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The regulator’s latest inspection findings point to systemic failures within some of India’s leading audit firms. Deficiencies in independence, documentation and fraud risk assessment are not isolated lapses but indicators of weakened audit discipline. Cases involving inadequate scrutiny of related-party transactions and delayed verification processes, including one that allowed a fake chartered accountant to participate,…

India’s fiscal arithmetic is tightening, and the Union government has turned again to asset recycling. The second edition of the National Monetisation Pipeline, steered by Niti Aayog, aims to mobilise Rs 16.72 trillion, with roughly Rs 6 trillion expected from private capital. With borrowing pressures rising and public capital expenditure showing signs of moderation despite…