Two Sharp with ET: Defence stocks boom, Protean tanks 20%, India blocks Bangla garment imports
India's defence stocks added ₹1.8 lakh crore post-Operation Sindoor, led by IdeaForge and HAL. But Protean eGov tanked 20% after being dropped from the PAN 2.0 project. Meanwhile, India has banned land-route garment imports from Bangladesh, boosting domestic firms but raising short-term apparel prices. All of this in today's Two Sharp with Nisha Poddar. Show more 07:05
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