Opinion

India's cities need bureaucrat-CEOs who do more than maintain order

In tandem, the Union Budget allocated ₹1 trillion to the Urban Challenge Fund, aimed at catalysing fund flows to urban local bodies (ULBs) over the next five years

Govt should amend SMC Bill to unify regulation of the corporate bond market

To facilitate retail participation in G-Secs, RBI came out in November 2021 with a scheme for direct retail participation in G-Secs through its own depository system and the NDS-OM trading platform

Preventive leap: Nationwide HPV drive can target the cervical cancer burden

Cost had earlier been a barrier. In the private market, vaccines such as Gardasil, manufactured by Merck, cost ₹3,000-4,000 per dose

Managing the fallout: West Asian conflict can be challenging for India

Oil imports account for 3.1% of gross domestic product, and according to Nomura, every 10% rise in oil prices worsens India's current account by 0.4 percentage point

Best of BS Opinion: New GDP series welcome, but more needs to be done

A new GDP base year, US-Israel strikes on Iran, India's urban planning crisis, and artificial intelligence's impact on the IT sector dominate today's Opinion page

Exim Matters: Rodtep rates cut as remissions rise amid flat export growth

Govt halves Rodtep benefits to rein in rising payouts amid stagnant exports, tighter Budget allocations, while exempting agriculture and pushing exporters to improve compliance with annual returns

Cities need new model to become resource-efficient, inclusive, and liveable

As cities grow, the most important component of planning, its "spine", should be transportation, to connect the periphery and enable movement within the city

AI could mean transformation, not destruction, for India's IT industry

Indian IT firms are not uniform entities. Specialised companies, such as Persistent or KPIT, have constructed moats based on deep domain knowledge and long-standing customer relationships

Brace for impact: US-Israeli attack threatens global stability

No European ally participated in the attacks, although several have called for Iran to show restraint

Heritage tech: AI helps keep traditional knowledge alive and accessible

From BharatiyaGPT to tribal language apps, AI is reshaping how India preserves, decodes and revitalises its ancient knowledge systems

A new beginning: New GDP series has improved the scope of estimation

Several elements have been introduced in the new series. For instance, the functions of multi-activity enterprises have been segregated, which will provide a clearer picture

India takes small, steady steps towards rupee's internationalisation

The beginning of what could be a multi-decade journey has been made. It will be a slow, consistent process, not a hasty one that may cause disruptions

Being well-informed is not enough, seek opposing views in investing

While survival is no longer at stake, confirmation bias continues to shape our behaviour - especially as investors

Best of BS Opinion: Tariff shifts, police standoffs, and public judgement

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Sankar's Calcutta, still alive in city's people, their promise, and pain

Sankar brought Kolkata (then Calcutta) to life from the corridors of the Calcutta High Court to the bustling streets of Chowringhee

Arrest of Youth Congress members may have given CM Sukhu a lifeline

The political discourse seems to be poised on the precipice of a Himachali-non-Himachali tirade brought on by quarrelling policemen

The Supreme Court's tariff ruling changes little in US trade policy

The IEEPA tariffs were probably already illegal under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, as they violated the principle of equal treatment

Heroes versus role models: Should prodigies who skip exams be emulated?

To be fair, for Complan, Vaibhav is a good pick, for sure. But would sacrificing school exams, and, in a manner of speaking, putting studies on the backburner, go down well with ordinary parents?

When Af is left to Pak: A weak leadership and a muddled foreign policy

If the Pakistanis think they can do better than the Americans, an Indian partisan can again say, go ahead, make my day

India's new GDP series: Shaping key decisions in a data-driven era

The significance of these figures becomes even more striking when viewed against the backdrop of numerous methodological changes and use of new data sources in the base revision exercise