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In a significant diplomatic move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu at <keyword id="20751669" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hyderabad-House" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Hyderabad House" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Hyderabad House">Hyderabad House</keyword> in Delhi on Monday. This visit is widely seen as an effort to reset ties between the two nations after a year of tense relations. <keyword id="20101322" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="President-Muizzu" source="keywords">President Muizzu</keyword>, who arrived in India on Sunday for a five-day visit, received a red carpet welcome. During a joint press briefing, President Muizzu expressed heartfelt gratitude to India, thanking President Droupadi Murmu, <keyword id="19899320" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PM-Modi" source="keywords">PM Modi</keyword> and the people of India for their warm reception. He emphasised the Maldives' deep-rooted ties with India, noting that tourism — especially Indian visitors—remains a crucial pillar of the Maldivian economy. “India is our largest source market for tourists, and we hope to welcome even more Indian visitors in the future,” Muizzu remarked. Key areas of cooperation discussed included economic ties and maritime security, critical given the Maldives' position in the Indian Ocean. Following their talks, India granted the financially struggling Maldives a rollover of USD 100 million in Treasury bills, in addition to formalising a <keyword id="23458604" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="currency-swap-agreement" source="keywords">currency swap agreement</keyword> and a ₹3,000 crore currency swap. Prime Minister Modi characterised the "development partnership" as a key component of India-Maldives relations, asserting that India has consistently prioritised the needs of the Maldivian people. "Our development partnership is vital to our relationship with the Maldives, and we have always placed importance on the priorities of its people. This year, SBI rolled over USD 100 million in Treasury Bills, and a USD 400 million currency swap agreement was signed based on the Maldives' requirements," he explained. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="106837748" title="Withdraw troops by mid-March, Maldives tells India" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>In September, India announced that the <keyword id="19934368" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="State-Bank-of-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="State Bank of India" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="State Bank of India">State Bank of India</keyword> would purchase Maldivian government bonds worth USD 50 million, following a similar USD 50 million transaction in May 2024. Additionally, Prime Minister Modi and President Muizzu witnessed the first <keyword id="20563654" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="RuPay-card" source="keywords">RuPay card</keyword> payment transaction launched in the Maldives and virtually inaugurated the runway at Hanimaadhoo International Airport. Modi stated that India and the Maldives would soon be connected through UPI. "Recently, we launched the RuPay card in the Maldives, and in the future, we will link both countries via UPI," he said during a joint press briefing. Muizzu also expressed his desire to conclude a <keyword id="19945642" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Free-Trade-Agreement" source="keywords">Free Trade Agreement</keyword> with India, a step he believes will open the door to greater Indian investment in the Maldives. Modi emphasised India's commitment to supporting the Maldives through various initiatives, including supplying essential commodities and Covid vaccines, inaugurating airports, and constructing social housing. He noted that a new drinking water project is now operational on 28 islands, providing clean water to over 30,000 residents. The leaders also discussed the opening of consulates in Addu and Bengaluru. Tensions between India and the Maldives escalated following Muizzu's election last year, which saw a shift towards a pro-China stance and the promise to withdraw Indian troops stationed in the archipelago. His visit to China before India in January had raised eyebrows in New Delhi, as it was perceived as a slight. However, since attending Modi's swearing-in ceremony for a third term in June, Muizzu has moderated his anti-Indian rhetoric, signalling a thaw in relations. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has stated that the discussions provided "a new impetus" to the relationship. This meeting likely marks a positive turn in Indo-Maldivian relations, setting the stage for further cooperation between the two South Asian neighbours. (With inputs from agencies) <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112094153" title="Maldives President Muizzu thanks India for economic support, affirms hope of signing FTA" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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<ul><li>Long-duration <keyword id="35474" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="debt-funds" source="Orion">debt funds</keyword> are a category of mutual funds that primarily invest in fixed-income securities with extended maturity periods of seven years or more. </li><li>Long-term bond funds tend to exhibit an inverse relationship with interest rates.</li><li>Once interest rates start coming down as expected, investors in long duration debt funds will be benefited. </li></ul>With the Nifty surpassing 22,000 and the Sensex above 73,000, the bulls are making merry on Dalal Street. Indian investors, seeking to ride the wave, are going gung-ho about mutual funds, especially in the small and mid-cap category, but debt funds are not in vogue. However, investment gurus say that no investor should ignore debt funds because it is an important part of asset allocation. Moreover, at present, a category of debt funds, known as long duration debt funds, is creating a buzz. This is because currently the repo rate is 6.50% after the Reserve Bank of India (<keyword id="19899808" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rbi" source="keywords">RBI</keyword>) maintained status quo for the fifth consecutive time in its last policy. Before that the RBI had hiked the repo rate by 2.5% from May 2022 to February 2023. “With the high interest rate regime behind us, interest rates are expected to reduce going ahead, aided by moderating inflation and crude oil prices. We expect RBI to cut interest rates in 2024,” says Ajaykumar Gupta, chief business officer, TRUST Mutual Fund. If this unfolds, it is good news for long term debt funds. “A cut in interest rates would lead to additional gains in form of bond price appreciation, which would benefit investors investing in <keyword id="6775742" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="long-duration-funds" source="Orion">long duration funds</keyword>,” says Gupta. What are long duration funds? Long-duration debt funds are a category of mutual funds that primarily invest in fixed-income securities with extended maturity periods of seven years or more. “These funds, having a portfolio Macaulay duration of more than seven years as per SEBI mandate, typically invest in instruments like Government bonds, corporate bonds, treasury bills, bonds issued by banks etc., making them suitable for long term investors,” says Gupta. Macaulay duration is a measure used in finance to estimate the weighted average time it takes for an investment to recover its initial cost in the form of present value of future cash flows, including interest and principal payments. “However, there are different kinds of debt funds that can take a long-term debt fund kind of form- dynamic bond funds or gilt funds- fund managers can invest in long duration bonds,” says Pankaj Pathak, fund manager, fixed income, Quantum AMC. Relation with interest rates Long-duration debt funds tend to exhibit an inverse relationship with interest rates. Whenever interest rates fall bond prices move up and vice versa. When interest rates fall, mutual funds that invest in long-term bonds typically experience an increase in bond prices. As bond yields move inversely to interest rates, the existing fixed-rate bonds held by these funds become more attractive. The higher bond prices contribute to capital gains for investors. “If the interest rate goes up, the return of long duration debt funds comes down. If interest rates start coming down then the return of long duration bond funds go up. The credit risk of long duration debt funds is not that high as they invest mostly in government securities, but the interest rate risk is very high,” says Soumya Sarkar, Co-Founder, Wealth Redefine, an AMFI registered mutual fund distributor. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#1589ff;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Funds </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#1589ff;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 year return (%) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Duration Fund - Direct Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7.57 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Long Duration Fund - Direct Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.92 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund - Direct Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.87 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund - Direct Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7.07 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SBI Long Duration Fund - Direct Plan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.68181825pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7.53 </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> Source: Value Research Should you invest in long duration debt funds? Interest rates have seen a prolonged pause and thus fixed income proponents have been waiting for a pivot in stance. However, investors are advised to go with a cautious approach. “If the interest rates go up or the yields go up from here, one may see a negative return, for a short period of time, but if one has a two to three year time horizon, the interest should come down and one should generate good returns,” says Sarkar. The final word Selecting a good long duration debt fund requires careful consideration of various factors. “One must review the fund's portfolio holdings to understand the types of securities it invests in, including government bonds, corporate bonds, and other debt instruments. Further, one should examine the credit quality of the portfolio by reviewing the credit ratings assigned to the underlying securities,” says Gupta. One might also evaluate the fund's performance by comparing it to both its benchmark and other funds in the long-duration category. Individuals contemplating long-term investments should thoroughly evaluate their risk tolerance, investment objectives, and time horizon before deciding to invest in these funds.

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<ul><li>Some banks are citing a 2018 order from India’s Central Bank, which banned <keyword id="2721952" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="crypto">crypto</keyword> trading, and was quashed by the Supreme Court last year.</li><li>HDFC Bank and State Bank of India are two banks that have reached out to users about crypto investments.</li><li>India’s banks started withdrawing services from crypto exchanges earlier this month.</li></ul>After shutting bank accounts of <a href="https://wazirx.com/signup?invite=2kpah6gr&amp;utm_source=business-insider&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=microsite">crypto exchanges</a> in India, banks are now cautioning customers against dealing in cryptocurrencies. According to <a href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/crypto/hdfc-bank-sbi-card-warn-customers-of-restrictions-if-they-deal-in-cryptocurrencies">reports</a>, some banks have started asking their customers about <keyword id="6357017" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="cryptocurrency">cryptocurrency</keyword> transactions done through their accounts and sought to deter them from trading in crypto. Notably, HDFC Bank and the State Bank of India (SBI), have reached out to customers. Many users have taken to social media to raise concerns over this issue. “We have observed that your account reflects probable virtual currency transactions, which aren’t permitted as per RBI guidelines,” <a href="https://twitter.com/regaflick/status/1398239917352755202?s=21">said</a> an email from HDFC Bank to Rinku Saini, a content creator, and crypto investor. In this email, the bank is citing a 2018 order from India’s central bank that banned crypto trading “To comply with the regulatory guidelines (RBI vide guidelines DBR.No.BP.BC.104 /08.13.102/2017-18 dated April 06, 2018), the banks are advised to exercise due diligence by closely examining the transactions carried out in the account on an ongoing basis,” the email added. <div type="twitter" handle="RegaFlick" handlename="Rinku Saini" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1203294513885667328/AEufNBWg_normal.jpg" favoritecount="172" retweetcount="48" status="What Is This @HDFC_Bank @HDFCBank_Cares 😒 @pushpendrakum @CryptooAdy @pankjtanwar @CryptoPointHi @cryptokanoon… https://t.co/dAaiVlbu1b" createdat="1622201348000" id="1398239917352755202"></div> Interestingly, the RBI order that was sent in 2018 was quashed by India’s Supreme Court in March last year. The order had asked regulated financial institutions to stop doing business with crypto exchanges and companies. But in its judgement, the Supreme Court cited the lack of “proportionality” in the RBI’s ruling against crypto firms. While the apex court has overturned the ban on crypto trading, RBI has not issued a formal order on this issue. However, earlier this month, the central bank had <a href="https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/crypto-exchanges-ops-hit-as-lenders-sever-ties-11621282141905.html">reportedly</a> sent an informal guidance to financial institutions, asking them to steer clear of crypto exchanges and companies. This led banks to withdraw services from these companies, forcing crypto exchanges in India to stop accepting rupee deposits from their users. ICICI Bank, YES Bank, Paytm Payments Bank are some of the leading financial institutions that have cut ties with the crypto world in India. <div type="twitter" handle="NischalShetty" handlename="Nischal (WazirX) ⚡️" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/960826344413286400/p8yDflBO_normal.jpg" favoritecount="10143" retweetcount="3315" status="Day 934Top Banks refusing to work with Crypto startups in IndiaWe, the people of crypto, request @RBI to interv… https://t.co/fIEE3TGymw" createdat="1621742603000" id="1396315799720128514"></div> “Day 934. Top banks refusing to work with crypto startups in India. We, the people of crypto, request RBI to intervene &amp; help this industry,” <a href="https://twitter.com/nischalshetty/status/1396315799720128514?s=21">tweeted</a> Nishal Shetty, founder of India’s top exchange, WazirX, on May 23. <a href="https://wazirx.com/signup?invite=2kpah6gr&amp;utm_source=business-insider&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=microsite">WazirX</a> is owned by the global <keyword id="6286377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Crypto-exchange">crypto exchange</keyword> Binance. Banks caution crypto users <div type="twitter" handle="NagpalManoj" handlename="Nagpal Manoj" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1188312058158125056/MXscSFIO_normal.jpg" favoritecount="288" retweetcount="98" status="HDFC Bank and SBI Credit Card issue advisory on not using their banking facilities for Cryptos (Bitcoins)Say may… https://t.co/d1D2vMcsFb" createdat="1622429706000" id="1399197717696454657"></div> Manoj Nagpal, who works at Outlook Asia Capital, <a href="https://twitter.com/NagpalManoj/status/1399197717696454657?s=20">tweeted</a> both the letters. “Reserve Bank of India has repeatedly through its public notices cautioned users, holders and traders of virtual currencies, including Bitcoins, regarding various risks associated in dealing with such virtual currencies,” the SBI letter said. “RBI has not given any license/authorization to entities regulated by them to operate in cryptocurrency schemes or any form of virtual currencies such as Bitcoins,” the letter adds. “I received an email threatening withdrawal of banking services because I purchased some crypto. Email cites 2018 RBI guidelines which were quashed by the Supreme Court last year. Given crypto being deliberated by law makers, is this not harassment?” <a href="https://twitter.com/sanatmehrotra/status/1398239413889507328?s=20">tweeted</a> another user. <div type="twitter" handle="sanatmehrotra" handlename="Sanat Mehrotra" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1206828765663248384/QF0MRAfr_normal.jpg" favoritecount="69" retweetcount="26" status="@HDFC_Bank I received an email threatening withdrawal of banking services because I purchased some crypto. Email ci… https://t.co/wiX3vtn9zF" createdat="1622201228000" id="1398239413889507328"></div> That said, the false claims made by the banks seem to be having an impact on some users’ decisions too. “Move with caution in crypto. I became silent on crypto because of such things..We still don’t have a clear picture yet from the RBI. One of my friends got this message from HDFC Bank,” <a href="https://twitter.com/equitymrkt/status/1398264353917259776?s=21">tweeted</a> one user. Regulatory uncertainty Interestingly, HDFC Bank had recently put out a note, which predicted that cryptocurrencies could develop as a potential asset class. In a report titled “Cryptocurrencies: Fad or Forever?”, the bank’s treasury research team noted that it’s only a matter of time before Indian investors have legal access to cryptocurrencies. The treasure research team is led by the bank’s chief economist, Abheek Barua, according to a <a href="https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/matter-of-time-before-indians-have-legal-access-to-crypto-hdfc-bank-report-11622184175571.html">report</a> by Mint. The Indian government is still in the process of formulating a bill on cryptocurrencies. And the recent informal guidance from the central bank has caused a bump in the growth trajectory for these companies. Crypto investors in India have been growing fast over the past half a year. In fact, WazirX <a href="https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/indias-largest-crypto-exchange-crossed-2-billion-in-trading-volumes-in-feb-11614759147828.html">reported</a> that it crossed $2 billion in trading volumes in February this year. The two most popular cryptocurrencies in the world — Bitcoin and Ethereum — rose to all-time high before witnessing a market correction earlier this month. 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Mumbai, Mar 6 () Asset management companies are staring at a Rs 3,345.48-crore hole in their books with their exposure to the equity and bonds of Yes Bank, which is under a 30-day moratorium, according to data from Morningstar. As of January 31, 2020, nearly two dozen mutual fund houses have exposure of close to Rs 526.42 crore to the stock, while 11 have invested Rs 2,819.06 crore in the bonds of the troubled private sector lender, as per the data. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday evening capped withdrawals at Rs 50,000 per depositor for a month and imposed strict limits on operations at the country's fourth-largest private lender that faced "regular outflow of liquidity" after an effort to raise new capital failed. As per the data, SBI Mutual Fund has the highest exposure of Rs 152.83 crore, followed by Rs 142.02 crore by HDFC Mutual Fund in the bank's equities, as at the end of January. Kotak Mutual Fund's exposure was Rs 62.60 crore, while Nippon India Mutual Fund invested Rs 61.21 crore in stocks of the bank. UTI Mutual Fund's exposure was Rs 33.18 crore in the stocks of the bank. Nippon India has the highest exposure of Rs 1,806.28 crore to debt issued by the bank. Earlier in the day, Nippon India Mutual Fund said it has marked down the value of its investments to zero in bonds issued by Yes Bank. In addition, the fund house has imposed a limit of Rs 2 lakh on fresh inflows into the impacted schemes till further notice, it said in a statement. Franklin Templeton and UTI Mutual Fund invested Rs 475.72 crore and Rs 336.67 crore, respectively, in bonds of the lender. Kotak MF's exposure to bonds was Rs 93.83 crore as on January 31, 2020. Mahindra Mutual Fund said it has nil exposure to Yes Bank. "Mahindra Credit Risk Yojana had a net exposure of 1.83 per cent in Yes Bank as of December 31, 2019. We had continued to pare down exposure in Yes Bank, due to the management's inability to demonstrate raising risk/ equity capital," the mutual fund house said in a statement. In February, the company fast-paced its exit from the residual exposure in the bank and have completely exited the same, it said. Quantum Mutual Fund's Fund Manager (Fixed Income) Pankaj Pathak said, "Quantum Liquid Fund prioritises safety and liquidity over returns and invests only in less than 91 day maturity instruments issued by government securities, treasury bills and top rated PSUs." HV HRS

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