"The focus at NSE is back on governance"

Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of NSE, talks about the economy, markets, DPI, the role of exchanges, bringing more investors into the market, and more

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India’s capital markets are counted among the most well-regulated and stable ones globally. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is right at the top globally in terms of the number of trades that take place on it. NSE MD & CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan, 55, wants to focus on the bigger role that bourses can play in the overall economic development of India. Chauhan, an IIT and IIM alumnus, has the unique distinction of heading both the leading bourses, BSE and NSE. In an interaction with Business Today’s Sourav Majumdar and Ashish Rukhaiyar, Chauhan says that Indian exchanges are jointly working towards channelling more household savings into the financial assets space even as they continue to make investors aware of the risks. Edited excerpts:

Q: The economy is facing a lot of headwinds due to a combination of geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns. What is your take?