Chief Justice BR Gavai recently shredded Justice Sureshwar Thakur’s incomprehensible rulings, saying every one of his decisions overturned by the Supreme Court. But this is more than just one judge’s problem—it’s a damning reflection of India’s judicial system.

In this Acast, Sucheta Dalal explains how unclear, verbose judgements cost litigants decades, drain their finances, and erode faith in justice. Why does India have no accountability mechanism for judges? Why do opaque appointments and the collegium system let incompetence thrive unchecked? And what reforms are urgently needed to protect citizens from miscarriages of justice?

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President Trump’s 50% tariff threat on Indian exports has shaken India’s leadership. Can India turn this crisis into an opportunity for reform? Sucheta Dalal argues that to make the dream of Viksit Bharat a reality, India must go beyond rhetoric and fix four fundamental issues: compliance overload, enforcement overreach, rampant corruption, and judicial gridlock.

From MSMEs crushed under 1,450 compliance obligations, to tax terrorism and corruption draining resources, to judicial delays crippling contract enforcement — the challenges are deep and systemic. Unless India tackles these bottlenecks head-on, lofty promises and task forces won’t bridge the gap between vision and reality.

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After years of silence, Anil Ambani's debt-ridden companies are finally under serious scrutiny. From telecom giant Reliance Communications to finance arms like RCFL and RHFL, the ED is probing a massive ₹17,000 crore bank fraud. This exposé dives deep into how one of India’s most high-profile business empires unravelled in plain sight — and why regulators, bankers, auditors, and trustees looked the other way for so long.

Sucheta Dalal traces the collapse of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), once valued at ₹1.7 lakh crore, and lays bare the systemic failures that let it fester. With top executives under the scanner and SEBI already imposing steep penalties, will this finally lead to accountability — or is it another show of action without consequences?

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In 2018, a wave of corporate defaults — IL&FS, DHFL, Yes Bank — exposed deep cracks in India’s credit rating system. Ratings dropped from AAA to junk after defaults. Investors lost trust, regulators scrambled, and rating agencies came under fire.

Now, in 2025, a Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) order has delivered a stinging rebuke to SEBI’s probe into CARE Ratings’ former MD, calling it a “colossal waste of judicial time.” What happened to SEBI’s regulatory crusade? Why have no senior executives been held liable?

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India’s booming derivatives market isn’t the success story it appears to be. In this video, Debashis Basu breaks down why the Jane Street episode exposes far more than one rogue trader — it reveals deep flaws in how India’s F&O markets are structured, regulated, and used. From skewed indices like Bank Nifty to the illusion of liquidity and hedging, this is a sobering look at the hidden risks behind record-breaking derivatives volumes.

🔍 Who benefits from these speculative instruments?

📉 Are we mistaking frothy volume for market efficiency?

📊 Why has SEBI looked the other way for years?

Watch to understand why India’s derivatives boom might actually be a bubble.

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In a high-stakes faceoff, India’s market regulator SEBI has impounded ₹4,843 crore in alleged unlawful gains from global trading giant Jane Street — a move that’s as dramatic as it is revealing. But beneath the headlines lies a deeper story of regulatory gaps, opaque trading practices, and questions about India’s derivatives market.

In this video, Sucheta Dalal unpacks the full story:

- How Jane Street resumed trading days after the crackdown

- Why SEBI’s own surveillance capabilities are under the scanner

- The role of exchanges like NSE, BSE, and MSEI

- The glaring absence of political and parliamentary oversight

- And what this saga means for investor protection and market reform

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Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta empire is under fire after a scathing 87-page report by Viceroy Research accused the group of operating a Ponzi-like financial structure—one that thrives on debt and massive dividend payouts to sustain its parent company. The report alleges governance failures, undisclosed liabilities, and a pattern of treating public investors as a funding tool.

Veteran journalist Sucheta Dalal breaks down the report, Vedanta’s long history of financial engineering, the eerie silence of Indian regulators—and what it all means for banks, minority shareholders, and taxpayers.

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