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The missing pillar of Swachh Bharat: Citizen behaviour

A government can deploy sanitation workers, procure waste collection vehicles, and install public bins. It cannot place a cleaner behind every citizen

The missing pillar of Swachh Bharat: Citizen behaviour
Updated On : 17 Sep 2026 | 12:37 AM IST

Geopolitics is a boardroom issue

Tariffs imposed by the United States changed the economics of an export business almost overnight, while its sanctions cut companies off from markets they may have operated in for years

Geopolitics is a boardroom issue
Updated On : 17 Sep 2026 | 12:31 AM IST

The Modi way is to build coalitions in a fractured world

Modi speaks of India becoming a "rule shaper" rather than merely a "rule taker".

The Modi way is to build coalitions in a fractured world
Updated On : 16 Sep 2026 | 11:43 PM IST

When patience stops paying

The IBC's long wait is driving creditors elsewhere

When patience stops paying
Updated On : 16 Sep 2026 | 11:01 PM IST

Rules beyond borders

Beijing has started making laws for the world

Rules beyond borders
Updated On : 16 Sep 2026 | 10:46 PM IST

The next frontier

Digital-payment trail can improve risk assessment for lending

The next frontier
Updated On : 16 Sep 2026 | 10:30 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Modest charges will enable healthy growth of UPI

Today's Best of BS Opinion weighs UPI's funding model, freight corridor gains, India's AI strategy, Delhi's student housing crisis and J S Deepak's memoir

Best of BS Opinion: Modest charges will enable healthy growth of UPI
Updated On : 16 Sep 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Sector-specific reforms: A road less travelled

Without a rethink on the very meaning and scope of reforms, the solutions to our most important problems will remain endlessly out of reach

Sector-specific reforms: A road less travelled
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:28 PM IST

Four priorities for India's AI policy

A policy framework is needed to prevent India from becoming dependent on others and to retain some control over AI

Four priorities for India's AI policy
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:21 PM IST

Housing as infra, not an afterthought

Regulation is one instrument for meeting Delhi's housing demand and public provision is another, and the capital has relied heavily on the first

Housing as infra, not an afterthought
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:16 PM IST

Beyond the tracks

Freight corridors' efficiency gains must be maximised

Beyond the tracks
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:10 PM IST

Next phase for UPI

Modest charges will enable healthy growth

Next phase for UPI
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:06 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Maturity lies in managing risks that progress creates

The real test is not whether a system can reach the next milestone. It is whether it can manage what comes after

Best of BS Opinion: Maturity lies in managing risks that progress creates
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

The GDP debate, redux

Despite govt's efforts, it remains difficult to assess whether the problems with the earlier GDP series have been adequately addressed

The GDP debate, redux
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 12:41 AM IST

Understanding double deflation: What it does and why it matters

India's new GDP series uses double deflation to measure real growth more accurately by separately accounting for changes in output and input prices

Understanding double deflation: What it does and why it matters
Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 11:23 PM IST

Pacing the AI frontier

Self-regulation will be challenging

Pacing the AI frontier
Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 10:34 PM IST

Getting equity derivatives right

Retail participation has moderated, but questions around suitability, market resilience and the dominance of short-term trading remain

Getting equity derivatives right
Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 10:28 PM IST

Record reserves

Liquidity and bank lending will need careful management

Record reserves
Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 9:29 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: A test of how power becomes credible

Power lasts only when the underlying institutions are credible

Best of BS Opinion: A test of how power becomes credible
Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Brics: Chidambaram's question merits better answers

BRICS has economic heft, but tangible gains for members remain limited

Brics: Chidambaram's question merits better answers
Updated On : 14 Sep 2026 | 12:06 AM IST