The Morning Brief

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein, one of the companies banned in India in 2020, is set to make a comeback, this time under a licensing agreement with Reliance Industries. Other Chinese entities like HKC and the Adani Group’s new subsidiary in China hint at a possible shift in India’s business approach towards its neighbour. Do all these point to a change in Indo-Chinese relations, at least as far as business is concerned?

Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Dia Rekhi discuss the dynamics with ET Prime’s Shabori Das and public policy and China expert Amit Bhandari.

ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick, sharp sub 5 minute daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: The Telegram Problem, Why The GST Official is India Inc’s New Boogeyman, Bangladesh Battered, Taxing Times for Infosys, Will OLA Electrify the Markets?, and more!

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A year ago, President Joe Biden and PM Narendra Modi launched the India-U.S. Renewable Energy Technologies Action Platform (RE-TAP), deepening cooperation on clean energy. With over a decade of collaboration and billions in U.S. investments, how can the two countries drive the future of renewables and rural electrification?

Join ET’s Sanjeev Choudhary as he speaks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk about the next steps in this critical energy partnership.

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India's SME IPO market is on a tear, with companies like Amic Forging, Bondada Engineering, and Resourceful Automobiles delivering triple-digit gain multiples and driving a 176% surge in the BSE SME IPO index over the past year. Retail participation is at an all-time high, with applications soaring from 408 in 2019 to over 2.13 lakh per IPO today. But behind the headlines, concerns are growing. Volatility and rapid price swings have sparked debate about whether this is a healthy market or a bubble waiting to burst.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury is joined by ET Prime Reporter Himadri Buch, Capital Mind’s Deepak Shenoy, and IIM Calcutta Professor Sudhakara Reddy to analyse the drivers behind the SME IPO boom, the emerging risks, and what regulators are watching closely.

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ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick, sharp sub 5 minute daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: The Telegram Problem, Why The GST Official is India Inc’s New Boogeyman, Bangladesh Battered, Taxing Times for Infosys, Will OLA Electrify the Markets?, and more!

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu recently met with top CEOs at Sri City, Tirupati, to rally investment, but his unexpected focus on population growth stole the spotlight. Earlier in August, his Cabinet scrapped the two-child rule for local elections, prompting questions about his strategy. Why is a leader known for sharp political and economic insights now zeroing in on population management and the North-South divide?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Nidhi Sharma discusses Naidu's surprising policy shift and its potential impact with Telugu Desam Party MP  Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayulu and Professor Sanjay Kumar from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.Stay tuned to understand what's driving these decisions and what they mean for Andhra Pradesh's future.

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Peer-to-peer lending in India was supposed to be a game-changer—connecting borrowers and lenders directly and bypassing banks. But the business is now facing major turbulence.

On August 16th, the RBI issued a new mandate that could reshape the future of P2P lending in India, leaving many to wonder if this is a turning point or the beginning of the end.

Join The Morning Brief as host Anirban Chowdhury discusses what lies ahead for this emerging sector with ET’s fintech expert Pratik Bhakta and Mukesh Bubna of P2P lending firm Monexo. 

ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick, sharp sub 5 minute daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!

Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: The Telegram Problem, Why The GST Official is India Inc’s New Boogeyman, Bangladesh Battered, Taxing Times for Infosys, Will OLA Electrify the Markets?, and more!

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Payments giant Visa is bullish about India’s fast evolving digital payments landscape, the growth of small and medium enterprises and its fiercely independent women customers and stakeholders. In a riveting conversation at the ET World Leaders Forum, vice chair Kelly MahonTullier talks to ET’s associate editor Arijit Barman about Visa’s new vistas.

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If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: S. Jaishankar, Ravi Kant Jaipuria,Arjun Nohwar, Manoj Chacko, G.V. Prasad, Dara Khosrowshahi, Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris,Nithin Kamath, Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India and more!

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Mahindra & Mahindra is on top the SUV game. It’s the market leader by revenue and no. 2 by volumes. The company is on a launch spree. And is heavily invested in the EV story. But with heavy competition in the SUV space, a global slowdown in EVs and sporadic demand in India’s automotibe industry, how will it stay ahead of the game. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Shally Seth talk to M&M’s ED and CEO of auto and farm sector in this Corner Office Conversation. Listen in.

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If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: S. Jaishankar, Ravi Kant Jaipuria,Arjun Nohwar, Manoj Chacko, G.V. Prasad, Dara Khosrowshahi, Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris,Nithin Kamath, Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India and more!

ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!

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The recent incident at R G Kar Medical College has brought the larger issue of women’s safety, particularly in the medical profession, into sharp focus. We hear firsthand accounts from women doctors who recount the harassment and discrimination they face from colleagues, patients, and their families. Host Nidhi Sharma talks to Dr. Ammara Hasan, Radiation Oncologist and Anirban Chowdhury talks to Aparna Mittal, DEI advisor/ Corporate Lawyer, Founder Samāna Centre, on whether the legal framework is inadequate to protect women employees.

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Check out other interesting episodes : Bumpy Rides For EVs in India, Lethal Liquor Part 1: How Moonshine Devastated a Village, India Scorching Part 1, India Scorching Part 2, Will Chabahar Port open up India’s own Silk Route? and more!

ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick, sharp sub 5 minute daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!

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Fractal, India’s first AI analytics unicorn, is poised for an IPO at a reported valuation of $3 billion. From being founded 24 years ago long before AI became a buzzword every business wanted to log on to by five IIM batchmates, the company quickly gained traction amongst Indian and international clients. Within a few years however, it faced a leadership crisis with two of its founders exiting Srikant Vellamakani, whose CEO ship was the centre of a raging debate among the founder group, however, took the setback as not a “Why me?” lament but a “Why not me?” lesson instead. Soon enough he made a comeback as the CEO and 2022, the company entered the unicorn club with a $360 million investment from TPG. Along the way it came up with some ground breaking solutions for clients spread across more than 10 industries and 170 plus enterprises-including a solution that reduced railway track crossing accidents in Mumbai by a whooping 75%. In this corner officer conversation, host Arijit Barman talks to Srikanth Velamakanni about AI of today, tomorrow and the future. Will it be responsible or regulated? From maths to machine and the mind here is a freewheeling conversation, up, close & personal.

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If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast: S. Jaishankar, Ravi Kant Jaipuria, Arjun Nohwar, Manoj Chacko, G.V. Prasad, Dara Khosrowshahi, Henry Kravis, Campbell Wilson, Warren K. Harris, Nithin Kamath, Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India and more!

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Telegram, the bad boy of social messaging, is in deep trouble. Its CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested by the French police on alleged failure to mitigate the misuse of its platform for criminal activities. When Telegram started, it was hailed as a champion of freedom of speech and information sharing. Over the last few years however, it has become a hotbed for the exchange of pirated content, child pornography and other alleged terrorism and criminal acts. Governments across the world have had problems with Durov and his platform. But there have never been so serious questions about its future as now. Host Anirban Chowdhury explores with Kevin Curran, Professor of Cybersecurity at Ulster University, Siddhant Jain founder of VdoCipher and an active voice against anti-piracy and ET’s Aashish Aryan.

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ET Podcasts now has a new show. 7@7 is your quick, sharp sub 5 minute daily roundup of financial news from India and the world. Tune in to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Jio Saavn, Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts from!

Check out more episodes from the morning brief below: Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India, Bangladesh Quota Furore, Bumpy Ride For EVs In India, Sebi’s Bitter Pill for Zero Brokerage Startups

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