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Is somebody cooking a Bond ETF?

A simplified guide to the Bharat Bond ETF and why the government seems to be pushing it so hard?

The Data Protection Bill for Dummies

The personal data protection bill is here. But what does it really mean?

The Hong Kong Protests Simplified

An explainer on the Hong Kong demonstrations and the ensuing economic fallout in 3 minutes.

Did anybody say Infrastructure?

In this newsletter we discuss if State Governments can finally come to rescue India's crippled investment engine?

India's Economic Woes and Potential Fixes

How do you fix the GDP problem plaguing the country?

Weekly Wrapup: Bitter betrayals and hopeful beginnings

Ujjivan small finance bank IPO, ban of Karvy Stockbroking by SEBI, and a lot more in this weekly wrapup

The Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO

A Simplified account of the IPO that everybody's been waiting for.

To New Beginnings

Is Air India finally going to be privatized and what's TikTok doing in the Edtech space.

The Great Divergence

Why is the stock market making new highs when the GDP continues to touch new lows?

A new roadmap for Health Insurance?

Ever wonder why Health Insurance in India has never managed to fully take off? Well NITI Aayog is here with the answers.

Why did SEBI bar one of India’s largest stockbroker?

Is there a 1000Cr scam brewing at Karvy Stock Broking?

Weekly Wrapup: Defaults and Distrust

In this week's wrapup, we talk about the Essar Steel Saga, power struggles in Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s scathing article, the sorry state of affairs at DHFL and Zee Entertainment.

How the Billionaire media baron lost his empire?

What was once the crown jewel of the Essel empire has now (mostly) been sold to the highest bidder. Zee Entertainment Enterprise now belongs to someone else. But how did it get to this ?

Game over for DHFL?

RBI decides to take DHFL to bankruptcy court. But how did it all go so wrong?

A prescription from Dr. Manmohan Singh

Dr Manmohan Singh’s scathing commentary on the state of Indian economy and Flipkart’s foray into food retail.

Power Struggle in Andhra Pradesh

Why is there friction between the Central Government and the Andhra Pradesh state government. More importantly what has it got to do with power.

The Essar Steel Saga

After over 800 days, the Essar Steel saga comes to a close. But why on earth did it take so long?

Weekly Wrapup: Dwindling finances and unsavoury competition

In this week’s wrapup, we talk about Moody’s downgrade of India, streaming platforms, how private schools in India make money, and Vodafone's sorry state of affairs.

Time Up for Vodafone?

What was once its most promising market, has now become a nightmare. But how did things ever get so bad? Where did Vodafone stumble?

The Economics of running a private School in India

Why we need a revival of the private school system?

The Onion Affair

The government has declared war on traders and wholesalers hoarding onion and we need to know why.

The Streaming Wars Begin

How will the incumbents (the likes of Netflix, HBO Go, and Prime Video) fare? Who will succeed? Who will perish? What is the End Game?

It just got a little Moody in here

Why did Moody's downgrade India's sovereign rating?

Weekly Wrapup: Discord and bailouts

In this week's wrapup, we talk about the Saudi Aramco IPO, Yes bank, RCEP agreement, and why our real estate industry needs rescuing

The Real Estate Bailout

A 25,000 Cr bailout package is here. But why did the Real Estate industry need the bailout in the first place?

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