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Moneylife News Bites is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran journalists and founders of Moneylife, Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu.
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Using Court Orders To Erase a Shady Corporate Past (opens the original)
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What happens when court orders, de-indexing requests and corporate name changes make it increasingly difficult for investors to find a company’s past? In this important analysis, Sucheta Dalal examines the growing use of John Doe injunctions, ex parte takedown orders and the “right to be forgotten” to remove or hide online reporting about corporate and financial controversies. The issue goes beyond freedom of the press. India’s capital markets are built on a disclosure-based regulatory framework
Are GDP Growth Figures Fake? (opens the original)
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India has reported GDP growth of 7.8% for the quarter ending June. But can one headline number capture the health of an economy as complex as India’s? In this analysis, Debashis Basu examines the growing debate over India’s GDP methodology, the challenges of measuring economic activity, and the question of whether the latest growth figures fully reflect what is happening on the ground. The discussion looks beyond GDP to a range of indicators—including GST collections, advance-tax payments, elect
Sashidhar Jagdishan’s Tenure at HDFC Bank (opens the original)
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Sashidhar Jagdishan’s Six Years at HDFC Bank: Did He Get a Fair Hearing? Sashidhar Jagdishan’s decision not to seek a third term as HDFC Bank’s MD & CEO has triggered intense speculation about the bank’s future. But behind the headlines lies a bigger question: Did Jagdishan pay the price for problems that began before his tenure? In this audio, Sucheta Dalal examines the six years of Jagdishan’s leadership—from the historic HDFC Ltd–HDFC Bank merger and the RBI’s digital banking restrictions to
Bank of Baroda: ₹35,715 Crore Written Off, NMC Settlement Questions Unanswered (opens the original)
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Bank of Baroda has written off a staggering ₹35,715 crore in loans over the past five years, while recovering less than 28% of that amount. At the same time, the bank has agreed to pay US$600 million—around ₹5,700 crore—to settle claims linked to the collapse of NMC Health. In this audio, Sucheta Dalal examines the questions that these numbers raise about banking governance, accountability and taxpayer-funded institutions. Why are the names of large defaulters kept confidential? What does the NM
Why FPI Pessimism Is No Cause for Alarm (opens the original)
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Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been pulling money out of Indian equities. India has even slipped to the bottom of Bank of America’s Asia fund-manager preferences. Should this really worry us? In this audio, Debashis Basu explains why the FPI pessimism may be less alarming than it appears. While foreign investors remain heavily concentrated in large-cap stocks, Indian mutual funds and domestic investors are increasingly directing money towards small- and mid-cap companies—many of which a
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