Opinion

India has expanded higher education. Now it must build on it

India must address faculty vacancies, skills gaps and examination flaws to make educational opportunity more equitable

India's WTO moment is now

Along with other middle powers, India must step up to revive the WTO and help reshape its rules in the interests of the Global South

Rupee volatility is a signal

The world is changing structurally, and India needs to adjust

Safety first in road contracts

Penalty regime should be backed by rigorous project appraisal

Policy disconnect

Ambiguity on satellite communication is creating unease

Best of Opinion: IDBI sale revives hopes for stalled disinvestment drive

Today's editorials and columns examine Sebi's revised closing auction framework, leadership vacancies in higher education, PSU disinvestment, insolvency delays and a book exploring Delhi's history.

Not in default, but already affected

Evaluating the IBC primarily through resolution outcomes provides only a partial picture of its effects

Prospects of reviving asset sale

The disinvestment journey of the past decade has not been impressive. How it pans out now depends on some key factors

Institutional stability

India needs timely appointments in higher education

Improved closing auction

Sebi should aim to increase participation

Best of Opinion: Trade-offs should be made visible, not wished away

Today's editorials and columns examine the trade-offs shaping India's economic policies, from China trade and poverty reduction to rupee management and the hidden costs of clean energy

Confronting economic trade-offs

Market-driven prices and tax reforms can support monetary policy and attract foreign capital

RBI's rupee fix: What is it solving?

As the central bank announces a new set of bold regulatory measure, this question is worth asking

Sustaining progress

India needs to create jobs to further reduce poverty

Dropping barriers

New Delhi must find ways to prise open China's markets

Best of Business Standard Opinion: What sits outside the frame also exists

What makes these risks dangerous is not only their existence, but the ease with which institutions can ignore them when they are difficult to measure, explain or fit into established categories

Let the people hedge

Recent measures have gone beyond merely curbing speculation in the foreign-exchange market policy rules 

RBI supplements financial muscle with regulatory heft

Measures to curb dollar demand have strengthened the rupee, but raise costs for importers and leave the durability of the recovery uncertain

Fragmented rules, missing incentives hold back India's green finance growth

A unified green taxonomy, standardised legal documentation, and tangible economic incentives are urgently needed

AT-1 bonds: The bigger lessons

The Supreme Court's ruling on Yes Bank's AT-1 bond write-off raises concerns over RBI oversight, financial product mis-selling and the limitations of disclosure-based regulation.