Opinion

Spats between the regulator and the regulated are inevitable. But when the spat is between the financial sector regulator and its regulated entities (REs), it takes on a different hue…

A prudent approach, it is reflective of the strategic thinking observed since 2019. The interim budget of 2019 did carry amendments to income tax such as further exemptions and standard…

In her interim budget for FY25, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman took credit for the surge seen in direct tax collections (mainly taxes on personal and corporate incomes) over the previous…

It is rare in India’s regulatory history for a financial sector firm to be in the line of fire of the regulator for persistent non-compliances and continued supervisory concerns. And…

Earlier today, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her sixth budget. The budget speech lasted just a little less than an hour and ran into all of 5,244 words—around 26% of…