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Three months into his tenure as the 26th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Sanjay Malhotra delivered a hard-hitting speech at the annual conference of bank ombudsmen, on 17th March. His words raised hopes of a much-needed...

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Sucheta Dalal 26 Mar 2025
India is on the rise as a global tourism powerhouse. A McKinsey report says that outbound Indian tourism is already a ‘vital source market for global tourism’ and is expected to double by 2030. Recognising this, many countries...

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Sucheta Dalal 21 Mar 2025
The legal framework surrounding fair comment, influence-peddling, defamation and fraud in social media interactions is still evolving. As always, those exploiting social media’s vast reach for business gains are ahead of regulators...

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Sucheta Dalal 13 Mar 2025
It is Tuhin Kanta Pandey’s first day as chairman of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as I write this column and he is already facing a storm. His predecessor, Madhabi Puri Buch, and three whole-time members (WTMs)...

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Sucheta Dalal 07 Mar 2025
This is not a Valentine Day gift that depositors of New India Cooperative Bank (NICB), founded by the late firebrand socialist leader and later defence minister, George Fernandes, had expected. On 14th February, they found themselves...

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Sucheta Dalal 28 Feb 2025
India’s megacities—Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune—are all suffocating under the weight of their own success. Poor infrastructure, unplanned development, inadequate roads, crumbling public transport,...

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Sucheta Dalal 14 Feb 2025
When aiming to protect investors by eliminating fraudsters, what approach should one take? Should the focus be on pursuing the crooks, or imposing additional regulations and tracking requirements on legal, registered intermediaries...

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Sucheta Dalal 07 Feb 2025
As India gears up for the Union Budget on 1st February, the lofty slogans and promises of ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India) are looking increasingly hollow. After a decade of ‘rapid progress,’ the middle class,...

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Sucheta Dalal 24 Jan 2025
An article on Justworks.com begins with a powerful statement, “Work-life balance isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a critical factor in attracting, retaining, and inspiring top talent around the...

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Sucheta Dalal 17 Jan 2025
At a time when the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has itself come under a cloud, an ex-parte order, issued on 2nd January against Ketan Parekh (KP) and 21 associates, makes for fascinating...

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Sucheta Dalal 10 Jan 2025
It is perhaps fitting that we are starting 2025, which marks the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, with serious introspection, triggered by the passing of former prime minister (PM) Manmohan Singh in India and President Jimmy...

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Sucheta Dalal 03 Jan 2025
If there is one area where the government and its regulators cannot be faulted, it is their tireless effort to warn citizens about cybercrime and fraud. All regulators, banks, stock exchanges, depositories, financial intermediaries and...

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Sucheta Dalal 27 Dec 2024