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THE NEW WORLD OF INVESTING - Venture Capital in India’s Tier 2 Cities: An Early-Innings Opportunity With Asymmetric Upside

Over the past two weeks, I sat across the table from venture capital fund managers in Jaipur,..

Insights Feb 27, 2026

India just made GIFT City more bankable

On 6 Jan 2026, the RBI notified the Foreign Exchange Management Guarantees Regulations, 2026. It sounds technical. It is. But the practical effect is simple: guarantees move from permission theatre to a more principle based..

Insights Feb 17, 2026

The Missing Metric: Why the Chairman and CEO of Your Financial Centre Matter More Than 140 Indices Combined

International financial centres spend millions benchmarking themselves against 140 quantitative indices...

Insights Feb 15, 2026

On Pension Funds: The Road Ahead

Indian managers are increasingly pitching to big pension funds, both offshore and at home. The USS story is a useful cautionary tale, not because USS did something “wrong”, but because it shows how quickly you can end up...

Insights Jan 17, 2026

GIFT City: Simplifying Capital Deployment for Indian Startups

GIFT City is not just about where companies incorporate. It is equally about where capital pools are formed and how easily that capital can invest...

Insights Jan 17, 2026

The Global Manco Atlas: A Comprehensive Framework for Evaluating Fund Platform Excellence Across International Financial Centres

The proliferation of Management Companies (ManCos) represents one of the more...

Insights Nov 21, 2025

India’s wealthy are fundamentally reshaping the way they allocate capital

In my conversations with investors over the last few months, one thing has been unmistakably..

Insights Oct 17, 2025
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