Opinion

Duty concessions to SEZ for DTA clearances likely to find few takers

Modest duty cuts and complex conditions may limit SEZ units' appetite for concessional DTA clearances despite the government's intent to boost capacity use

Improving job quality: India needs to generate more productive employment

Revamped PLFS offers sharper labour data, but reveals a deeper concern-India's workforce remains trapped in low-quality jobs with weak wage growth

Dire straits: Prolonged war could alter the global security architecture

Escalating US-Iran conflict and oil disruptions threaten global stability, while shifting alliances signal a weakening of America's geopolitical influence

West Asia conflict threatens to push markets into bear market rhythm

Markets face risk of a prolonged bear phase as oil shocks and geopolitical tensions test inflation, growth, and investor confidence globally

Governance must be a core bank value, not just a compliance checklist

HDFC Bank's boardroom tensions highlight a deeper issue: governance failures persist not due to weak rules, but weak internalisation of accountability and oversight

Lethal injection for a boil? Anxiety around FCRA amendment bill justifiable

Proposed FCRA amendment sparks concern as stricter asset-vesting rules for NGOs raise questions over proportionality, autonomy, and state overreach

Builder can't forfeit more than 10% of total price on payment default

The National Commission cited the Supreme Court's observation that in appropriate cases the consumer forum has the authority to decide whether the terms of an agreement are valid

What next from MPC? RBI may retain no-action, wait-&-watch policy

This time, communication will be key, not action

All talk, no walk, China shock: Coal gasification edge becomes clear

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won't move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest

Best of BS Opinion: AI power, war chaos, and India's energy blind spot

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Cricket's new order: Time to replace bilaterals with tighter tournaments

As IPL and T20 leagues reshape cricket's economics, the sport is drifting toward a new hierarchy-ODIs as events, T20 as franchise-driven, and Tests as curated rivalries

China charts a different path on AI: Late-mover advantage holds promise

For India, it may be prudent to focus on applications that advance economic and social aims rather than chase the magic bullet of AGI

Trump admin makes George W Bush's look like a model of responsibility

The US' military planners seem to have failed to predict Tehran's response, including the bombing of US allies in the region and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

AI's dangerous turn: Weaponisation of surveillance is an undeniable reality

Anthropic is unhappy about fully autonomous weapons, claiming frontier AI systems are simply not reliable enough at this instant to power fully autonomous weapons

MSMEs: From survival to scale

To grow, micro, small and medium enterprises need finance that aligns with cash flows

Best of BS Opinion: From war to AI, new pressures build on India's economy

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Building India's trillion-dollar company: Why owning tech matters most

The rise of electronics and digital technology marked a shift to a knowledge economy, where value moved from raw materials to design and intellectual property

Gauging disruption: AI studies highlight labour-market inequality

If entry-level roles shrink because of AI, the pathway for skill accumulation itself may be disrupted

The discontinuation of revenue deficit grants signals new fiscal path

The first of a two-part series explains how the Centre has adhered to a fiscal consolidation path and why it is imperative for states to align their fiscal trajectories too

RBI's rupee challenge: Policymakers should not be swayed by absolute levels

While the war is affecting macroeconomic dynamics in various ways, requiring intervention, economic management has become significantly complex for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)