-Israel axis war in Iran and President Trump’s continuing threat to Cuba on regime change, a positive development has just taken place in US-Cuba relations following the U.S. administration allowing a Russian tanker with oil reaching Havana to help the energy...
TMC Led By Mamata May Win Bengal Assembly Polls Defeating BJP Once Again
By Kalyani Shankar West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to secure a historic fourth term in office, according to the latest opinion poll projections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gaining ground in the state and is ambitious enough to challenge Mamata’s position. Meanwhile, both the Congress...
Pakistan Figures Prominently On Penultimate Day Of Election Campaign In Assam
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the penultimate day of the Election campaign in Assam, Pakistan figured prominently. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said during a press conference that in the last 10 days, a Pakistani channel has done at least 11 talk shows regarding the election in Assam. He...
Dharmadam: Pinarayi Vijayan In The Driver’s Seat In Red Fortress
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Dharmadam Assembly constituency, represented by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is an impenetrable citadel of the Communist Party of India(Marxist)(CPI(M) in North Malabar. Known as the “Red Fortress”, Dharmadam has been represented by the ‘Captain’ – as Pinarayi is affectionately known – since 2016. The...
When Process Defeats Purpose: India’s IBC And The Value Maximisation Test
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2016, has reshaped the country’s credit culture. Since its introduction, the IBC has facilitated the resolution of over ₹3.5 trillion in stressed assets, and in doing so, it has altered the calculus for borrowers, lenders, and investors alike....
China And India Are The Driving Powers Of Burgeoning Global Steel Industry
By Kunal Bose The world’s two most populous countries China and India are a study in contrast when it concerns steel. The contrast, in many ways stark, will not undergo change in the foreseeable future. First, Chinese steelmaking capacity of between 1.1bn tonnes and 1.15bn tonnes is many times...
Moody’s Cuts India’s Economic Growth Estimates To 6% For FY27
NEW DELHI: Moody’s Ratings has slashed India’s economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6 per cent from 6.8 per cent earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks. In its credit opinion report on India, Moody’s said prolonged disruptions,...
Economists See RBI Holding Rates In April Monetary Policy Review
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in the April monetary policy review meeting, as the West Asia crisis is likely to push up inflation, according to economists. The continuing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, volatility in commodity...
Global Funds Lead One-Year Mutual Fund Returns
MUMBAI: The Indian stock market has been under pressure due to the crisis in West Asia over the past month. However, investors using systematic investment plans (SIPs) have continued to earn decent returns over one, three, and five-year periods. According to data from Value Research, the category average rolling...
FY26 Tax Revenue Target Seen Missed By A Modest Margin
NEW DELHI: The Union government might have missed the gross tax revenue target (revised estimate) of Rs 40.77 lakh crore by a slight margin in FY26. According to official data, the government collected Rs 34.19 lakh crore in gross tax revenue (GTR) during April-February of FY26. This leaves a...
Domestic OMCs To Pay Discounted Rates To Refiners Amid Fuel Price Freeze
NEW DELHI: In a first since fuel price deregulation, Indian state-run oil marketing companies will pay refineries a discounted price for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene to limit mounting losses from a self-imposed freeze on retail fuel prices, sources said. The oil marketing companies (OMCs) on...
Law Reform Must Go Further Than Jan Vishwas Bill Passed By Parliament
By K Raveendran Passage of the Jan Vishwas amendment bill marks a significant moment in the long and uneven effort to make the legal system less hostile to ordinary citizens. Its importance lies not merely in the number of provisions it has altered, diluted or removed, but in the...
On 36th Day, Trump-Netanyahu War In Iran Continues With No Immediate End In Sight
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The war that President Trump promised would last “four to five weeks” has entered its 36th day on April 4 with no ceasefire in sight, no formal peace talks, and a United States Air Force pilot still missing somewhere in the rugged terrain...
India’s 2026 Assembly Elections: War, Welfare, And The Kitchen Table
By T N Ashok India’s most consequential sub-national electoral cycle in a decade is unfolding under the shadow of a distant war. A conflict in West Asia has driven LPG prices up by nearly 20%, and suddenly, the campaign trail smells of kerosene. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has...
No Improvement In Employment Scenario In India In 2025
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The first of its kind Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)-2025 has revealed that there was no improvement in the employment scenario in the country in 2025. Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) based on usual status (ps+ss) remained stable in the...
