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Statesmen versus CEO: Institutions above individuals

Corporate leaders' half-life has shrunk over the past few decades. That is the Tata experience as well

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 11:20 PM IST

IndAS 117: A paradigm shift for insurance sector financial reporting

Ind AS 117, Insurance Sector, Life Insurance, IFRS 17, HDFC Life

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 11:17 PM IST

The politics of ridicule

From cartoons and songs to viral memes, ridicule can become a potent political weapon, damaging reputations in ways that carefully crafted campaigns often cannot

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 11:00 PM IST

Makkah Pact and the shifting equations in West Asia

The Gulf is also India's western security flank, and changing regional alignments make any response to cross-border terror attacks more challenging

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 10:52 PM IST

Tintin or Asterix? Two ways of seeing the world through comic-book genius

Tintin makes us curious. Asterix makes us irreverent. Tintin tells us to discover the world. Asterix reminds us not to take its powerful people too seriously

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 10:30 PM IST

India's pharma ambitions are running into a regulatory capacity constraint

Govt's decision under the ₹10,000 cr Biopharma SHAKTI programme to create a dedicated scientific review cadre within CDSCO is an important reform

Updated On: 21 Aug 2026 | 12:35 AM IST

Private capital in infra: Binding constraints

Put the institutional reforms horse before the private capital cart and watch investments sizzle again

Updated On: 20 Aug 2026 | 10:30 PM IST

Paper leaks: A state capacity problem

Setting aside the question of the necessity of national qualifying examinations, high-quality parastatal agencies are essential to administering them reliably

Updated On: 20 Aug 2026 | 10:18 PM IST

Failing the test

The appointment of this little-known agency, incorporated in 2010, has raised eyebrows since its promoters are facing accusations of irregularities and nepotism in Uttar Pradesh

Updated On: 20 Aug 2026 | 10:11 PM IST

Shifting expectations

In the minutes, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra argued that there was a need to remain watchful of a broadbased increase in inflation and de-anchoring of expectations

Updated On: 20 Aug 2026 | 10:03 PM IST

Tatas and India

The purpose of the Tata group was to build Indian industries on solid foundations. Tata companies built for the long term

Updated On: 20 Aug 2026 | 9:06 AM IST

The myth of the China shock

The decline in US manufacturing jobs began decades before China's WTO entry. The bigger challenge is helping workers and regions adapt to economic disruption

Updated On: 19 Aug 2026 | 10:18 PM IST

After the plunge

The latest incident comes just a year after the fatal Boeing 787 Air India crash, which is yet to find a closure with no clarity on what caused the catastrophic accident in Ahmedabad just seconds afte

Updated On: 19 Aug 2026 | 10:08 PM IST

The cash paradox

Regulating the issue of banknotes was one of the main reasons for the establishment of the RBI in 1935

Updated On: 19 Aug 2026 | 10:08 PM IST

Decentralise education, create jobs

India's young population can drive growth only if the government invests more in education

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 9:57 PM IST

Governing the AI elephant

AI is changing too fast for rigid, specific regulations to stay useful for long, but Sebi and RBI papers offer some guardrails for India Inc

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 9:46 PM IST

Women at work

Workplace creche mandate must be prioritised

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 9:38 PM IST

Employment opportunities

India must prepare workers for changing global needs

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 9:33 PM IST

Best of BS Opinon: Policy credibility needs coherence, not action alone

Institutions build trust, these pieces show, not by doing more, but by making their actions add up

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Incremental investment

India needs reforms on multiple fronts

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 11:16 PM IST