<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies and financial services in Asia. Previously, he worked for Reuters, the Straits Times and Bloomberg News.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASj7dG4ftKY/andy-mukherjee</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Andy Mukherjee - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASj7dG4ftKY/andy-mukherjee</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:37:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASj7dG4ftKY/andy-mukherjee.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Modi’s Diwali Gift Could Worsen India’s Tariff Sting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister’s promised tax cuts could stall festive-season spending.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-26/modi-s-diwali-gift-could-worsen-india-s-tariff-sting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-26/modi-s-diwali-gift-could-worsen-india-s-tariff-sting</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:00:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYhufz4xO6VA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYhufz4xO6VA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A customer browses gold jewelry at a store ahead of the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Indian shoppers are back in force online and in stores, splurging this festive season after the coronavirus pandemic damped celebrations and consumption in previous years.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Betting-App Ban Will Stoke Money Laundering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cricket wagers will move offshore, with crypto becoming the preferred currency.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-21/india-s-betting-app-ban-will-stoke-money-laundering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-21/india-s-betting-app-ban-will-stoke-money-laundering</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:00:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyGFa6vZ1JwQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyGFa6vZ1JwQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>AHMEDABAD, INDIA - JUNE 03: Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru bats during the 2025 IPL Final match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium on June 03, 2025, in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navarro Reminds Modi of America’s Exorbitant Privilege]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dollars India earns are its to spend, but Washington gets a say on what it can — or can’t — buy. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-19/trade-navarro-reminds-modi-of-america-s-exorbitant-privilege</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-19/trade-navarro-reminds-modi-of-america-s-exorbitant-privilege</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEvd7I5KNs9o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEvd7I5KNs9o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Narendra Modi, India&apos;s prime minister, during the nation&apos;s Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Modi announced tax cuts, pledged policy reform and urged the citizens to design and produce high quality goods at home, in a sweeping Independence Day speech that blasted rising &quot;economic selfishness&quot; in the world.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi’s Trade Dilemma: Protect Textiles or Cotton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Losing access to the US consumer may hurt India’s farm economy more than cutting tariffs on produce. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-12/modi-s-trade-dilemma-protect-textiles-or-cotton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-12/modi-s-trade-dilemma-protect-textiles-or-cotton</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXMyBgzM91YE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXMyBgzM91YE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>SRIVILLIPUTHUR, INDIA - JUNE 15: A ball of cotton is seen on a plant in a field on June 15, 2025 in Srivilliputhur, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s 50% Tariff Is a US Sanction in Disguise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modi has three weeks to get the punitive levy reduced. Even if he succeeds, there’ll be no victory lap.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-07/india-s-50-tariff-is-a-us-sanction-in-disguise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-07/india-s-50-tariff-is-a-us-sanction-in-disguise</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikioYWyhbUDY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikioYWyhbUDY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - JULY 5: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi attends to a tribute ceremony to Argentina&apos;s national hero General José de San Martín at San Martín square on July 5, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi Needs the White House Off His Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian prime minister’s priority should be to avoid a penal US tariff, not escalate the war of words.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-05/india-s-modi-needs-the-white-house-off-his-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-05/india-s-modi-needs-the-white-house-off-his-back</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:07:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqoUhb_WxZZo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqoUhb_WxZZo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>India&apos;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a public gathering during the inauguration of various projects on the outskirts of Varanasi on August 2, 2025. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP) (Photo by NIHARIKA KULKARNI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Taxis Are a Perfect Stablecoin Test Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city’s cash-diehard cabs will accept digital payments from April. If cryptocurrency works for them, it can work for anyone.  ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-03/hong-kong-taxis-are-a-perfect-stablecoin-test-case</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-03/hong-kong-taxis-are-a-perfect-stablecoin-test-case</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 20:00:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZTl8J.BauzY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZTl8J.BauzY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Taxis in Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Hong Kong outlined long-anticipated plans to regulate ride-hailing services, potentially limiting the scope of Uber Technologies Inc. in a city known for its poor taxi services.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tariff Shock Puts Team Modi in a Tight Corner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only way to lower the 25% tax may be to make concessions that will weaken the Indian prime minister politically.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-31/trump-tariffs-team-modi-is-in-a-tight-corner-on-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-31/trump-tariffs-team-modi-is-in-a-tight-corner-on-trade</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:14:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/it7ez_X7HSeI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/it7ez_X7HSeI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Narendra Modi, India&apos;s prime minister, right, arrives for a news conference at Parliament House in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Modi will find it increasingly difficult to distance himself from the latest controversy erupting around Gautam Adani, one of the world&apos;s richest businessmen who&apos;s widely seen as having close ties with the Indian leader.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angel Investors in India Will Become Rarer Than Tigers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funds that invest in early-stage firms will be able to accept money from eligible rich people. Only 650 qualify. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-27/angel-investors-in-india-will-become-rarer-than-tigers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-27/angel-investors-in-india-will-become-rarer-than-tigers</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFk0FhG.aS7k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFk0FhG.aS7k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Bengal tiger (Panthera Tigris), Bandhavgarh National Park, India. (Photo by: Sergio Pitamitz/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Gen Z Billionaires Are Bored With Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dynastic scions prefer to pursue their own passions. Private equity is glad to help.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-22/india-s-gen-z-billionaires-are-bored-with-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-22/india-s-gen-z-billionaires-are-bored-with-business</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idHrPWCqCOzg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idHrPWCqCOzg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Stepping back: Dilip Piramal, left, at the art gallery bearing his name with an exhibit on Mumbai’s metro.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Asian Supply Chains Aren’t a Sham]]></title><description><![CDATA[US transshipment tariffs on Vietnam and Indonesia hint at massive rerouting of Chinese output. The concern is exaggerated.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-17/china-s-asian-supply-chains-aren-t-a-sham</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-17/china-s-asian-supply-chains-aren-t-a-sham</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:00:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIUwNmWfbQq0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIUwNmWfbQq0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Workers at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Vietnam Maritime, the state-owned shipping, logistics and seaports company previously known as Vietnam National Shipping Lines or Vinalines, plans to expand its fleet by 20% annually in the next five years,</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Dollars Will Pay Interest — By the Back Door]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stablecoins won’t be allowed to offer returns, so their users will earn yields via tokenized money-market funds.   ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-15/digital-dollars-will-pay-interest-by-the-back-door</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-15/digital-dollars-will-pay-interest-by-the-back-door</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:00:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iiSDes0qFzCE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iiSDes0qFzCE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An illustration shows the Tether (USDT) logo displayed on a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, on March 13, 2025. (Photo Illustration by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Street Should Put Its Secret India Sauce to the Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rival firm XTX says the New York trader’s strategies, which have landed it in trouble with the local regulator, are easy enough to measure. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-10/jane-street-should-put-its-secret-india-sauce-to-the-test</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-10/jane-street-should-put-its-secret-india-sauce-to-the-test</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:00:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8uSUB5y86jc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8uSUB5y86jc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Shares of HDB rallied early in their trading debut in Mumbai today after the shadow lender&apos;s 125 billion-rupee ($1.5 billion) initial public offering — India’s biggest this year — attracted strong demand from investors.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Street Shows Dangers of Finance as Shampoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator’s probe should help India’s retail traders understand why cheap, near-expiry, equity options were always meant to sting.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-08/india-s-jane-street-probe-shows-dangers-of-finance-as-shampoo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-08/india-s-jane-street-probe-shows-dangers-of-finance-as-shampoo</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 03:37:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOfNfS8_yn8I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOfNfS8_yn8I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>India’s cheap equity options were always going to sting.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia’s Richest Tycoon Is Making America Great Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ambani is pivoting his petrochemicals empire toward US ethane, opportunistically replacing Chinese buyers.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-06/asia-s-richest-tycoon-ambani-is-making-america-great-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-06/asia-s-richest-tycoon-ambani-is-making-america-great-again</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:00:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwTBrsGKEhfE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwTBrsGKEhfE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd., and Nita Ambani, his wife, arrive at a polling station during the fifth phase of voting for national elections in Mumbai, India, on Monday, May 20, 2024. India&apos;s financial capital Mumbai — home to billionaires, film stars and millions of slum dwellers — goes to the polls today, with the opposition alliance making a renewed push to break Prime Minister Narendra Modi&apos;s hold on power.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Mamdani Would Never Be Mayor — in Gujarat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York politician’s Muslim ancestry shines a harsh light on the community’s shrinking role in India’s political life.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-30/why-mamdani-would-never-be-mayor-in-gujarat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-30/why-mamdani-would-never-be-mayor-in-gujarat</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:00:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iN_7aFW54CuE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iN_7aFW54CuE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, arrives for a news conference at Astoria Park during the New York City mayoral Democratic primary in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. New Yorkers are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose a Democratic candidate for mayor as a sweltering heat wave engulfs the city, and with tightened security in place after the US unleashed airstrikes on Iran.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Banks Will Lend. Will Tycoons Borrow?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new RBI governor has opened the taps wide for project finance. Yet there may be few takers.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/indian-banks-want-to-lend-but-will-tycoons-borrow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/indian-banks-want-to-lend-but-will-tycoons-borrow</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:00:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixl_zOBN4Qa8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixl_zOBN4Qa8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Signage for Adani Group at the construction site of an Adani Realty residential project in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani with helping drive a $250 million bribery scheme, in a stunning blow to India&apos;s most powerful businessman and close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Is More Than Ready for US Stablecoins]]></title><description><![CDATA[E-commerce prowess and Hong Kong’s financial chops can ward off the threat from digital dollars.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-23/china-is-more-than-ready-for-us-stablecoins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-23/china-is-more-than-ready-for-us-stablecoins</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:00:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBQQaBtMNKvE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBQQaBtMNKvE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Exchange rates for Tether USDt to Hong Kong Dollars at cryptocurrency exchange shop in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Bitcoin extended a rally fueled by expectations of fresh demand from exchange-traded funds, reaching the highest price since May last year.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mideast War Won’t Shut Down the Silicon Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[The region's trade corridor with Asia is getting more busy all the time, whatever happens in geopolitics.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-19/mideast-war-won-t-shut-down-the-silicon-road</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-19/mideast-war-won-t-shut-down-the-silicon-road</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:00:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCySGqqAaf6M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCySGqqAaf6M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The King Abdullah Financial Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The de facto Saudi leader, Mohammed bin Salman, is preparing to welcome US President Donald Trump back with a grand display of pageantry as the two look to monetize their relationship.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Bank Frauds Need a Sensible Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s time to allow new payment networks. Let them charge fees to offer institutional-grade security to retail customers. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-16/india-s-bank-frauds-need-a-sensible-response</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-16/india-s-bank-frauds-need-a-sensible-response</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Mukherjee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:00:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.qz4QJOu7.w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.qz4QJOu7.w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A garment store advertises the use of the BharatPe digital payment system and the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) payment app in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, July 17, 2021. India had a record $6.3 billion of funding and deals for technology startups in the second quarter, while funding to China-based companies dropped 18% from a peak of $27.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to data from research firm CB Insights.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>