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Statsguru: Economic strain in the shadow of rising West Asia conflict

Periods of major wars - both global and regional - have frequently aligned with spikes in India's inflation

AI rewrites the strategy for war, weapons as Iran conflict escalates

Artificial intelligence is accelerating the pace of warfare, reshaping targeting, surveillance and military strategy while spurring new defence technologies

Stabilising the Indian economy: Why currency depreciation is a good idea

Inflation targeting plus floating exchange rate plus open capital account

After India AI Impact Summit, firms turn talk into business globally

A month after the India AI Impact Summit, startups report partnerships, product launches and global leads as India positions itself as a source of AI solutions

Race to deploy LLM tools must be matched by AI safeguards: Nicolas Miailhe

Rapid diffusion of AI apps raises systemic safety and security risks, warn AI Safety Connect cofounders

When markets fall: Should you worry or invest more amid volatility?

History shows that sharp falls are not unusual. Since 1980, the Indian stock market has corrected by more than 30 per cent on eight occasions

Portfolio pain deeper than headline indices suggest: HDFC Securities CEO

Market volatility from the West Asia conflict may keep equities in risk-off mode, but a sharp downgrade to India Inc's earnings would require sustained oil shock, says Dhiraj Relli of HDFC Securitie

Lupin eyes next US growth pillar in complex generics and biosimilars

Nearly six decades after its founding, Lupin is targeting its next global growth phase in the US with a strategy centred on complex generics, biosimilars and innovation

Market breadth sinks below Covid lows amid rising West Asia conflict

The ADR has remained below 1 in six of the past 12 months, indicating that market breadth had already been deteriorating before the latest geopolitical flare-up

IISc incubator to up funding for truly deep-tech startups: C S Murali

From academia to enterprise, the institute's deep-tech portfolio of 140 startups targets strategic self-reliance in satellite tech, turbines, and medical diagnostics

Iran war: Auto earnings at risk as demand sputters, margin worries mount

Rising input costs, export risks to the Middle East and fears of gas supply disruptions weigh on Indian auto stocks amid the escalating Iran conflict

Street Signs: Hope afloat for mega floats, sell-off clouds IPO pipeline

New free-float norms may unlock mega IPOs like Reliance Jio and NSE, even as market volatility tests airline stocks and complicates listing plans for firms such as PhonePe

Trade and govt respond to Gulf war disruptions in shipping, energy

As the Iran conflict threatens shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, exporters step up risk management while the government moves to cushion trade and energy shocks

Of mis-selling and insurance for all by 2047: A bancassurance reality check

How to make bancassurance a genuine vehicle for financial security rather than a source of grievance and distrust

Where 2 billion voters reside: Measuring democracy in the subcontinent

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity

Datanomics: The age divide in politics as Nepal readies youngest PM

Balendra Shah's rise at 35 highlights a growing generational shift in politics even as South Asia and India remain dominated by older leaders

Shantanu Narayen bows out ahead of his 100th earnings call at Adobe

Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as senior vice president and rose through the ranks. He was appointed CEO in 2007, as the then CEO, Bruce Chizen, stepped down

West Asia war: Gas crunch disrupts factories, from production to canteens

Fuel shortages linked to the West Asia war are disrupting factory output and canteen operations across India, forcing gas-dependent units to cut production and seek alternative energy sources

Credit growth rises to 14.5% in Feb 28 fortnight; deposits expand 12%

Bank credit growth accelerated to 14.5% year-on-year in the fortnight ended February 28, while deposit growth strengthened to nearly 12%, according to RBI data

West Asia conflict: Airlines flag rising refinery margins behind ATF spike

Airlines say jet fuel prices have surged far more than crude oil since the West Asia conflict, blaming soaring refinery margins and the Mopag-linked pricing system for rising fares