Debashis Basu

A Chartered Accountant with 35 years of experience as a journalist and columnist and the author of several business books, Mr Basu has worked with The Times of India, Business World, Business India, Business Today, Financial Express and has written columns for Business Standard and The Economic Times. He has...

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It is widely assumed that India will sustain a 7%-8% annual growth rate in gross domestic...
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For much of the past two years, a comforting story has taken hold in India's stock market....
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India's biggest listed companies are losing their dominance as small-cap and micro-cap firms...
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Once again, only after India has stumbled into a mini foreign-exchange crisis, is the government...
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In April, the Nifty Microcap index was up 21.55%, an unprecedented rise since its launch in 2022.
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On 10th March, India loosened the rules governing foreign direct investment (FDI) from countries...
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Markets often behave as though they have already read next week’s headlines. In some cases, they...
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There are two types of bear markets. The first is a shallow one. A sharp fall initially, but...
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The US-Israel war on Iran has entered the fourth week and the Indian benchmark indices are down...
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A beguiling theory is doing the rounds in India’s financial circles: that the country’s stock...
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The Indian equity markets present a striking paradox. Mega companies are struggling with their...
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The cloud hanging over the Indian stock market has lifted, for now. India’s trade deals with the...
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The Indian government is in the final stages of setting up a new high-level body to cut...
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For a country facing multiple headwinds, India looks oddly relaxed. The stock market still...
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On December 23rd the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a $32bn programme of liquidity...
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India’s stock market wears an air of resilience. Since the COVID-19 pandemic trough, benchmark...
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India’s new labour codes—four sweeping laws meant to replace 29 fusty statutes—promise to...
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India’s economy continues to post headline numbers that would make most finance ministers...
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America’s stock market, unconcerned by trade tensions or fiscal strain, sits near a record high....
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Last week, Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were honoured with The Sveriges Riksbank...
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