Drones have become a winning strategy in war; can they be in investing?
War rattles markets — but not all stocks bleed. When bombs go off, confidence usually tanks and the red spreads across trading screens. Yet, even in the fog of conflict, two sectors often emerge stronger: healthcare and defence. This week, it was the turn of drones to fly high. Shares of ideaForge — a Mumbai-based drone tech company — hit the upper circuit at INR631 on Monday, after it secured an INR137 crore order from the Ministry of Defence
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