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BITs: Credibility comes at a price for attracting foreign investment

When we go back to treaties, we should think more about how this will work out. It will help to have a pre-funded, ring-fenced pool to honour adverse awards

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Exim Matters: At 250 years, US imprint on world trade is undeniable

As the US marks 250 years, its enduring influence on global trade, technology, finance and innovation continues to shape commerce despite growing geopolitical tensions

Exim Matters: At 250 years, US imprint on world trade is undeniable
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 11:37 PM IST

The next phase of India's cooperative renaissance for inclusive growth

With institutional reforms in place, India's cooperative sector can drive community-owned manufacturing, rural jobs and inclusive growth on the path to Viksit Bharat

The next phase of India's cooperative renaissance for inclusive growth
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 11:12 PM IST

Prescription for safer food: Why India needs stronger safety standards

We need robust standards for pesticide residues, food additives and other toxins - not just to ensure that India's food is good for export but also to protect our health

Prescription for safer food: Why India needs stronger safety standards
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 10:28 PM IST

Economics of energy: India needs transparent pricing and a fiscal strategy

India's dependence on oil imports and its climate commitments require that petroleum consumption is replaced, to the extent possible, by electricity, preferably renewable

Economics of energy: India needs transparent pricing and a fiscal strategy
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 10:24 PM IST

BITs: Credibility comes at a price for attracting foreign investment

When we go back to treaties, we should think more about how this will work out. It will help to have a pre-funded, ring-fenced pool to honour adverse awards

BITs: Credibility comes at a price for attracting foreign investment
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 10:23 PM IST

Spanning two oceans: The India-Japan partnership grows deeper steadily

Security and economics are not, in today's world, particularly distinct realms

Spanning two oceans: The India-Japan partnership grows deeper steadily
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 10:20 PM IST

When timing market hurts more than it helps investors over the long term

Market timing is a mirage. Nobody can repeatedly know when the market will fall, when the danger has passed, and when it is safe to return

When timing market hurts more than it helps investors over the long term
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 9:30 PM IST

AI and humans are bonding with machines in the factory of the future

AI is reshaping factories by enabling closer collaboration between humans and machines, boosting efficiency while redefining workforce roles and industrial operations

AI and humans are bonding with machines in the factory of the future
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 9:17 PM IST

Much ado about Tata Sons listing? What RBI amendment really means

RBI's June 24 second amendment of registration, exemptions and framework for scale-based regulation relates to the criteria of upper layer NBFCs. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with Tata Sons

Much ado about Tata Sons listing? What RBI amendment really means
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 3:51 PM IST

Diaspora's global success: What India can learn from its overseas achievers

The global success of the Indian diaspora suggests that expanding meritocracy, opportunity and fair competition at home could accelerate India's rise as a leading economy

Diaspora's global success: What India can learn from its overseas achievers
Updated On : 05 Jul 2026 | 12:39 PM IST

How Congress lost nationalism: Rethinking the party's post-2014 path

The Congress party's abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists

How Congress lost nationalism: Rethinking the party's post-2014 path
Updated On : 04 Jul 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: The core must evolve before the moment passes

A brand that survives for decades does so not by freezing itself in the past, but by refreshing its meaning without losing its core

Best of BS Opinion: The core must evolve before the moment passes
Updated On : 04 Jul 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

25 years of A R Rahman's Airtel jingle: A timeless lesson in branding

You don't need lyrics to know it. You don't need a screen to see it

25 years of A R Rahman's Airtel jingle: A timeless lesson in branding
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 11:11 PM IST

Incumbency and its enemies: Cong faces uphill battle in Himachal Pradesh

In the throes of a financial crisis, the state's ruling Congress government has little to be triumphant about as Assembly elections approach next year

Incumbency and its enemies: Cong faces uphill battle in Himachal Pradesh
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 11:10 PM IST

Reform delayed is reform denied: Time to make reforms part of everyday life

We have missed the bus before, but now reforms must become part of everyday conversation

Reform delayed is reform denied: Time to make reforms part of everyday life
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 11:08 PM IST

250 years of US state capitalism and myth of America's free-market model

This story begins not with Barack Obama's health-care program, or even with Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s, but with the very first US administration, under George Washington

250 years of US state capitalism and myth of America's free-market model
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 10:34 PM IST

The magical realism of the American dream: Birthright, belonging and hope

Americans have always been at odds with each other - often viciously - over who belongs to their promised land

The magical realism of the American dream: Birthright, belonging and hope
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 10:28 PM IST

Road to Viksit Bharat runs through a strengthened NIPUN Bharat

Doubling down on the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy will yield long-lasting growth multipliers

Road to Viksit Bharat runs through a strengthened NIPUN Bharat
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 10:07 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Direction and delivery are not the same

From AI and EVs to cooperative banks and data governance, India's transformation will depend less on ambition and more on effective institutions and execution

Best of BS Opinion: Direction and delivery are not the same
Updated On : 03 Jul 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

The great data game: Why data sovereignty matters more than ever before

The contest for data has only just begun. Those who govern it will shape the future

The great data game: Why data sovereignty matters more than ever before
Updated On : 02 Jul 2026 | 10:00 PM IST