MUMBAI, India, March 3 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following speech:

Prof Nitin Upadhyay, Dean of Academics; Prof Jabir Ali, Dean of Faculty and Research; Prof Pranab Das and Dr. Ashish Kumar, Conference Chairs of this event;

Distinguished speakers, panelists and guests;

Faculty members, and above all, my dear students.

A very good morning to all of you.

2. Before I begin, let me say it is a pleasure and privilege to be at IIM Jammu, one of the youngest IIMs. In a short span, it has built momentum as a premier academic institution, and conferences like IFAC are part of that journey-bringing together faculty, students, and practitioners to engage with real questions in finance and accounting.

3. The theme this year is ambitious...