Opinion

Best of BS Opinion: Durable growth is rarely built on a narrow base

Today's Best of BS Opinion weighs GCC expansion, liquor prohibition, jobs and growth, corporate India, and India's economic roadmap

A power warning India needs to heed

Rising demand and power shortages underscore the need for stronger grids, better planning and reliable electricity supply

Corporate India is not always the saviour

It is not corporate India but small businesses that are serving the emerging mass market. Policy must support them rather than pushing Corporate India where it does not want to go

The jobs overhang on growth

The country needs to create enough productive jobs if it is to sustain its high growth

The spirit of liquor bans

The apex court rightly highlights futility of prohibition

Enhancing capabilities

India should focus on expanding the GCC ecosystem

Best of BS Opinion: Adjusting to a new equilibrium before reality bites

Even geopolitical orders survive in the habits of people long after the world around them has changed. The difficult part is recognising the shift early enough to manage it

Why it's time for Indian banks to finally adopt a five-day working week

Extending the Saturday holiday at banks is no longer just a union demand - it is a logical step for the well-being and operational efficiency of 1.8 million employees in a digitally driven economy

The art of 'diplotainment'

The Trump-Xi summit yielded few substantive gains

Containing costs

Irdai's proposals will help reduce mis-selling

Exim Matters: Performance and not compulsion should bring members to EPCs

Raising the RCMC exemption threshold eases compliance for small exporters, but compulsory EPC membership for accessing trade-policy benefits deserves a wider review

A 'legendary' rice variety

Kalanamak rice gains ground as improved varieties boost yields and rising demand lifts its value for farmers

A great personality, committed to nation-building

"Shri Ashok Singhal Ji nurtured institutions and movements through persistence and hard work"

Bucket strategy deployed in retirement needs a refill rule

What happens after you start spending the safe bucket? If it is meant to hold two years of expenses, it has to be refilled from time to time

A tipping point in Indian energy

There will be a nonlinear adjustment in India's shift to renewables

Data centres need a green growth plan

As public pushback over power and water use mounts, data centres must embed sustainability into their design and operations to sustain the global AI boom responsibly

Modi and the third-year trough

On the positive side, politically, Mr Modi has no internal challenge. His party, allies, and the Cabinet are cohesive

Best of BS Opinion: Don't hang the ECI just yet, make it work efficiently

From electoral-roll revisions and Telangana politics to institutional trust and the business of spirituality, today's opinions examine governance, political strategy and consumer communities

GDP: A different take

Mumbai generates more data daily than New Delhi. Yet have you ever heard Sensex closing being revised?

India's best D2C brand has a beard

Forget Mamaearth and Boat, the most loyal and repeat customers in India belong to a man who tells you to close your eyes and breathe