Bank failures carry systemic risks. Recall in 2008, the failure of Lehman Brothers setting off a chain reaction that resulted in the Global Financial Crisis. The problem with banks is that if even a hint of trouble materialises, there could be a run on deposits. Governments can prevent a failure turning into a systemic risk, and the Government of India appears to have done just.

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