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Despite the go-go narrative, it is clear that the country’s economic growth is in a funk. What’s more, history shows that further interest rate cuts to fuel stalled growth will be as futile as flogging a dead horse.
The finance ministry’s latest monthly economic review out last week says the Indian economy has the look and feel of “steady as she goes” for the rest of 2025-26. It cites robust domestic demand, resilient business and services activity, and a favourable onset of the southwest monsoon as key positives for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal.
In the earlier edition, the ministry had characterized the economy even more colourfully, saying it was “in a relative goldilocks situation” with great macro aggregates, subdued inflation and a growth-supportive monetary policy stance.
In short, things are great, but they …
The acquisition of IDBI Bank puts his Fairfax smack dab in the middle of the RBI’s rules on bank ownership. It must now decide whether to sell CSB Bank or merge the two lenders, neither of which will be easy.
Lenders stand to gain a lot more than borrowers in the current challenging market environment
The central bank’s shift to a 100% collateral requirement threatens to erode leverage, reduce volumes and force a consolidation across prop desks.
