A government can deploy sanitation workers, procure waste collection vehicles, and install public bins. It cannot place a cleaner behind every citizen
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
Modi speaks of India becoming a "rule shaper" rather than merely a "rule taker".
The IBC's long wait is driving creditors elsewhere
Beijing has started making laws for the world
Digital-payment trail can improve risk assessment for lending
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
Without a rethink on the very meaning and scope of reforms, the solutions to our most important problems will remain endlessly out of reach
A policy framework is needed to prevent India from becoming dependent on others and to retain some control over AI
Regulation is one instrument for meeting Delhi's housing demand and public provision is another, and the capital has relied heavily on the first
Freight corridors' efficiency gains must be maximised
Modest charges will enable healthy growth
The real test is not whether a system can reach the next milestone. It is whether it can manage what comes after
Despite govt's efforts, it remains difficult to assess whether the problems with the earlier GDP series have been adequately addressed
India's new GDP series uses double deflation to measure real growth more accurately by separately accounting for changes in output and input prices
Self-regulation will be challenging
Retail participation has moderated, but questions around suitability, market resilience and the dominance of short-term trading remain
Liquidity and bank lending will need careful management
Power lasts only when the underlying institutions are credible
BRICS has economic heft, but tangible gains for members remain limited