Reinventing Again And Again: Mercedes-Benz India CEO Santosh Iyer On Catching Up With EV Boom And India Strategy
In this week’s The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Iyer spoke about the changing Indian consumer, why people are opting for EVs and how the company is constantly looking for localisation, including in India, to keep costs in check.
Behind India’s Credit Card Spending Surge: Young Borrowers, Rising Defaults
Despite record-high credit card debt and rising NPAs, experts say the situation isn’t alarming—yet. But regulators are tightening norms amid repayment stress.
Why Celebrating Lower Tariffs Misses The Bigger Battle
With looming US tariffs, India must focus on reducing factor costs and becoming genuinely competitive and productive to hold its ground in global trade
Edelweiss Chairman Rashesh Shah On What’s Holding Back India’s Credit Market Evolution
In this week's The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Edelweiss Chairman Rashesh Shah tells us that credit markets lag due to regulatory complexity and limited instruments; deeper financialisation is needed.
Could Upskilling Be The Answer To India’s Wage Gap Problem?
India’s National Skill Development Corporation is trying to solve this through digital skills passports, design your own degrees, skill hubs, job-ready courses and more.
Trade War Tensions Hit Home: RBI Cuts Forecast, Loosens Credit Rules
Reserve Bank of India's governor Sanjay Malhotra opened the central bank’s first monetary policy review of FY26 with stark warnings about US tariffs and its uncertainty
Monsoon Test Looms Over Navi Mumbai Airport Debut: Will It Take Off?
Originally slated for an April inauguration, later pushed to May, the Adani Group, which is in control of the project, has confirmed the airport will be operational in June. Still far from ready, can this airport really meet the June deadline?
India Can’t Afford Silence As Trade War Deepens
India has taken a very cautious path in dealing with the US and Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. But as the global trade war rages, India has some questions to answer to the millions of large and small business owners in the country.












