Opinion

Best of BS Opinion: Modinomics vs Manmohanomics is not a zero sum game

Today's opinions examine P Chidambaram's critique of the Modi government's economic record, the CJP's political dilemma, Imran Khan's global support and the changing advertising landscape

From renting attention to nailing intention

Brands that win, going forward, will not be the loudest. They will be the ones most helpful in the moment of need

Modinomics vs Manmohanomics: Right, wrong, and the in-between

Mr Chidambaram makes some good points about the state of the economy, but some of his criticism is political and sometimes off the mark

'Cockroaches' of 1982

Four decades ago when Delhi University students came together to fight for justice, they faced the same questions that now confront the CJP

India's Moon race: Now about staying

Gaganyaan is teaching India to send people into space; the space station will teach it to keep them there. A lunar base could be the next logical step

A history of learning in R&D

To close the gap with China, Indian policymakers must view R&D not merely as an expenditure, but as a strategic process of building organisational capability

Best of BS Opinion: India needs outcome-linked policy measures for jobs

Today's opinions examine India's skilling and employment mismatch, BIS certification reform, outcome-linked training, Colgate's D2C experiment and a new history of the East India Company.

The $13 billion Hugging Face deal would crown Nvidia king of AI

The deal would create a strange paradox. Nvidia wants open models to thrive, but for a more self-interested reason: to stop OpenAI and other large AI companies from threatening its chip business.

A new outsourcing model

What the $20 billion, New York-based Colgate-Palmolive announced last week was unique in the world of corporate-startup alliances

Alternative pathways to more jobs

New markets and stronger demand from lower-income households can drive productive employment

Unconditional reforms

The fact that the BIS statute is mandated by different ministries and that the process can take up to six months adds to investment complexities

Skilling to employment

Workplace exposure also needs to be expanded because 80 per cent of learners cite inadequate practical experience and industry exposure as a major gap in their degrees

Best of BS Opinion: Sustainable strategy needed for sugar and ethanol

Today's Best of BS Opinion examines rising sugar prices, AI-led credit assessment, global trade dualism, mounting US fiscal risks and China's reshaping of collective memory.

Is the Trump Treasury panicking?

A pain-free budget consolidation is wishful thinking, not least because of AI

India's education minister quality gap with China should worry us all

Over the past decade or so, India's education portfolio score has entered a bear market, as any two-bit technical analyst will tell you

Divergences & dualities in trade policies

Amid geopolitical flux, the prospects for reinvigorating the 80-year-old multilateral trade order appear dim straight talk 

Inclusive lending

Economists have shown that information asymmetry can produce adverse selection and that markets can lose good opportunities when one side does not have enough information about the other

Bitter harvest

The government says stocks are sufficient to meet domestic demand until the new crushing season begins in October, but the sharp price rise shows how sensitive the market has become

Best of BS Opinion: Limits of 'Economic D-Day' lie at China's gates

Today's Best of BS Opinion examines US sanctions on Iran, H1N1 risks, aviation regulation, hard-to-abate sector transition plans and India's software product journey.

The missing link to net zero

A net-zero target without sector transition plans and transition finance is a destination with no map