Opinion

Best of BS Opinion: Buffers cannot carry a system forever

As these pieces tell us, stability will not come from stockpiles, settlements, symbolic defences or inherited structures alone. It will come from the capacity to adapt when old buffers no longer hold

Exim Matters: India needs higher cargo volumes to attract sailings

India's exporters and importers face soaring freight costs and shipping disruptions, but subsidies may not be the answer as global shipping undergoes a technology transition

India's R&D inflection moment

India's R&D spending has hit a record 0.84% of GDP, but reaching the global technology frontier will require much higher private-sector investment and smarter public funding

Round number skirmishes

A familiar script plays out regularly with the government fighting rupee depreciation

What next? Deciding what to do after achieving financial freedom

Financial freedom is only half the journey. The harder question is what you want your money to make possible once you no longer need to work

Terms of engagement

If Meta is forced to abandon the engagement-algorithm for its most committed users, and if other platforms follow suit, the industry will undergo a tectonic shift

Rising forex reserves

Besides the uncertainty in West Asia, India must also be prepared for shifts in global financial conditions

Using tech to predict the next natural disaster, strengthen early warnings

Advanced algorithms and satellite networks are transforming real-time climate forecasting to save lives around the world

A quiet revolution is lifting the poor

Much has been said about over-lending and defaults. Here's how lending works for the bottom-of-the-pyramid

When rivals appeal for Imran

Given how arrogant and self-loving Imran is, he may not be capable of introspection even in the isolation of Adiala jail. The harsh truth is that he played the same game when it suited him

Best of BS Opinion: Modinomics vs Manmohanomics is not a zero sum game

Today's opinions examine P Chidambaram's critique of the Modi government's economic record, the CJP's political dilemma, Imran Khan's global support and the changing advertising landscape

From renting attention to nailing intention

Brands that win, going forward, will not be the loudest. They will be the ones most helpful in the moment of need

Modinomics vs Manmohanomics: Right, wrong, and the in-between

Mr Chidambaram makes some good points about the state of the economy, but some of his criticism is political and sometimes off the mark

'Cockroaches' of 1982

Four decades ago when Delhi University students came together to fight for justice, they faced the same questions that now confront the CJP

India's Moon race: Now about staying

Gaganyaan is teaching India to send people into space; the space station will teach it to keep them there. A lunar base could be the next logical step

A history of learning in R&D

To close the gap with China, Indian policymakers must view R&D not merely as an expenditure, but as a strategic process of building organisational capability

Best of BS Opinion: India needs outcome-linked policy measures for jobs

Today's opinions examine India's skilling and employment mismatch, BIS certification reform, outcome-linked training, Colgate's D2C experiment and a new history of the East India Company.

The $13 billion Hugging Face deal would crown Nvidia king of AI

The deal would create a strange paradox. Nvidia wants open models to thrive, but for a more self-interested reason: to stop OpenAI and other large AI companies from threatening its chip business.

A new outsourcing model

What the $20 billion, New York-based Colgate-Palmolive announced last week was unique in the world of corporate-startup alliances

Alternative pathways to more jobs

New markets and stronger demand from lower-income households can drive productive employment