Opinion

The medical poverty trap is real

Beyond universal coverage, India needs health care facilities that deliver timely, reliable and quality care, not merely exist

The inadequacy of climate action

With the 1.5°C threshold expected to be breached within years, India must pay greater attention to adaptation and resilience

Human rights restored

Navi Pillay is a deserving Nobel Peace Prize winner

Global growth resilience

Headline numbers mask vulnerabilities

Best of Opinion: Disruption can't be stopped; resilience lies in response

The real test of a system is not whether it can prevent every disruption. It is whether it has enough buffers, flexibility and institutional capacity

Are financial risks now building?

Financial transactions and risks may be expanding faster than the regulatory perimeter designed to oversee them

Maximising value, not the haircut

Creditors must look beyond immediate recovery to the future value a resolution plan can create

A Nobel for shocks

Models of macro management are being tested

Defending the rupee

Govt must act to contain BoP pressure

Best of Opinion: Feedback ignored may return as friction, mistrust, failure

Healthy systems do not just impose, regulate or command. They also listen, learn and adjust before feedback becomes breakdown

Four reforms to enhance trust in insurance sector

From commission-free insurance plans to fee-only advisers and public complaint records, four reforms could improve transparency, curb mis-selling and help policyholders make informed choices

A democratic debate

Every question being raised about the ECI must be reviewed

From enforcement to trust

After process reforms, GST needs road map to shed exclusions

Himalayan blunders and beyond

There is no getting away from the historical responsibility of the richest and most developed countries for this loss of lives

Consequences of cheap electricity

Opportunities are opening up in energy-intensive sectors

Exim Matters: GST reforms overlook exporters' credit plight

Exporters seek a reassessment mechanism or explicit ITC eligibility for IGST paid through ICEGATE challans to regularise AA and EPCG defaults

AI is powering telecom, not just satellites

While satellite connectivity makes headlines, agentic AI is quietly transforming telecom into intelligent, self-healing networks

A look at insurance sector reforms

What electronic trading exchanges and central depositories did for capital markets in 1996, and credit bureaus did retail banking in 2000s, Bima Sugam and PIR are set to do for the insurance turf now

Modi at 25: Small signs, big challenge

Multiple headwinds make the turbulence Mr Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office. This has brought the three-point Modi proposition under the greatest pressure since 2014

Best of Opinion: Elon Musk should never get a satellite licence in India

From Starlink's security concerns and Maharashtra's drought politics to challenges facing Modi's third term and Shashi Tharoor's political branding, today's opinions examine a variety of issues