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Broken Data: How states misclassify spending and distort fiscal math

The CAG has noted that such misclassification affects compliance under the FRBM Act, distorting revenue surplus, fiscal deficit and debt ratios

High-thrust plans

The complex technology behind the fighter jet engines is guarded fiercely but India can draw lessons from its domestically built one

Juniper Green raises ₹2,039 cr in debt financing for renewable projects

The company raised the debt financing from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), HSBC Bank, DBS Bank India, Barclays Bank and Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited

Missing synergy

Building a pipeline of world-class defence technologies needs greater coherence among the military, academia and industry

Pakistan-Afghanistan relations reach a breaking point

As militancy, military clashes and mass deportations collide, Pakistan and Afghanistan slide from uneasy coexistence towards open confrontation

A neighbour's perspective of the recent Modi-Putin summit talks

China continues to see India-Russia relations as a double-edged sword

A stealth fighter drone, when ready

It weighs about 13 tonnes and its USP is that it will carry precision-guided munitions with warheads

India and Europe are in search of a multipolar future

As the transatlantic order fractures and great-power ties realign, Europe and India confront parallel reckonings

Small country, big play

Island states are trying to shape maritime power in the Indian Ocean

Inside the next Defence budget

Industry insiders expect the government to push military modernisation much further - and faster

IPL unlikely to see any major impact due to Bangladesh broadcast ban

Experts say there will be no revenue loss due to the ban, and it will not have any impact on the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) revenue from the IPL

Railways spends nearly 80% of gross budgetary support for FY26

FY26 targets likely to be fully achieved, says the transporter

RBI sets transaction-level materiality thresholds on related-party loans

For banks with assets exceeding Rs 10 trillion, the ceiling for the materiality threshold has been set at Rs 25 crore

ONGC partners with Japan's Mitsui to enter ethane shipping business

The explorer aims to capitalise on emerging opportunities in energy logistics, strengthen integration, and establish an operational presence in specialised shipping

10 states, 4 Union ministers to take part in World Economic Forum summit

The huge Indian delegation to the WEF Annual Meeting, to be held from January 19 to 23, comes in the context of India's efforts at diversifying its exports and its search for rare earth minerals

AIF industry seeks tax parity for private credit funds in Budget

India's AIF industry urges tax parity for private credit funds and clearer rules for Category III AIFs in the upcoming Union Budget to ensure fair treatment and reduce disputes

Securities market code: Sebi ex-chief warns of investor focus dilution

Former Sebi chief M Damodaran warns the securities market code may dilute investor protection, rely on delegated legislation, and create a top-heavy regulator

Centre pushes to merge, rationalise schemes to improve efficiency

54 centrally sponsored and 260 central-sector schemes may be reappraised for next financial year

Reimport after 1 year: Need permission under notification 45/2017-Cus

Exporters can reimport goods after one year under notification 45/2017-cus by surrendering duty drawback and rodtep benefits, subject to customs approval

Donald Trump's Venezuela gamble: Test of Washington's coercive power

After Maduro's extraction, Washington's next steps will reveal whether this was a one-off or a shift towards coercive power