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Mint Quick Edit | US-Iran ceasefire under threat: both sides must return to peace talks right away

New Delhi, May 27 -- When it comes to the West Asia war, there's no escape from the haze of its dust-storm. US President Donald Trump had ignited hope of a peace deal with Iran, while Tehran kept reje... Read More


Useful money: RBI's Rs.2.9 trillion surplus transfer to the government struck a delicate balance

New Delhi, May 26 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) transfer of its 2025-26 surplus to the government was under watch for any sign of fiscal over-support at the cost of its own risk cushion. Declar... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Reform India's oil sector: liberate fuel prices and let market forces do their job

New Delhi, May 26 -- State-run fuel retailers raised prices of petrol and diesel for the fourth time in less than a fortnight on Monday. This takes their cumulative post-oil-shock increase in the pric... Read More


Baby boom: Andhra Pradesh's child incentives are a bold experiment with a slim chance of success

New Delhi, May 25 -- The government of Andhra Pradesh wants to spur families to have more children. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has declared a plan to give families a one-time payment of Rs.30... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Sebi norms for IPO bands: improve price discovery but keep rigging risk in check

New Delhi, May 25 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed tweaks to pre-open call auction sessions for initial public offerings (IPOs). India's stock market regulator wants r... Read More


The high potential of tariff reforms: it's time for India to sort out its tangle of electricity charges

New Delhi, May 22 -- The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) under the Indian government recently recommended that state power distribution utilities rejig consumer tariffs in phases to align them clo... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Fed policy: Warsh is taking over but a rate hike is looking likelier

New Delhi, May 22 -- Are members of the US Federal Reserve's policy rate setting panel open to making credit costlier in the US to tackle inflation? So it would seem from the newly released minutes of... Read More


Greater transparency is good for Indian banking-here's how RBI could go further in that direction

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put out a draft amendment to its earlier directions on prudential norms for the capital adequacy of commercial banks. It deals with Pillar 3 (d... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | It's risky to rattle the currency market-a lesson in crisis response from 2013

New Delhi, May 21 -- Should India tighten capital controls in response to its dollar crunch? Not unless the country faces a dire emergency. That's a key lesson from the 'taper tantrum' crisis of 2013.... Read More


Now that India has opened up its insurance market fully to FDI, over-regulation mustn't play spoilsport

New Delhi, May 20 -- India's insurance sector has found renewed vigour, with two global players ready to expand their market presence and others exploring entry. On Monday, US-based Liberty Mutual Ins... Read More