Opinion

Ill-judged crackdown: Government must engage constructively with protestors

The Delhi student protests underscore growing anger over exam failures, demanding accountability, education reforms, and meaningful government engagement instead of police action

Forex strategy must go beyond short-term flows and import substitution

The basic idea behind the liberalised FCNR (B) scheme and other such measures is to attract foreign-currency flows, which will help RBI build foreign-exchange buffers at a time of global uncertainty

Why a weaker rupee is not necessarily a sign of economic weakness

A stable economy does not require a permanently stable exchange rate

India needs stable rules, should resist special concessions for FPIs

India needs long-term stable foreign investment. Ad hoc short-term concessions serve a limited purpose

Best of BS Opinion: Durable progress depends on distributed capacity

Top-down ambition, these pieces show, may set the direction, but durable progress depends on distributed capacity

Going beyond trickle-down: Rethinking value for 200 million consumers

The middle-income households will be spread evenly across population clusters, making up 63 per cent of households in the Big Six by 2031, 59 per cent in Boomtowns, 57 per cent in Breakout Cities and

The fine balance of good governance: How boards safeguard value, integrity

Independent directors are often concerned about their potential liabilities. On this count, Indian jurisprudence and the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) enforcement approach should o

Starship troopers: Startups can further augment India's space ambitions

It is unusual for the first launch of a new rocket to be entirely successful. Skyroot will study the data and carry out at least two more test flights before going fully commercial

Strengthening panchayats: Building fiscal autonomy, institutional capacity

The problem is not merely a lack of revenue sources but also weak capacity to utilise existing powers

Access only begins the story; capability decides what comes next

From electronics and trade to global influence and forestry, today's opinion pieces argue that access creates opportunity, but capability determines lasting success

Discreet diplomacy may shield India from tariff threats over Russia oil buy

Quiet diplomacy could help India navigate US tariff threats over Russian oil purchases while managing energy security risks amid escalating West Asia tensions

Why some investors want their money locked away for long-term wealth

Closed-end mutual fund schemes have a fixed maturity date and cannot ordinarily be redeemed before then. The regulator should consider allowing fresh investments in them until maturi

A midnight arrest and the anatomy of a bank fraud by a trusted insider

An insider with a password is the new fraudster. Usually, in their mid-30s, well versed with banking operations, computer-savvy, and well behaved. They appear to be workaholics

Electronics push: India aims for higher value addition under ISM 2.0

In this context, the government's recent approval of the Dixon-Vivo joint venture and reduction of import duty on select items highlight that building domestic technological capability does not requir

Gains from the UK FTA: The glass is half-full, the glass is half-empty

What matters is whether trade agreements make India a more open economy

Teak is out of the woods as farmers embrace it as a wealth-generating crop

Going by the timber industry's reckoning, India annually needs around 1.80 billion cubic feet (approximately 51 million cubic metres) of teakwood

Declining relevance: US actions are restructuring global perception

Only six countries in this year's survey favour the US more - Israel, Poland, the Philippines, South Korea, India and Japan. Apart from India, caught up in border tensions with China, all the others a

Making the business case for sovereign AI models as demand accelerates

Geopolitical shifts and national concerns quietly reshape global AI, driving a subtle balance between local control and innovation

Congress's opening in India's emerging one-and-a-half-party system

Even if it's a municipal election where the Congress is a cipher, you will find the BJP targeting it. It's an acknowledgement that Mr Modi sees the Congress as his only likely challenger

Best of BS Opinion: Does corporate power now rival state power globally?

From Big Tech's growing influence and Sharad Pawar's political calculus to the Congress' future and the rise of storyselling, here are today's top Opinion pieces.