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The Constitutional Design Of Factor Market Reform In India

What is the role of the centre when states are perceived as the binding constraint to reform, asks Yamini Aiyar.

November 26 2021, 10:40 AM

New Mediation Law: Can It Unclog India’s Courts?

Workable dispute resolution system needs the wise use of both adversarial litigation & consensual mediation, writes Sriram Panchu.

November 29 2021, 7:39 AM

New Covid Variant Puts Pressure On OPEC Oil Producers

The OPEC+ group are meeting on Thursday and their job has just been made more difficult by Biden and the new coronavirus variant.

November 29 2021, 2:15 AM

Modi’s Reform Momentum Has Finally Hit A Wall In India

First, the U-turn on the three farm laws. Next, a possible delay in four reform codes. Has the Modi momentum halted finally?

November 29 2021, 2:15 AM

SEBI And The Impasse Over ‘Unregulated’ Financial Products

How do India’s financial regulators plan to regulate innovation, asks Shruti Rajan.

November 25 2021, 5:44 AM

Your Handbook To The Winter Session Of Parliament

A closer look at the government’s legislative business gives an insight into its priorities, writes Chakshu Roy.

November 26 2021, 1:55 AM

Asset Allocation: The Pitfalls Of Extrapolation

At a time when equities seem like the only game in town, Swanand Kelkar offers a reminder that extrapolation is a risky assumption

November 24 2021, 2:37 AM

There’s A Crucial WTO Summit In Days. Can Members Agree On Anything?

There’s no point clinging to a one-sided romance with the WTO, writes Raj Bhala.

November 23 2021, 2:34 AM

China And The U.S. Can’t Break Their Oil Market Codependency

You might think, from the way China and U.S. are working together to release oil, they had found one issue they can cooperate on.

November 25 2021, 10:49 PM

Farm Protests And Dr Swaiman Singh’s Year Of Living Dangerously

Doctors like Swaiman Singh have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with farmers through this long, hard protest, writes Priya Ramani.

November 23 2021, 2:23 AM

PMC Bank Rescue Plan Offers Bank Depositors A Reality Check

The PMC Bank case is a reality check for bank depositors and potentially sets new templates for bank resolution, writes Ira Dugal.

November 23 2021, 3:55 AM

Visa’s Amazon Blues Will Shape The Digital Cash Debate

Amazon's decision to stop accepting purchases made with Visa’s U.K.-issued credit cards shows that Big Tech is flexing.

November 23 2021, 6:36 AM

Modi’s Farm Misadventure Will Hurt Urbanization

There will perhaps be no fresh attempt at reform for a decade. That’s a shame for urbanization, writes Andy Mukherjee.

November 23 2021, 2:05 AM

Apple’s Overdue Innovation: iPhone Repair

On Wednesday, Apple announced that it will let customers access Apple parts and tools to address the most common repairs.

November 22 2021, 7:20 AM

Crypto 'Fixed Deposits': What's So Fixed About Them?

Crypto fixed deposits are being offered by some platforms. Is the messaging of these products correct, asks Ira Dugal.

November 22 2021, 6:53 AM

Winners And Losers Of The Recurring Payments Shake-Up

The data flow change on recurring payments also inverts well-established security practices, writes Anand Venkatanarayanan.

November 21 2021, 4:44 AM

Modi Repealing Farm Laws Is His Biggest Political Setback Yet

Just how this significant surrender of power will play at the ballot box is the next big question, writes Ruth Pollard.

November 19 2021, 1:27 PM

Decoding SEBI’s Latest Amendments To The RPT Regime

“SEBI’s amendments once again place RPT regulation at the forefront of India’s battle for good governance.”

November 21 2021, 3:34 AM

The U.S. Supply-Chain Crisis Is Already Easing

The supply-chain crunch appears to have already peaked in the United States.

November 19 2021, 2:14 PM

The Dangerous Game Future Retail's Independent Directors Are Playing

The match that Future Retail’s independent directors have lit under Amazon may burn their own house down, writes Menaka Doshi.

November 23 2021, 7:10 PM

Indian Grief And Our Compartmentalised Lives

My country and the people who inhabit it are unrecognisable. Mostly, home is a faraway, forgotten place, writes Priya Ramani.

November 17 2021, 11:42 AM

Finding A Common Reporting Language On Climate And Sustainability

Currently, investors navigate through a maze, with innumerable ESG reporting frameworks, metrics & standards, writes Sumit Seth.

November 16 2021, 10:52 AM

Amazon Versus Ambani Makes For A Cranky Board

The stakes are high between Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani in their fight over the near-bankrupt pioneer in India’s retail market.

November 17 2021, 2:19 AM

The Time To Privatise India’s Electricity Sector Is Now

Discoms impede the path to the large-scale investments needed to fuel India’s energy transition, write Akshay Jaitly & Ajay Shah.

November 18 2021, 7:39 AM

India May Be Dragging On Climate Goals, But Its EV Portal Is Visionary

India’s defense of coal may have raised some eyebrows, but it’s got one thing right: building awareness about electric vehicles.

November 16 2021, 7:46 AM

The Path To Consistent Compounding

Why the search for compounding stocks requires a greater depth of research & patience about a business’ operating efficiencies.

November 15 2021, 2:37 AM

Bitcoin At Starbucks Is More Meme Than Money

It’s not often you hear someone brag about buying coffee with “money” — unless you’re moving among Bitcoin circles.

November 17 2021, 2:10 AM

Modi’s India Points To Perils Of White Nationalism In U.S. And U.K.

Whites in Anglo-America and upper-caste Hindus in India find their identities destabilised amid cracking social hierarchies.

November 16 2021, 3:26 PM

Forget The Words Of This COP26 Deal. Follow The Money

The communique resulting from the Glasgow conference will barely change what the world’s big emitters do in the coming years.

November 15 2021, 4:32 AM

Slackflation Beckons As Global Growth Goes Off The Boil

Slowing world growth that's not stagnant, combined with prolonged uncomfortably quick price rises, might be with us for a while.

November 16 2021, 4:51 AM

Nifty Technicals: Look At Range Or Trend, That Is The Dilemma

Time to be somewhat watchful about the market proceedings and expect some heightened volatility, writes CK Narayan.

November 13 2021, 10:38 AM

The World Is Going To Need A Covax For Climate

Poor nations have learned in the pandemic they can’t count on access to life-saving innovations. The world can’t afford a repeat.

November 13 2021, 8:03 AM

India’s K-Shaped Political Economy

The wide variance in performance across the economy comes embedded with economic & political consequences, writes Shankkar Aiyar.

November 10 2021, 2:40 AM

Diplomats Dither While Millions Of People Starve

Regional powers attending twin security dialogues in India & Pakistan are holding the lives of 40 million Afghans in their hands.

November 12 2021, 2:15 AM

What An IPO Prospectus Isn’t Telling You Clearly

This new chapter being written—How to Get Away With IPO Valuations 101—is not good for the capital markets, writes Sajeet Manghat.

November 09 2021, 2:23 AM

Omicron Needs 3 Evolutionary Surprises to Wreak Havoc

November 29 2021, 7:10 PM

Water and Renewables Are Remaking the Middle East

November 29 2021, 6:49 PM

For Central Banks, Omicron Is Another Word for ‘Reset’

November 29 2021, 6:00 PM

An ‘Omicron’ Crypto Is Surging Because Reasons