India’s plan to allow lending and borrowing of sovereign bonds remains stalled by uncertainty on how taxes will be applied, despite infrastructure being in place for more than 18 months, according to people familiar with the matter, complicating an effort to deepen the nation’s $1.3 trillion debt market.
India’s plan to allow lending and borrowing of sovereign bonds remains stalled by uncertainty on how taxes will be applied, despite infrastructure being in place for more than 18 months, according to people familiar with the matter, complicating an effort to deepen the nation’s $1.3 trillion debt market.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters building in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the country contributes more to global growth than the US, responding to President Donald Trump’s recent remark dismissing the South Asian nation as a “dead” economy.