Abhijeet Kumar

Best of BS Opinion: Global debt and local stress redraw India's path

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Why India slipped to 6th spot in IMF GDP rankings despite strong growth

India slipped to sixth in IMF GDP rankings due to rupee depreciation and base revision, even as the economy continued strong growth and is expected to regain position soon

Best of BS Opinion: Disputed voter rolls and India's road to resilience

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From Singur to welfare: How West Bengal's poll issues evolved since 2006

From industrialisation and land protests to welfare, jobs and corruption, West Bengal's election issues have layered over two decades shaping the 2026 political contest

Best of BS Opinion: Slower global growth tests India's policy choices

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Best of BS Opinion: FPI's rethink India as risks build across sectors

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Best of BS Opinion: Diplomacy's limits in a hardened US-Iran standoff

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Best of BS Opinion: India's five-year window in a distracted world order

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Best of BS Opinion: Iran truce wobbles as India tracks risks and reset

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How deletion of over 9 million voters out of Bengal list is a blow to TMC

With over 9 million names removed after SIR, West Bengal's voter list has triggered a political flashpoint, raising questions over the impact on TMC's core support base

Best of BS Opinion: RBI's policy caution amid global and domestic pressures

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West Bengal polls: How BJP became Trinamool Congress' main challenger

As the Left and Congress declined, BJP has consolidated anti-TMC votes in the last decade, emerging as the main challenger to Mamata Banerjee and TMC

Yes, risks are rising, but India can manage them: What RBI Guv Malhotra said

RBI flags rising risks from the West Asia conflict through energy prices and supply disruptions, but says India's economy is stronger and better placed to withstand shocks than before

RBI sees FY27 inflation at 4.6% as Iran war adds fresh upside risks

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and retains a neutral stance, while warning that crude oil volatility and the Iran conflict could pose upside risks to inflation

Best of BS Opinion: India's energy challenge and defence export opportunity

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Beyond oil shock, Iran war is quietly straining India's financial system

A new report has flagged a delayed risk cycle for India from the US-Iran conflict, as liquidity tightens and cash-flow stress builds before defaults, even as headline indicators remain stable

RBI MPC likely to hold repo rate: 5 indicators to watch out for on April 8

In its MPC decision on April 8, even if RBI holds rates, markets will track crude, rupee, yields, liquidity and intervention signals to gauge stress from oil volatility and external risks

Best of BS Opinion: Between reform and risk in a fragmenting global order

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From Congress era to Left reign to TMC rule: Mapping Bengal's political arc

West Bengal's political culture has undergone a transformation across three distinct phases, marked by Congress dominance, the Left rule, and the rise of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

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

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