Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, April 18, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party released its manifesto last week. While most of the promises are pretty boilerplate for an incumbent party, the civil aviation s ... Show More
Today
India's New Smart Passports | Sheikh Hasina Extradition | Russia Wants to Build Ships in Mumbai & Chennai
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India launches biometric e-passports, faces pressure to extradite Bangladesh's ex-PM, debates a billionaire's 72-hour workweek proposal, explores Russian shipbuilding partnerships, and gets Google AI localized. Five stories revea ... Show More
21m 9s
Today
Railways' Biggest Budget Ever | Russia's Boldest Defense Move Yet | Android Had This in 2023. iPhone Gets It Now |
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Today's Top of the Morning: WhatsApp finally brings multi-account to iPhone (2 years late), Russia offers India unrestricted Su-57 tech transfer, Indian Railways heads for record ₹2.76T budget, and half of young American men are ... Show More
21m 10s
Today
India's Infrastructure Revolution, Pollution Emergency & US Defense Partnership
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Today: NHAI raises ₹46,000 crore through highway InvITs attracting global investors, BIS overhauls cybersecurity and wind energy standards, ED attaches more RCom properties amid ₹40,000 crore fraud probe, Delhi's air pollution c ... Show More
15m 31s
Jun 2024
Making 'Make In India' Come Alive
<p>On Sunday night, India’s new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was sworn into office, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its helm once more.</p><p>We have a new group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies, a new group of ministers, and a new look in terms of how ... Show More
40m 27s
Aug 27
Trump hits India with 50% tariffs
Steep tariffs have been imposed on India by the US, doubling an existing duty, as President Donald Trump seeks to punish India for buying Russian oil and weapons. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called it economic coercion and is urging Indians to buy more locally p ... Show More
30m 50s
Jan 2025
Martin Wolf talks to Arvind Subramanian: India, the next economic superpower?
<p>India is the world’s most populous nation, and since the 1990s it has maintained almost Chinese levels of rapid economic growth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to make India a high income country and, by implication, an economic superpower by 2047. But is that achievable? T ... Show More
30m 40s
Oct 2018
Episode 185 – Future of blockchain in India with Varun Sethi (Part 2)
In India, the government is ready to implement or give leverage blockchain technology but alarmed of cryptocurrencies. India always being known for it’s growing IT industries. Even when we talk about blockchain, Blockchain projects are creating new job categories, leading to hiri ... Show More
44m 13s
Aug 2024
India Is The Most Promising Emerging Market | Angus Shillington
This interview with Angus Shillington explores why India is the most promising emerging market, why it has outperformed the S&P 500, and the country’s favorable demographics. We also discuss the risks & rewards of investing in China, how Chinese equities compare to Indian equitie ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 2025
Decoding Trumponomics 2.0, India Impact
David S Waddell, CEO and Chief Investment Strategist at Waddell & Associates, joins host Dia Rekhi on The Morning Brief to dissect the global economic shifts under the Trump administration. From the impact of tariff wars on emerging markets like India to the potential productivit ... Show More
22m 10s