#857 More Downgrades are Hitting Indian Markets
From The Core Report by The Core
April 26, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 857
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of downgrades on Indian markets and the need for government intervention in economic challenges.
On Episode 857 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ashok K. Bhattacharya, Editorial Director of the Business Standard as well as Anand Kulkarni, Director at Crisil Ratings. SHOW NOTES (00:00) The Take (04:31) More downgrades are hitting Indian markets as the economy faces second order impact (07:50) It is time the Government starts addressing the macro economic challenges with specific and visible prescriptions (19:28) Why India needs electric cars that cost under Rs 10 lakh (20:53) Aditya Birla Group recently said at 200 million tonnes, it is the larget cement company in the world outside of China, what does that mean? Check out our Live Earnings tracker: https://earnings.thecore.in/ The Core presents “Navigating Market Risk in 2026” on Wed, 29 April, 8:30am at The Quorum, Lower Parel Register at this link: https://luma.com/0etd8b63 For more of our coverage check out thecore.in…
People in this episode
Host: Govindraj Ethiraj
Guests: Ashok K. Bhattacharya, Anand Kulkarni
Topics covered
- Indian markets
- economic challenges
- electric cars
- cement industry
- financial analysis
Keywords
- downgrades
- Indian economy
- electric cars
- cement industry
- financial journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Business Standard, Crisil Ratings, Aditya Birla Group
Places: India, Lower Parel
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