Opinion

Exim Matters: Russian oil, American tariffs and Indian exporters

Exporters have adapted to tariffs and geopolitical disruptions, but thinner margins and fresh US levies could make resilience harder to sustain

Nobody legislates back phone booths

India built the best digital payment rails with a regulator that set the architecture before the volume arrived, and the physical rails deserve the same

Manufacturing: No skills, no scale

Many companies, especially in the engineering sector, have their own skill-development programmes. But these are too small to make a national impact

The world's most unpredictable variable

The Strait of Hormuz isn't the only thing that will keep oil prices volatile

Time for a reset

Tata Sons must resolve differences quickly

Consumer Protection: Doctor liable for crossing professional boundaries

The Maharashtra State Commission concluded that the doctor had not confined himself to providing medical services but had acted as a trader and intermediary in the surrogacy business

Tariffs don't decide wars

The new law will not end Ukraine conflict

IBC: The personal guarantee puzzle

The Subhash Chandra episode doesn't show that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has failed - but that there's a gap, when it comes to voting, which can be used by any promoter

De-hyphenate thy neighbour

India is caught in a trap of its own making. While the BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage in our politics

Chindia: Are war and trade related?

Just let loose the instincts of natural traders. Trade may not guarantee border peace but it will increase the cost of war

The AI maths crisis

AI will change the way mathematics is done, and there will be a lot of bad blood before it happens

What to expect from the Trump-Xi summit

Incremental progress on trade and technology is possible, but any tactical accommodation could limit the agency of other nations

The TIFF route to the Oscars

The new direct pathway could help selection committees in several countries, including India, to re-evaluate how they choose the national entries for the Oscar awards

The Khans of Bollywood

One surname, but four of the most clearly differentiated human brands India has ever seen

What the Himalayas need

Protecting the Himalayan ecosystem is crucial for the 2047 goals, and it's time India adopted an integrated approach to safeguarding its fragile ecology

The economics of a 'strong rupee'

Our currency policy is costly for people and generates small benefits for a subset

Dorms to degrees

India needs a well-regulated student-housing market

Warsh on the job

Global uncertainty and interest rates may remain elevated

The next frontier

Digital-payment trail can improve risk assessment for lending

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