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The world has been through this before. Oil prices spike, supply chains shudder and emerging economies absorb the pain while advanced nations reach for their strategic reserves. But the conflict now roiling West Asia carries a twist that policymakers must not overlook: this is not a health shock, as covid was.

As we enter a new fiscal year, both the government and industry bodies such as the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) would do well to focus on what truly drives sustained growth in India: Is it the demand or supply side of the Indian economy?In ten-pin bowling, a strike happens only when the head pin is hit. Economic strategy is no different. If India wants to trigger a virtuous cycle of 8% growth, it must hit the right first pin.

A portfolio is built around a family’s risk profile, return expectations, time horizon, liquidity needs, taxation and diversification. In that sense, it is purpose-built, designed for specific outcomes rather than market conditions.Such a portfolio carries a strategic intent.

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India Inc. is increasingly turning to its own shareholders for capital.Companies sharply ramped up fundraising through rights issues in FY26, signalling a clear preference for funding from promoters and existing investors as volatile markets and cautious institutional investor flows made external capital harder to access.Qualified institutional placements continued to dominate fundraising by companies, although the gap with rights issues narrowed sharply from FY25.Companies raised ₹47,280 crore through rights issues in FY26, more than tripling from ₹13,797 crore in FY25 and marking the highest mobilization since FY21, according to Prime Database.

Mint.A multipolar world could open up new leadership pathways that may not align perfectly with the largest economies, said Sternfels, pointing to emerging growth areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres.India’s talent, combined with grit and entrepreneurship, gives it a winning edge, said Sternfels, who is serving his second three-year term as head of the consulting firm that has a significant influence across boardrooms and national leaderships.“In a shifting world order, this is India’s leadership moment on multiple dimensions, as it becomes a strategic imperative for organizations globally to re-orient towards India,” he said.Sternfels rejected the idea that global trade is diminishing. Instead, it is growing in different ways, he said.Global trade flow moves like water; if it is blocked somewhere, it finds a different way, said Sternfels, adding that a few free trade agreements were negotiated among countries in the last 12 months, but they do not involve the US.

buyers can book a property by paying just 5-20% upfront, with the bulk of the payment deferred until possession. But before you fall for the “affordable home” pitch, understand how the 20:80 subvention scheme for under-construction projects works.Here, buyers make an initial low payment of 20% of the house value from their savings, while the remaining 80% is paid later, as the building nears possession3-5 years later.Buyers mistakenly believe there is no payment due until the possession date.

Like the ministerial gatherings in 1999, 2003 and 2017, the 14th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held at Yaoundé, Cameroon, ended without an agreement on anything. US trade representative Jamieson Greer used the occasion to reiterate his long-held view that the WTO is not of much use. This trade body operates by consensus and India has had its fair share of blame for such huddles yielding little, having held firm on its right to subsidize agriculture, a point that rich countries found hard to stomach.

Filmmakers are planning mega-budget big-screen spectacles across languages in the coming months despite a relatively volatile box office and uncertain business environment.The producers of the two-part mythological epic Ramayana (the first instalment of which is to be released in November) and SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi (scheduled for release in April next year) are banking on the ability of these stories to reach audiences beyond Indians, and south Asians in general. Both films are among the titles estimated to cost upwards of ₹1,000 crore each to make.They are also looking to create cinematic universes with spin-offs and merchandise offers, besides expectations of a smooth recovery from satellite and digital rights, even though broadcasters and streaming platforms have slowed down acquisitions.“The scale of these projects reflects a structural shift in how Indian cinema is positioning itself globally,” said Abishek S.

Mint, Sahil Kapoor, head-products and market strategist at DSP Mutual Fund, said duration strategies look appealing right now because of wide spreads between the 10-year G-sec yield and the repo rate.So, what exactly is a duration strategy? And what other strategies work in the bond market? Here’s a closer look.Duration funds take a directional call on interest rates. If the fund manager expects rates to fall, he increases exposure to longer-dated bonds.The logic rests on a basic bond market rule: yields and bond prices move in opposite directions.

Peter Lynch, one of the greatest fund managers who ever lived. He offered them not as a warning but as reassurance.

Mint India Investment Summit, Puri received the Lifetime Achievement Award and engaged in a candid fireside chat with editor-in-chief Ravi Krishnan. From why he moved to India in 1994 to artificial intelligence in banking and the work culture he batted for, this chat covered a wide range of subjects. Edited excerpts:I think India is still a very under-penetrated market as far as finance is concerned.

New Delhi: India’s electronics manufacturing services (EMS) firms are in wait-and-watch mode as the West Asia war disrupts the tech component supply chain and pushes commodity prices upward. While Dixon Technologies and Syrma SGS aren’t factoring pricing and supply chain disruptions into account right away, top executives believe the next few quarters will be key for users, brands and shareholders alike.In an interview with Mint, Sunil Vachani, cofounder and executive chairman of Dixon, said that industry bodies are currently evaluating “at a broad industry level how long it will take for capacities of commodities and components, which are destroyed in the war, to come back up.”“The gas supply chain disruption wouldn’t be affecting us, but it will likely hit air conditioner manufacturers directly,” Vachani said.

music labels that historically owned or administered the sound recording rights, as well as licensing agencies that collect royalties on their behalf, agreed Sonam Chandwani, managing partner, KS Legal & Associates.Once the statutory term expires, the recording effectively enters the public domain and any person is legally entitled to perform, broadcast or commercially use that recording without obtaining a licence from the original rights holder.“This development is beneficial for businesses such as hotels, restaurants, event organisers, broadcasters and digital content creators because it removes the obligation to pay licensing fees for the use of those specific recordings. Conversely, it reduces the ability of legacy music companies to exercise exclusive control over certain parts of their catalogue.

Future wealth will be driven by active stock-picking, identifying newer growth segments currently outside the major indices and holding them through their growth phase, said Viraj Gandhi, chief executive officer (CEO) of Samco Mutual Fund.“In this volatile environment, shifting from a passive mindset to an active, selective strategy is the only way to navigate the new investment horizon.”Even as current market conditions offer a strong buying opportunity, he believes the old passive-playbook approach of sticking to large-cap indices is unlikely to work.Edited excerpts:The outlook depends on key leading indicators. If crude stays elevated for the next three to twelve months, fuelling global inflation, this could be the start of a deeper fall.

Mint India Investment Summit 2026 on Friday.“I have been telling Sebi for the last 10 years (to) have an effective regulatory impact assessment mechanism (to) see whether the regulations that are in your books are relevant for today's times,” said the former Indian Administrative Services officer, who was the guest of honour at Mint’s flagship summit.Many of Sebi’s rules have passed their “sell-by date”, he said, responding to a question on what rule change he would ask the current Sebi leadership to make.The septuagenarian deflected no questions and eloquently shared his opinion on subjects ranging from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues to the sudden resignation of Atanu Chakraborty as the chairperson of India’s largest private-sector bank, HDFC Ltd.While calling the HDFC episode sad, he clarified that he did not know more about it than what has been publicly disclosed by the bank. However, he said no differences in a boardroom were insurmountable.He attested to witnessing many boardroom conflicts himself through his extensive experience as an independent director at top Indian companies.

large-caps.In an interaction with Mint, Sahil Kapoor, head-products and markets strategist, DSP Mutual Fund, explains why he believes the current setup offers a contrarian opportunity.We recently put out an ad hoc update, which is quite rare for us. The trigger was that markets had hit several extremes at the same time.A number of private banks, IT companies, some FMCG names and housing finance firms, were trading at valuations last seen during the global financial crisis. Many others were at or below their long-term average valuations.

. Also under consideration: unusual lockup times that limit share sales by early investors, preferential treatment for investors in his other companies and allocating an outsize portion of shares to individual investors, people familiar with the matter said.The company is considering hosting events at SpaceX locations including its sprawling complex near the Los Angeles airport and its rocket launch site in Florida’s Cape Canaveral area, people familiar with the matter said.

tax efficiency. Instead, we began with questions about their marriage.

Her name is Lakshmi. She lives in a small village in the Krishna delta, Andhra Pradesh, where the fields flood in September and the nearest bank branch is a one-hour bus ride away. She wants to buy a buffalo, not as an aspiration, but as a business plan.

Mystery shrouds the prospect of official talks between the US and Iran to stop the war in West Asia, but reports have emerged of feelers from America in the shape of a 15-point ceasefire plan sent via Pakistan.The US reportedly wants Iran’s nuclear facilities dismantled, stockpile of enriched uranium handed over, nuclear-weapon ambitions renounced and missile threat capped, plus the Strait of Hormuz opened and more, all in lieu of relief from bombs and sanctions.Iran recently reiterated its right to enrich uranium while asking for reparations and a no-aggression commitment as conditions to stop its attacks. To this list, it later added a closure of all US military bases in the region and formal control over the Strait of Hormuz.