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Are SIPs Really FII-Proof? The Structural Risks Beneath India’s Retail Boom
There is a comforting story floating through Indian financial circles right now: that the Indian stock market has become “FII-proof,” sustained indefinitely by the unstoppable rise of retail SIP investors. But beneath the optimism lies a more fragile reality. As corporate tax policy, AI-driven labour shifts, rising household debt, and middle-class financial stress begin colliding, the assumptions supporting India’s retail-investor boom may be weaker than they appear. This is an attempt to examine the structural pressures building underneath the surface.
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Where Have All the Colours Gone?
On Holi week, the author, as someone who has never played Holi, wonders what Indian cinema did with all that colour.
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Pongal, Parasakthi, and the Fear of the Spoken Word
With Parasakthi and Jananayagan facing challenges from the censor board, the author takes a look at the root cause - history of freedom of speech in independent India and the future of cinema
