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            <title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s Cosy Ties With Pakistan Fray Nerves in New Delhi]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials fear US diplomatic shift could ripple across the security landscape.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poor Equity Returns, Weak Rupee Drive Indians to Foreign Shores]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How an 88-Year-Old Founder Clinched a Record India Finance Deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Idiosyncratic financier R. Thyagarajan is betting a “non-interfering” Japanese bank will carry on his legacy. ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anto Antony]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Julius Baer Names Interim India Country Head as Papneja Departs]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/julius-baer-names-interim-india-country-head-as-papneja-departs</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:33:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[India’s Homegrown $1 Billion High-Speed Trading Unicorn Goes Global]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Graviton is expanding in Singapore and London as competition and regulatory hurdles build in its home market.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anto Antony]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-Iran War Injects Fresh Volatility Into Indian Markets. Here’s Where to Invest 10 Lakh Rupees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US-Iran war, equity market turbulence and rupee pressure have added new uncertainties to Indian markets. Four financial experts weigh in on how to invest and earn better returns right now.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-where-to-invest-in-india-gold-cash-equities/</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Years of Bailouts, India’s Power Sector to Face a Market Test]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Distribution company debt stood at more than $90 billion as of FY24.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Menaka Doshi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adani’s North Mumbai Project to Cost $11 Billion, Official Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mumbai’s Skyline Is Soaring. So Is the Pressure on Housing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As global businesses pour into India’s financial capital, millions of low-income residents face redevelopment deals that will determine whether they can stay.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-17/mumbai-s-skyline-rises-as-residents-and-bankers-jostle-for-space</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ranjani Raghavan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Soaring Military Outlays Add $28 Billion to Defense Fortunes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Maloney]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US sailors prepare ordnance on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury in a photo released by the US Navy, on Feb. 28.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gujarat Gas to Restrict Supply as Middle East Conflict Escalates]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:44:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anil Ambani’s $410 Million Mumbai Condo Seized in Probe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Billionaire Buffett Fan Says Stock Boom for Elite Hurts India]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/billionaire-raamdeo-agrawal-warns-india-s-stock-wealth-gap-hurts-growth</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reprieve for India From Trump’s Tariff Trauma May Be Short-Lived]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump plans to impose sectoral and economy-specific duties.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-23/india-gets-breather-from-trump-tariffs</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Menaka Doshi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:13:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump speaks during a governor’s dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. President Donald Trump invited all US governors to meet with him after the White House had sought to keep Democrats out of the annual bipartisan gathering, the National Governors Association said. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Trade Deal and Budget Shake India's Markets. Here’s Where to Invest 10 Lakh Rupees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trade deals, tax cuts and economic reforms are shaking up Indian markets. Four financial experts weigh in on how to invest and earn better returns right now.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/where-to-invest-10-lakh-india-q1-2026/</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Higher Credit Growth Flags Year of Big Policy Action for Indian Banks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SBI and HDFC Bank are the only Indian banks among the world’s top 100 lenders by total assets.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-09/sbi-shares-hit-record-high-as-outlook-for-credit-growth-raised</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Menaka Doshi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Signage at a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The SBI&apos;s newly appointed chairman said he&apos;s targeting the country&apos;s unbanked population as it seeks to expand amid intense competition for deposits. Photographer: Abeer Khan/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ambani, Blackrock Enter India’s Wealth Advice Market]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/ambani-brings-blackrock-into-india-s-wealth-advice-market</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[India Seeks Diaspora Capital as Foreign Funds Pull Out of Local Stocks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:29:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[India to Double Tax Holiday in Finance Hub to Boost Business]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-01/india-to-double-tax-holiday-in-finance-hub-to-boost-business</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saikat Das]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Citigroup Banker Draws $2 Billion for New India Firm]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Advait Palepu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
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