Background: Indian Bank features among the mid-sized banks in the public sector space. As of 1QFY22, the bank had business of about 9.2tn operating through a network of 5,809 branches. Prior to amalgamation with Allahabad bank, Indian Bank's footprint was largely skewed towards the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Now the combined entity has a stronger presence in Central and Eastern states of India too. With RoA of ~0.75%, the bank features amongst the most profitable banks in the PSU space. The bank has...