Dilsher Dhillon
Staff Reporter
Dilsher mainly writes about finance, business and political issues. Prior to joining Business Insider's India desk, Dilsher worked at The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), where he covered the global banking sector, conducted industry research and produced macroeconomic forecasts. While at BI, he is excited to investigate the trends that are shaping the relationships between the government, businesses and consumers in India.
Latest Stories from Dilsher Dhillon
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India’s central bank is ramping up its supervision of the country’s commercial lenders and shadow banks
In response to the spate of frauds at large banks and defaults by NBFCs in the last year, the Reser…
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One of the richest Indian families has its eye on Jet Airways
It seems that Jet’s creditors are counting on a last-minute bid to prevent the airline from going…
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Indians will have to deal with higher oil prices as polling ends and global supply remains curtailed
As India’s elections came to a close this week, its citizens will have to contend with higher fuel …
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Sensex clocks highest one-day gain in 10 years as Indian markets celebrate results of exit polls
India’s markets clocked record gains on expectations of a solid electoral victory by the Narendra M…
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Infrastructure lending in India just hit a six-year high, and it might be because of telecom sector
This is all the more impressive as total lending to the infrastructure sector had declined for t…
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SEBI and RBI to tighten credit agencies’ biz models, to avoid another IL&FS
They are also in favour of a Chinese wall between the agencies and management of the client. …
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After months of discussions, Pakistan finally gets a $6 billion bailout from the IMF
Discussions have been going on for a while. Talks with the IMF began soon after Pakistan’s new P…
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Jet’s partner Etihad submits a conditional bid for the cash-strapped airline — and wants to remain a minority owner
Jet’s creditors have taken a majority stake in the airline and are selling their equity holding…
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In a rebuke to China, India and three other countries conduct naval drills in South China Sea
The drills which ended this week, comprise of a guided missile destroyer operated by the US Navy…
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LIC executives are being investigated by India’s corporate fraud agency for their role in the IL&FS crisis
The investigation into Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) deepens. …
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India’s financial crime agency is investigating Etihad’s 2014 investment in Jet’s loyalty programme
The ED is attempting to establish whether Jet Airways violated foreign exchange protocols when…
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The US thinks that the RBI’s public credit bureau will squeeze out India’s private players
The public credit database will accumulate information on all borrowers along with outstanding …
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The creditors of Anil Ambani’s cash-strapped Reliance Communications are finally making it undergo bankruptcy proceedings
Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, a resolution has to be completed within 270 days. Er…
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India’s public policy think tank is reportedly planning an index to rank the annual performance of judges
The think tank is developing a system to review the annual performance of judges across the coun…
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A sharp hike in fuel prices is likely as elections come to a close
Rising oil prices proved to be a huge problem or India last year, leading to a rise in its trade…
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Pakistan has made an IMF economist the head of its central bank as it negotiates a bailout with the fund
With its foreign exchange reserves depleting, the cash-strapped and heavily indebted Paki…
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The concept of ‘citizenship’ is dividing voters in this large east Indian state
Seven constituencies in West Bengal - Bongaon, Barrackpore, Howrah, Uluberia, Hooghly, Arambagh…
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Bowing to pressure, PepsiCo withdraws its lawsuit against four Indian potato farmers
Prior to the withdrawal, it had also attempted to settle with the farmers by offering them the …
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India’s market regulator finally slapped a fine on the National Stock Exchange for giving preferential access to certain brokers
The SEBI found that between 2011 and 2014, some brokerages, the likes of which include OPG Secur…
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One of India’s most valuable companies has been hit with a second lawsuit for improper use’ of a software provider’s source code
The company, which is the IT services arm of Tata, has been accused by the US-based Computer Ser…
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China is taking its ‘all-weather ally’ Pakistan to space
The agreement, which was signed on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road summit a few days a…
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Anil Ambani’s woes get compounded with a series of downgrades for three Reliance Group subsidiaries
The debt instruments of Reliance Home Finance (RHFL) and Reliance Commercial Finance (RCFL) ha…
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India’s 'robust plan' to maintain oil imports might include a buyers collective with another large oil importer
“The Government of India has put in place a robust plan to ensure that there is adequate suppl…
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Here’s why India hasn’t joined the multi-billion dollar ‘21st century Silk Road’ regional connectivity project
China’s regional forum for its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - dubbed the “21st Century Silk Road”…
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Yes Bank is denying reports that its new CEO Ravneet Gill is getting rid of its top brass.
Yes Bank is denying reports that its new CEO Ravneet Gill is getting rid of its top brass. A Mint…