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BANKING ON INDIA • India’s banking sector has emerged as a magnet for global investments in 2025, drawing over `50,000 crore in private equity and strategic deals. Recently, Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD announced plans to acquire a 60% stake in RBL Bank. Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has bought a 20% stake in YES Bank—deals that highlight a growing confidence in the banking sector

“Expect further innovation in cancer therapies” • Praveen Rao Akkinepally, Country President and Managing Director, AstraZeneca Pharma India, on new launches, India’s expanding role in the global innovation pipeline, and more

ROBOOT MODE • AS AI UPENDS THE GLOBAL TECH ORDER, INDIAN IT GIANTS FACE A STARK CHOICE: ADAPT FAST OR FADE AWAY.

SMARTER ROBOTS, SMARTER FACTORIES • MANUFACTURING TAKES A LEAP AS NEW-AGE ROBOTS COMBINE AI REASONING WITH VISION SYSTEMS TO MANAGE TASKS LIKE ASSEMBLY, INSPECTION AND PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

BACK FROM THE BRINK • FOLLOWING ITS NEAR COLLAPSE AND SUBSEQUENT RESCUE, THE YES BANK SAGA ENTERS ITS THIRD ACT, WITH JAPANESE BANKING GIANT SMBC TAKING CENTRE STAGE

“FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HAVE A PATIENT, STRATEGIC PARTNER” • Prashant Kumar, YES Bank MD and CEO, on synergies with the bank’s largest shareholder, SMBC

SHIFT IN STANCE • For the first time in more than half a century, the RBI is rewriting the playbook for foreign banks, giving them a direct play

NO DEAL, HIGH TARIFFS WEIGH • INDIA INC WADED THROUGH A TERRIBLE Q2, BUFFETED BY TRUMP’S TARIFFS AND A SLUMP IN EXPORTS. YET, SENTIMENT REMAINED RESILIENT, WITH THE QUARTERLY BT-C FORE BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX INCHING UP. WILL THE GST BONANZA BRIGHTEN Q3?

A DIFFICULT SUMMER • SENTIMENT IMPROVED A NOTCH FROM Q1 BUT IS DOWN 11% Y0Y. THE SURVEY REVEALS FAULT LINES WITH GST CUTS FAILING TO LIFT THE MOOD MUCH. WILL FESTIVE DEMAND BRIGHTEN THE OUTLOOK IN Q3?

TOWARDS QUIETUS • WITH MEHLI MISTRY BEING VOTED OUT AS A TRUSTEE, THE POWER STRUGGLE AT TATA TRUSTS APPEARS TO BE OVER. WILL THE PEACE HOLD?

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THE INDIAN TAKE-OFF • INDIA IS IN THE MIDST OF A MASSIVE AVIATION UPGRADE. CAN IT BECOME THE NEXT AIRPORT HUB LIKE DOHA, DUBAI, AND SINGAPORE?

INDIA’S ELECTRONICS GAMBIT • The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme has got off to a promising start. Can it push India past the assembly model to increase value addition and reduce imports?

“WE HAVE BEEN STRATEGIC IN SELECTING FOCUSED CATEGORIES” • S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE • CEOs MUST LEARN TO READ THE WORLD BESIDES THEIR BALANCE SHEET, AS THE NEXT DISRUPTION COULD COME FROM BEYOND JUST THE NUMBERS

When Dining Tables Tell Stories • THE ONCE-HUMBLE DINING TABLE HAS EVOLVED INTO A CANVAS FOR STORYTELLING

POWER WITH PERSONALITY • CHECK OUT TWO PHONES THAT COMBINE POWER AND PERSONALITY—THE GOOGLE PIXEL 10 PRO FOLD AND THE REALME 15 PRO GAME THRONES LIMITED EDITION

GIVING WINGS TO INDIA’S AI DREAMS • THE BUSINESS TODAY AI SUMMIT DELIBERATED ON HOW INDIA CAN LEVERAGE ITS DEMOGRAPHIC SCALE AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNLOCK A $500-BILLION OPPORTUNITY

‘WE LED INDIA’S TECH REVOLUTION’

TEJASHWI YADAV’S BIG BATTLE CAN HE SHED THE 'JUNGLE RAJ' LEGACY?

BEST Management Advice • DIPAK C. JAIN, PRESIDENT (EMERITUS), PROFESSOR OF MARKETING, CEIBS, SHANGHAI; VICE CHANCELLOR, JIO INSTITUTE