When it comes to banking, the Union Budget often bites off more than it can chew. For instance, in the first Budget of the century,…

Over the last few days in December, as 2024 was approaching, there were too many phone calls and text messages. Predictably, most of them were…

In July last year, I had written in this column: “Before it is too late, the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) should come down on…

During a visit to Kolkata in December, I decided to drop by a bar with a few old friends. A group of young men —…

The theme of a column on banking and finance that appears on January 1 is cast in stone — the New Year trends. Before that,…