Is India About to Cap GST Cesses? The Pai Report That Could Free Billions for States

Is India About to Cap GST Cesses? The Pai Report That Could Free Billions for States

Oct 12, 2025

A quiet recommendation has entered the big, noisy debate over India’s public finances. A research group led by TV Mohandas Pai has urged the 16th Finance Commission to consider placing a cap on GST cesses and related surcharges — a change that, if

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Blackstone’s Billion-Dollar Bet: How Its New India Credit Platform Could Rewrite Private Lending

Blackstone’s Billion-Dollar Bet: How Its New India Credit Platform Could Rewrite Private Lending

Oct 12, 2025

It’s not a headline you see every week: global investment giant Blackstone has officially launched a new Private Credit Platform in India — and appointed seasoned financier Apurva Shah to lead it. Behind that short announcement lies a massive shift in how global

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Inside Tata Capital’s $523 Million IPO — Why Investors Are Calling It India’s ‘Next Big Finance Story’ ?

Inside Tata Capital’s $523 Million IPO — Why Investors Are Calling It India’s ‘Next Big Finance Story’ ?

Oct 12, 2025

India’s markets have a new headline act — and it comes from one of the country’s oldest business families. When Tata Capital announced it had raised $523 million (₹46.42 billion) from anchor investors ahead of its IPO this week, Dalal Street took notice.

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India’s Next Money Move: Will GIFT City Make FX Settlement Instant?

India’s Next Money Move: Will GIFT City Make FX Settlement Instant?

Oct 12, 2025

Imagine a world where dollar trades between exporters and banks clear in seconds, not hours. That’s the quiet ambition behind new talks to enable real-time foreign exchange settlement through GIFT City — a push the Reserve Bank of India and the International Financial

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India’s Big Money Experiment at GIFT City : The Silent Shift That Could Change How India Trades Dollars

Oct 12, 2025

What if India could settle its dollar trades without ever routing through New York or London? That quiet question just got its first real answer this week when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) launched

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