From Ola–Uber to Bharat Taxi: Rethinking Platform Economics

As India’s ride-hailing platforms shift to subscription models, tax structures need to catch up with how they actually work.

Nilanjan Banik

April 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM IST

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Reinforcing Trust in India’s Rapidly Expanding Payment System

As digital payments deepen, RBI pivots to protection. New authentication norms and shared liability aim to strengthen trust in a rapidly scaling ecosystem.

K. Srinivasa Rao

April 14, 2026 at 5:03 AM IST

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Credit Cards Lose Their Skin, Not Their Relevance

As UPI absorbs low-ticket flows, credit cards are being disintermediated at the surface but entrenched beneath as embedded credit rails.

Ganga Narayan Rath and Chirayu Sharma

April 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM IST

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Why India’s Working Capital Is Still Stuck on Paper

India has the rails to modernise working capital. Linking invoices with payments can cut fraud, sharpen pricing and improve credit flow.

BL Chandak

February 24, 2026 at 5:24 AM IST

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MPC Review

Solving RBI’s Liquidity Conundrum

RBI’s record liquidity infusion in 2025-26 has failed to ease conditions as dollar sales, cash leakage and fiscal hoarding drain surplus.

Gaura Sen Gupta

February 5, 2026 at 6:09 AM IST

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What Is India’s IPO Boom Telling Us?

The IPO boom reflects domestic confidence, rising retail participation and improving market depth. But exuberance, mispricing and volatility warrant caution.

Michael Debabrata Patra

December 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM IST

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Why Wealthiest States Are Lagging in Digital Payments Revolution

India’s digital payments boom hides a stark truth: the richest states are the slowest to go cashless.

Nilanjan Banik

December 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM IST

Why Cyber Insurance Must Become India’s New Financial Essential

India’s digital payments boom has come with an explosion in cyber fraud, yet awareness of cyber insurance remains abysmally low. As attacks grow more sophisticated, insurance is becoming the last line of defence.

Alpana Killawala

November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM IST

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Nobel Prize Lessons India can’t Ignore: Gender, Institutions, Innovation

The last three Economics Nobel Prizes offer India a blueprint for growth rooted in gender inclusion, strong institution, and a fearless embrace of innovation.

Hemachandra Padhan

November 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM IST

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Central Bank Ombudsman Faces its Own Test

A Bombay High Court case revives questions about the limits, fairness, and future of RBI’s redress architecture

Anupam Sonal

November 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM IST

Building a Unified Framework for AI Oversight

India is crafting a unified AI governance model where innovation meets integrity. RBI’s FREE-AI and CCI’s oversight framework set the stage for ethical, transparent intelligence.

Anupam Sonal

October 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM IST

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Week in Numbers: Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

Early October data showed no significant boost in private-sector activity, even though the full impact of the GST rate cuts had taken effect.

Datametricx

October 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM IST

Indian Navy

Between UPI and Cryptos, India's Digital Rupee Fights for Relevance

Two years since launch, India's digital rupee is getting challenged in a country already fluent in UPI, and tempted by the promise of crypto.

Babuji K

October 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM IST

Court Unquote

Green crackers, Sahara-SEBI, Digital Arrest, Asian Paints, and more

Your weekly rundown of significant judicial rulings and legal battles influencing policy, companies, regulation, and governance.

BasisPoint Insight

October 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM IST

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Geopolitics

The Invisible Frontline: Cyber Wars And India’s Digital Destiny

With cyberattacks now striking our financial, military, and governance networks at record levels, the new frontier of national security is no longer just on land, sea, or air—it’s as much in cyberspace.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

October 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM IST

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Crypto Without Clarity: India’s Risk of Leading From the Shadows

India tops the world in crypto adoption. Yet its unclear rules, high taxes and hesitation risk turning a booming movement into a missed opportunity.

N. Srinivasa Rao

October 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM IST

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The Illusion of Balance: Why Centrism Can’t Lead India

India’s future won’t be shaped by the safety of the middle but by the strength of conviction. It needs moral clarity, not centrism, to guide its democracy.

Srinath Sridharan

October 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM IST

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Free UPI is a Bill the State Must Own

India’s UPI success masks a funding gap. Unless the government or RBI pays up, banks and fintechs will keep bleeding to keep it “free”.

Mint Owl

August 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM IST

When the RBI Governor’s Words Move More Than Just Markets

Two recent flare-ups show why Sanjay Malhotra must blend facts with empathy because, for an RBI governor, every word can be policy.

BasisPoint Groupthink

August 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM IST

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India’s Digital Public Payments Infrastructure Needs A Backup Plan

India’s payments architecture has scaled with speed, but resilience—not just reach—must now define the next phase of policy and design.

Srinath Sridharan

April 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM IST

India’S E-Rupi: The Digital Currency Experiment That Needs A Bigger Push

India’s e-Rupi has significant potential but faces slow adoption due to low awareness, infrastructure gaps, and policy challenges. To scale up, policymakers must enhance digital literacy, connectivity, and trust. If successful, e-Rupi could revolutionize direct benefit transfers and strengthen India’s digital finance ecosystem.

Arti Singh

January 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM IST

The Bureau

RBI Bulletin Warns of Risks to Inflation from Second-Round Effects of West Asia Conflict

Equities Extend Decline as Oil Surge and Strait Blockade Weigh on Sentiment

US Tariff Refund: India’s $12 Billion Gain Hinges on Case-to-Case Negotiations

NSE Moves Closer to IPO as SEBI Settlement Panel Finalises Penalty in Co-Location Case: Reports

RBI Flags Second-Round Inflation Risks from West Asia Conflict

EU to Widen CBAM Tax Net to 180 More Products

Deficient Monsoon, Iran War: A Double Shock to India’s Rural Economy

Learning to Shoot: I Tried to Fly Before I Could Walk