Risk Insights delivers expert advisory on credit risk, governance risk, climate risk, and sovereign risk - empowering organisations to make confident decisions, even when the winds of change blow hard. This is complemented by capabilities of statistical modelling, financial forecasting, economic research and data analytics.
Our capabilities combine rigorous research, quantitative analysis and practical policy insight to help institutions understand risk, anticipate change and make better strategic decisions.
We partner with institutions where independent research, rigorous analysis and informed judgement shape critical financial, investment and public policy decisions.
Banks, NBFCs, insurers and financial institutions rely on our independent research to strengthen credit decisions, understand emerging risks and navigate changing economic and regulatory conditions. Our work supports better lending, portfolio management and strategic planning.
We provide independent research that helps institutional investors test investment theses, identify emerging risks and distinguish long-term value from short-term market noise. Our insights strengthen conviction while protecting against downside risk.
Our experience in credit ratings enables us to assist rating agencies with research, analytical methodologies, validation studies, sector expertise and independent reviews that enhance analytical consistency and institutional credibility.
We support policymakers with evidence-based research on financial markets, credit ecosystems, regulatory frameworks and economic development. Our objective is to contribute practical insights that improve market efficiency and institutional resilience.
Boards and senior management engage us to understand how credit, governance, climate and macroeconomic risks can influence business performance. Our research helps organisations make informed strategic decisions in an increasingly uncertain environment.
International investors depend on objective, research-driven assessments of India's economic environment, regulatory landscape, governance standards and sector opportunities. We help investors evaluate risks, understand local context and allocate capital with greater confidence.
In-depth research reports, market analysis, and thought leadership on the evolving risk landscape.
Why strong credit risk management begins by asking the right questions early and tracing how shocks can ripple across sectors long before events unfold.
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Read Article →A lender's guide to the timing, tenant and resource risks behind the data centre build-out, with particular attention to land, power and water.
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A flame of knowledge,
alive in the face of a blowing wind.
Our insignia is not decoration — it is a declaration. The flame that tilts in the wind but never dies. Risk is the wind: constant, unpredictable, sometimes fierce. Knowledge is the flame: disciplined, illuminating, resilient. Risk Insights exists at that exact intersection — holding light steady for the organisations that need to see clearly, no matter what the environment throws at them.
Our Purpose: We help our clients thrive in a dynamic, ever-changing world — anticipating risks, seizing opportunities, and making confident decisions that create lasting value in an environment of constant uncertainty.
More than three decades of leadership across credit ratings, financial research and capital markets — building institutions that serve investors, lenders, regulators and the broader financial system.
Sankar Chakraborti is the Founder & Managing Partner of Risk Insights LLP. He has over three decades of experience in credit ratings, financial research and capital markets.
He served as the MD & CEO of Acuite Ratings & Research Limited, where he built the organisation into one of India's leading credit rating agencies. During his tenure, the Acuite Group rated over 10,000 corporate borrowers across banks, NBFCs and companies spanning 65 industries.
Sankar also served as Chairman of the Association of Indian Rating Agencies and SMERA Ratings Private Limited, and founded India's first dedicated ESG rating company, ESGRisk.ai.
Earlier, he established CRISIL's Bank Loan Ratings business and was part of the founding leadership team of CRISIL Research.
He is a recognised expert in credit risk, bond markets, financial research, ESG and institution building, and is a frequent speaker on leadership, governance and financial markets.
Whether you are navigating a regulatory challenge, building a risk framework, or exploring a complex advisory need — we'd welcome the conversation.
