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Bharti Airtel is intentionally giving up India’s next telecom war to Jio
Instead of going after scale like Jio, the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led telecom giant is chasing a smaller but higher-quality customer base to grow its home broadband segment. Will the bet pay off?
09 Aug 2026
Ambanis double down but Reliance’s growth engines sputter
While the Rs 9,000 crore promoter investment in Q1 brings a measure of reassurance, investors will still have to wait for Jio and retail to work through their challenges.
17 Jul 2026
Isha Ambani’s FMCG ambitions rest on Independence
Reliance Consumer Products is relying on aggressive pricing in the hope that its staples brand will become a household name. But such tactics can go only so far.
01 Jul 2026
Jio IPO headlines a Reliance AGM full of big promises
While the filing for an IPO by its telecom and digital business was the highlight, Reliance laid out plans for its new energy and retail businesses, setting them up for eventual listings.
19 Jun 2026
A mixed bag of a year for Reliance Industries
Telecom and retail both continue with their ‘hit and miss’, while O2C delivers an unsurprisingly poor performance in Q4. This is a year RIL will be glad to see the back of.
24 Apr 2026
Reliance’s growth engines may be losing steam
Telecom and retail, which account for half the conglomerate’s revenue and most of its valuation, aren’t accelerating fast enough to justify their price tags.
16 Jan 2026
An uneventful Reliance AGM that could not have been otherwise
Everyone seems to be disappointed with the company’s annual general meeting. With hands full and businesses that need further nurturing, this was not the time for big-bang announcements. And so it was.
29 Aug 2025
Mukesh Ambani faces big test in race to protect his cash engine
With Russian crude turning into a liability, RIL needs to rebalance its oil basket. Can its chairman pull this off without seriously impacting the lucrative oil-to-chemicals business and limiting future investment firepower?
25 Aug 2025
Shiny headlines mask Jio’s dull performance
Reliance’s telecom business has demonstrated impressive growth in Q1. Yet, fundamental slippages are holding back profitability, even as Airtel continues to keep its lead. Expect more headwinds, not a bumper IPO.
20 Jul 2025
Reliance’s Vantara is noble but also very clever
Both from the perspective of a common man, who has nothing to do with it, and a Reliance Industries shareholder, who actually funds it, how should one view Anant Ambani’s animal welfare initiative?
22 Mar 2025
