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The Core Report
Every Monday to Saturday, tune in as financial journalist and host Govindraj Ethiraj gives you the latest news in business, economy and technology
Episodes
The Core Report#490 From Petrochemicals to Data Centres: EIL's Mega Projects with Vartika Shukla
This week, on our Energy Special series as part of the India Energy Week 2025 (Feb 11-14), financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is joined by Vartika Shukla…
The Core Report#489 Markets Hold On For Yet Another Day
On Episode 489 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Revati Kasture, CEO at CareEdge Global IFSC Limited. SHOW NOTES (00:00) The…
The Core Report#488 Markets Recover from Trump and Earnings Battering
On Episode 488 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ambareesh Baliga, veteran market analyst as well as Pushan Sharma, Director-…
The Core Report#487 The Markets Crash Again On Trump Policy Uncertainty
On Episode 487 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Priyanka Kishore, Founder & Principal Economist at Asia Decoded as well as…
The Core Report#486 Trump Effect Lifts Global and Indian Markets
On Episode 486 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Aashish Sommaiyaa, Executive Director and CEO WhiteOak Capital Asset…
The Core Report#485 The Stock Markets are Still Under Pressure, On Standby for Budget Cues
On Episode 485 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Prabhu Dhamodharan, Convenor at the Indian Texpreneurs Federation as well as…
The Core Report#484 Redefining Wealth Management for India’s Digital Generation with Vishal Kampani
This week financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is joined by Govindraj Ethiraj sits down with Vishal Kampani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of JM…
The Core Report#483 Markets Gain on US Interest Rate Outlook and Positive Fund Flow Cues
On Episode 483 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vinod Giri, Director General of the Brewers Association of India as well as…
The Core Report#482 Markets Hold A Recovery
On Episode 482 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Uday Ved, Partner-Tax Services at KNAV CPA India. SHOW NOTES (00:00) Stories…
The Core Report#481 Markets Fight To End In The Positive
On Episode 481 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Shah, well known economist and columnist as well as Vandana Hari…
The Core Report#480 Markets Hit A 7-Month Low
On Episode 480 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Viktor Katona, head of oil analysis at energy research firm Kpler as well as…
The Core Report#479 Markets Stay On Weak Footing, Will Midcaps Surprise
On Episode 479 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to G Chokkalingam, Founder of Equinomics Research as well as Himanshu Parekh…
The Core Report#478 Growth and Challenges in Supply Chains and Multi-modal Logistics with Vineet Agarwal
This week financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is joined by Vineet Agarwal, Managing Director at the Transport Corporation of India Limited. Agarwal…
The Core Report#477 Why India’s Mobile Phone Production Capacity Is Lying Idle
On Episode 477 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Tarun Pathak, Telecom Analyst and Research Director at Counterpoint…
The Core Report#476 The Stock Markets Fight Back A Fresh Bout Of Selling
On Episode 476 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief Commodity Analyst at Oslo headquartered SEB as well…
The Core Report#475 Markets Take A Fresh Pause On Selling
On Episode 475 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to DK Joshi, Chief Economist at CRISIL. We also feature an excerpt from our…
The Core Report#474 Markets Fall Sharply As Sellers Take Charge
On Episode 474 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Anindya Banerjee, Head Of Research for FX and Interest Rates at Kotak…
The Core Report#473 Markets Were Down Last Week, 2025 Will Be Muted
On Episode 473 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Jay Kothari, Senior Vice President, Global Head International Business and…
The Core Report#472 Relating to the Consumer at the Right Data Point with Amitesh Rao
In this edition of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is joined by Amitesh Rao, CEO at Leo Burnett South Asia. They discuss the current…
The Core Report#471 The Positive Impact of AI on Our Lives with Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose
In this Business Books edition of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj sits down with professors Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose to explore the…
The Core Report#470 AstraZeneca’s Vision for a Cancer-Free Future with Dr. Sanjeev Panchal
🎙️ This week we are joined by Dr. Sanjeev Panchal, Country President & MD of AstraZeneca India, for a deep dive into the transformative innovations shaping the…
The Core Report#469 The Three Avatars of Dr. Manmohan Singh: A Retrospective
In this edition of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is joined by AK Bhattacharya, Editorial Director at the Business Standard and…
The Core Report#468 Why Short-Term Thinking Is Killing India’s Business Potential with Rajendra Srivastava
In this Special Edition of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj engages with Professor Rajendra Srivastava, former Dean of the Indian School…
The Core Report#467 The Private-Consumption Slowdown: Gauging 2023-24 Economic Trends with DK Joshi
In this Special Edition of The Core Report, financial journalist Govind Ethiraj engages with DK Joshi, Chief Economist at CRISIL, to provide a comprehensive…
The Core Report#466 Navigating Market Trends And Investment Strategies with Samir Arora
In this episode of The Core Report's year end Special Editions, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj interviews Samir Arora, a veteran fund manager and the…
The Core Report#465 The Stock Markets Take A Pounding On Foreign Investor Selling
On Episode 465 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dinesh Kanabar, CEO at tax advisory company Dhruva Advisors as well as…
The Core Report#464 Insights on India’s Tech Future with Rajesh Nambiar
With generative AI poised to reshape industries, how can India’s IT sector keep up? In this episode, Rajesh Nambiar, President of NASSCOM, joins Govindraj…
The Core Report#463 Markets Fall Again, on Hawkish US Interest Rate Stance
On Episode 463 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Krishan Arora, Indirect Tax National Leader and Partner at Grant Thornton…
The Core Report#462 Markets Slip Again On Fed Fears
On Episode 462 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Yves Padrines, CEO at the Nemetschek Group. SHOW NOTES (00:00) The Take…
The Core Report#461 Markets In Steep Fall On US Interest Rate Fears
On Episode 461 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO (India, South East Asia, Middle East &…
The Core Report#460 Markets Dip As Investors Wait For Cues
On Episode 460 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ameera Shah, Executive Chairperson and whole-time Director of Metropolis…
The Core Report#459 A Lucky Friday The 13th Changes Market Sentiment
On Episode 459 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Mandeep Manocha, Co-founder and CEO at Cashify as well as Jehangir Gai…
The Core Report#458 Breaking Boundaries: Saint-Gobain's Green Manufacturing Revolution with B. Santhanam
Video footage courtesy of https://www.youtube.com/user/SaintGobainTV In this episode of The Core Report: Weekend Edition, CEO B. Santhanam reveals…
The Core Report#457 Markets Slip Again, Wait For Bottom Up Santa Rally
On Episode 457 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Hemindra Hazari, veteran banking analyst. SHOW NOTES (00:00) Stories of the…
The Core Report#456 FIIs are Back, As Markets Gear Up for Santa Rally
On Episode 456 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Avinash Gorakshakar, Head of Research of Profitmart Securities. SHOW NOTES…
The Core Report#455 Markets Are Flat As Flat Goes
On Episode 455 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ashok K Bhattacharya, Editorial Director and columnist at Business Standard…
The Core Report#454 Markets Slide Again As Cues Vanish
On Episode 454 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Garima Kapoor, Economist at Executive Vice President and Elara Securities as…
The Core Report#453 Markets Pause After 5-Day Streak
On Episode 453 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to veteran economic journalist and author Shankkar Aiyar. SHOW NOTES (00:00)…
The Core Report#452 Risk, Reward and Beyond: Lessons from The Money Trap with Alok Sama
In this first edition of The Core Report: Business Books, Financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj interviews Alok Sama, author of The Money Trap, discussing his…
The Core Report#451 FIIs Kick Off A 3000-Point Surge In Sensex
On Episode 451 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Alok Sama, former President & CFO of SoftBank Group International. The…
The Core Report#450 The Stock Markets Continue To Rise
On Episode 450 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vijai Mantri, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Strategist at JRL Money as…
The Core Report#449 The Markets Rise For Third Session
On Episode 449 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sanjeev Jain, Chief Operating Officer at Wipro as well as Ajay Sharma…
The Core Report#448 Markets Hold Ground, Gain in First Trading Session
On Episode 448 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Kunal Sodhani, vice president at the Korean Shinhan Bank SHOW NOTES (00:00)…
The Core Report#447 Will Markets Pick Up on US Cues?
On Episode 447 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to DK Joshi, Chief Economist at CRISIL Ltd. SHOW NOTES (00:00) The Take: The…
The Core Report#446 Why Women in Tech Matter: In Conversation with Sirisha Voruganti
Video footage courtesy of Grace Hopper Celebration India in partnership with https://anitab.org/ India In this edition of The Core Report: Weekend Edition…
The Core Report#445 The Markets Demonstrate Their Weakness
On Episode 445 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief Analyst of Commodities at SEB Research as well as…
The Core Report#444 Markets Steady Again
On Episode 444 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Gaurang Shah, Head Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. SHOW…
The Core Report#443 The Markets Lose Steam And Wait For Fresh Cues
On Episode 443 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to chartered accountant Anand Bathiya, President of the Bombay Chartered…
The Core Report#442 The Markets Coast On Election Results
On Episode 442 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President at Elara Securities as well as Ayaz…
The Core Report#441 Indian Markets Rise Away On Political And Global Cues
On Episode 441 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to veteran economic writer and author Shankkar Aiyar as well as Sugandha…
The Core Report#440 Democratising Finance: Talking AI & ‘Finternet’ with Nandan Nilekani
Video footage courtesy of https://sahamati.org.in/ In this episode of The Core Report: Weekend Edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj engages with…
The Core Report#439 Markets Fall On Adani Blues
On Episode 439 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Shriram Subramanian, Founder and Managing Director at InGovern Research…
The Core Report#438 Markets Wait For Election Cues In The Absence Of Others
On Episode 438 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Aditi Nayar, chief economist at ICRA as well as Peeyush Dalmia, Senior…
The Core Report#437 Markets On Longest Losing Streak Since February 2023
On Episode 437 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Manish Raj Singhania, Managing Partner of Ralas Motors and Chairman of FADA…
The Core Report#436 Markets Are Weak, Trump Rally On Wall Street Pauses
On Episode 436 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Priyanka Kishore, Founder and Principal Economist of Asia Decoded. SHOW…
The Core Report#435 Trump's Trade Policies and Impact on India-US Ties with Dr Mukesh Aghi
In this episode of The Core Report: Weekend Edition, host Govindraj Ethiraj chats with Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership…
The Core Report#434 The Markets Are Now Down 10% From Their Peak
On Episode 434 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Gautam Trivedi, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Nepean Capital as well as…
The Core Report#433 Markets Flounder Again
On Episode 433 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vivek Kumar, Economist at QuantEco Research. SHOW NOTES (00:00) The Take…
The Core Report#432 Markets Are Flat Even As Mutual Funds See Record Inflows
On Episode 432 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Awtaney, Founder and Editor of Live From A Lounge. SHOW NOTES (00:00)…
The Core Report#431 Why FII Selling Will Keep Indian Markets Subdued
On Episode 431 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Surendra Mehta, National Secretary of the Indian Bullion and Jewellers…