CNBC-TV18, in association with IndiaBonds, will host the India Fixed Income Summit 2026 on May 26 in Mumbai, bringing together policymakers, regulators, institutional investors, market participants, and industry leaders to discuss the future of India’s evolving bond markets.
At a time when India’s fixed-income ecosystem is witnessing increased retail participation, regulatory reforms, and growing relevance in portfolio allocation, the summit will focus on key themes such as market accessibility, technology-led transformation, infrastructure financing, portfolio diversification, and the expanding role of bonds in India’s economic growth story.
The summit will open with a keynote address by Maninder Cheema, Executive Director, SEBI, on “Architecting Bharat’s Bond Market: The Next Wave of Growth & Reforms,” while Ashish Chauhan, MD & CEO, NSE, will deliver the closing keynote on “Reimagining Fixed Income for a New India.”
The agenda will feature discussions on deepening India’s bond markets through technology and market infrastructure, the evolving credit cycle, the role of fixed income in building resilient portfolios, and the increasing adoption of bond markets by corporate India. A key focus area will also be infrastructure financing and urban development, with participation from senior government and public sector leaders including Rajkiran Rai G, MD, NaBFID; Sanjay Dubey, Additional Chief Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh; Praveen Pardeshi, CEO, MITRA; and Pommala Sunil Kumar, IAS, Commissioner – Bengaluru City Corporation (North).
The summit will also bring together leading voices from across the financial ecosystem, including Vijay Chandok, MD, NSDL; Vikram Kothari, MD & CEO, NSCCL; Sriram Krishnan, CBDO, NSE; Vijay Krishnamurthy, MD & CEO, India INX; along with senior leaders from Franklin Templeton, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Bandhan Mutual Fund, CRISIL, Jio Credit, Shriram Finance, and other prominent institutions.
Through the summit, CNBC-TV18 and IndiaBonds aim to foster meaningful dialogue around building a deeper, more resilient, transparent, and investor-friendly fixed-income market ecosystem for India’s next phase of growth.