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In association with the Banking, Finance Insurance Institute of Nepal (BFIN), the PHDCCI India-Nepal Centre organised the fourth edition of its annual flagship programme, the “Nepal BFSI Summit 2025”, on December 19, 2025 at Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu. The central theme of the summit was “Navigating Economic Transition for an Aspirational Nepal.” In its fourth edition, the Nepal BFSI Summit 2025 deliberated on how Nepal can manage economic transition amid uncertainty while simultaneously preparing for future opportunities. The summit focused on economic reforms for inclusive development, the role of the BFSI sector in managing transitions, evolving financial landscapes, and the expansion…
Ayush Joshi & Paranjoy Guha Thakurta A high-stakes tussle over Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), the raw material that powers India’s man-made fibres industry, is poised to tear through the country’s textile backbone. With a huge (40 per cent) domestic demand-supply gap of MEG, a proposed government policy could tighten the chokehold further, tilting the field towards giants like Reliance Industries and Indian Oil Corporation while endangering thousands of small manufacturers and the crores who depend on them. 1. POLYESTER POWER PLAY In the vast, sprawling and diverse ecosystem of Indian industry, few sectors are as vital, yet as vulnerable, as…
The States’ Policy Conclave 2025 was held under the theme “Navigating Global Challenges with a Fast-Tracked Indian Economy”, drawing senior policymakers, institutional leaders and experts from across the country to deliberate on India’s growth trajectory. The conclave placed strong emphasis on state-led reforms, decentralised governance and inclusive development as central pillars of the Viksit Bharat vision. The discussions centred on strengthening local governance structures, advancing sustainability, and building resilient institutions capable of responding to both domestic priorities and global disruptions. Speakers repeatedly underscored the need for greater policy coordination between the Centre and states to unlock long-term economic momentum. Tripurari…
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), under the aegis of its State Development Council/Madhya Pradesh State Chapter, and in association with M.A.D Ideaz, the New & Renewable Energy Department (Government of Madhya Pradesh), CLASP, Tata Power, and other partner organisations, successfully hosted the “Harit Urja Conclave 2025 – Madhya Pradesh Edition”. As the Industry Partner, PHDCCI reiterated its strong commitment to advancing Madhya Pradesh’s and India’s overall green energy transition. Centred on the theme “Empowering Madhya Pradesh: Clean Tech for a Greener Grid”, the conclave placed special emphasis on appliance efficiency as a key driver of sustainable energy…
India marked a milestone on November 22 with the launch of the YouthAid Entrepreneurs’ Federation of India (YEFI) in Pune, a national platform created to connect grassroots entrepreneurs with government schemes, banks, CSR partners, markets and investors. YEFI aims to raise standards of quality, branding and ethics in micro-businesses while enabling sustainable scale. “This federation is essential for last-mile inclusion, dignity and economic justice,” said Chairman Mathew Mattam. The launch took place in the middle of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2025, observed across more than 200 countries under this year’s theme, “Together We Build”. Joining the inauguration virtually from the…
Under the aegis of its State Development Council and Chhattisgarh State Chapter, and in association with Visa Inc., PHDCCI organised the second edition of the India Business & Public Policy Forum on 19 November 2025 at Hotel Sayaji, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The initiative seeks to provide a platform where businesses and communities can meaningfully engage with state governments and the policy-making process. “A fast-changing international business landscape is offering both extraordinary opportunities and complex challenges. India, now the world’s fourth-largest economy, holds immense potential and remains a dynamic arena where business expertise must align with global fundamentals. Today, public policy is…
ABOUT THE BOOK Indian Prime Minister Priya Kaul is cornered. The country is in turmoil; the Opposition is closing in; and her own son, the heir apparent, has become an enemy within. Desperate for escape, she turns to her spiritual guru, whose counsel leads her to attempt India’s first-ever nuclear test, hoping to distract the masses and salvage her collapsing popularity. With the American President openly hostile, the CIA station chief in Delhi is instructed to stop her and engineer her downfall. Across the border, Viper, an ISI operative, moves swiftly to unleash chaos in India. With the odds stacked…
A majority of lawmakers in the newly constituted Bihar Assembly continue to carry criminal cases and substantial personal wealth, according to a detailed analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch. The organisations examined the self-sworn affidavits of all 243 winners of the 2025 Assembly polls, presenting what they term a “sobering snapshot” of the state’s electoral realities. The data reveal that 130 of the 243 winners — 53 per cent — have declared criminal cases, a reduction from the 2020 House, where 68 per cent of MLAs faced similar charges. Yet ADR notes that the…
ABOUT THE BOOK In 1973, inspired by the popular socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan, Ravindra Kishore Sinha, then a journalist earning a modest salary of ₹250, quit his job to establish SIS (Security and Intelligence Services), a private security firm created to help ex-servicemen find employment as security personnel. Today, SIS is a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate, ranked among India’s top ten private employers, with over 300,000 employees and more than 22,000 clients spanning security, facility management and cash logistics. So how did an accidental entrepreneur, with no formal management education, go on to build one of the largest global companies in its…
Anatomy of a Mega-Fraud A Cobrapost investigation, titled “The Lootwallahs: How Indian Business is Robbing Indians”, presents a forensic dissection of what it alleges is one of India’s most significant corporate frauds. The core accusation against the Reliance ADAG, promoted by Anil Ambani and his family, is the systematic and deliberate siphoning of funds from publicly listed companies. These funds, sourced from loans from public sector banks (PSBs), money raised through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), and bonds sold to investors, were not used for their stated purposes. Instead, they were allegedly diverted through an elaborate labyrinth of domestic and offshore…
