Ananth Narayan

Budget 2026: Tax transition India needs to shift to residence-based regime

The Budget should consider moving to a residence-based tax regime, exempting foreign investors from long-term capital gains tax

Regulatory dilemma: Scams vs suffocation in India's capital markets

As India's capital markets deepen, Sebi, industry and academia must work together to strike the right regulatory balance

India needs a serious debate on monetary policy and the impossible trinity

The report concluded that although international policy consensus was shifting towards multiple-target, multiple-instrument frameworks, India should first focus on reducing the then high inflation

Let some capital flow out, so more can flow in: Why this matters

India has made the first leg very efficient; the next phase should be to gradually strengthen the second and third

Building currency buffers in the new world

If FY23, crude oil prices were to average $120 a barrel, our current account deficit could rise to 3.8 per cent of GDP. Until the quality of our external balance improves, India needs forex buffers

World faces questions totally out of syllabus

Beyond UK borders

This vote will obviously have a direct impact for the UK economy, as it negotiates an unprecedented departure from the EU

Positive signals emerging for rupee

In the midst of all this gloom, there are a few positives for rupee, going forward. The first is on the exports front

50-bp cut in rate needed