Opinion

Best of Opinion: From closing window to overshoot, climate action retreats

Today's columns examine climate overshoot and AI's environmental costs, Netanyahu's electoral position in Israel, US midterm implications for oil prices and China's property crisis

A tale of two Chinas

China's booming technology & export industries are thriving despite a prolonged property crisis, weak domestic consumption and rising inequality, raising questions about its long-term growth prospects

US midterms and the coming turmoil

Regardless of how the election goes, Mr Trump will have a window of two to three months to escalate tensions with Iran, a possibility for which India must be prepared

From closing window to overshoot: The retreat on climate action

The Emissions Gap Report's suggestion that the world can cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold, but still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures, is utterly misleading

Pamplona: The city Hemingway never really left

A century after Ernest Hemingway immortalised Pamplona in The Sun Also Rises, the Spanish city continues to draw visitors through its literary legacy, historic cafes and iconic San Fermín festival

Best of Opinion: Tax reform must be guided by long-term economic objectives

Today's editorials and columns examine foreign portfolio outflows, municipal governance, capital-gains taxation, RBI liquidity management and a book exploring the science of brain health

Building empowered cities

Strong local governments are essential for sustained growth

Making sense of street signs

FPI selling is driven mostly by global factors

Durable liquidity needs durable solutions

A durable liquidity surplus calls for a lasting solution, with a higher CRR helping the RBI align the call rate with the repo rate while preserving interbank market activity.

Revisiting taxation of capital incomes

Tax reform must be guided by durable, long-term economic objectives rather than panic-driven responses to temporary external shocks

Best of Opinion: Small exporters need govt support in the face of CBAM

Today's editorials and columns examine India's financial sector, gender gaps in apprenticeships, UK-EU carbon-border rules, China's economic vulnerabilities and a book exploring Aligarh's history

Gendered skill gap

Women face multiple employment-related constraints

Growth with resilience

Vibrant BFSI sector will augment growth

Is a Chinese implosion looming?

Though few dare to speculate about it publicly, an economic and political perfect storm is bearing down on China

CBAM: Let's get ready

Sustained government support has to be given to MSMEs for them to achieve compliance with the UK and EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism systems

Best of Opinion: New rules of cybersecurity must focus on speed, readiness

Today's pieces examine India's ethanol blending policy, Lula's fiscal challenges in Brazil, AI-driven cybersecurity threats, export competitiveness and a book on the integration of princely states

When tariff walls become a ladder

Tariffs, wars and global disorder are forging a more resilient India Inc

The new rules of cybersecurity

Beyond compliance, regulations must prioritise speed and preparedness in responding to threats in the AI age

A stunning turnaround

Lula da Silva has multiple challenges

Ethanol in the fast lane

A slower transition can address unanticipated impacts