Page 16 - Business Standard Editorial Comment

Message from bond market: US financing needs can roil equity markets

As Moody's explained in its note, US federal debt has risen because of a sustained higher fiscal deficit

Arrested development: Freedom of speech must be protected, not punished

A police case filed by the Haryana Women's Commission chairperson includes public mischief. Even a cursory reading of Prof Mahmudabad's Facebook posts suggests that these charges have little basis

Talk to Dhaka: New Delhi should not ignore the new govt in Bangladesh

Prof Yunus' first priority should have been restoring economic stability and political calm. However, this has not been achieved

Labour participation: Revamped PLFS data should help policymaking

The unemployment rate in urban areas stood at 6.5 per cent as against 4.5 per cent in rural areas

Judges and civil servants: A post-retirement job remains a grey area

For government posts, there is no cooling-off period. Yet, the Union government under different political regimes has either waived or altered the rules to suit the occasion

In war and peace, national unity also means rejecting divisive forces

It is reasonable to assume that the security establishment is also assessing every aspect to plug gaps, if any, and further improve preparedness for the future

As AI waits in the wings, IT sector must prepare for changing labour needs

There are important implications for the sector in India. As this newspaper has reported, the effects of AI are being felt in the information technology (IT) business

One for the roads: Sustainable transport needs policy recalibration

This sub-sector accounts for 87-90 per cent of the emission from the transportation sector, and for about a third of urban air pollution

Courting reform: Newly appointed CJI B R Gavai must address case pendency

Justice Gavai has been part of several seminal apex court judgments - among them, upholding the revocation of Jammu & Kashmir's special status, the one on demonetisation

The new normal: India's stand on terrorism is clear with Operation Sindoor

Given Pakistan's uncertain and fragile polity, along with the state-terrorist nexus, there is always a risk of such weapons falling into the wrong hands with consequences for the entire world

Manufacturing mission: The sector needs the right policy intervention

One of the core challenges lies in the structural composition of Indian manufacturing

Policy clarity: Trai recommendations should pave way for satellite internet

The regulatory guidelines will help businesses get visibility on the timeline to start their India operations for high-speed and low-latency internet service

Multiple possibilities: US-China agreement marks a new beginning

Both countries had reasons to come to an agreement. Chinese factories have seen a clear reduction in demand for their goods, driven by the closure of the markets in the United States

Green taxonomy: More resources will flow to climate-friendly projects

The draft taxonomy, launched with the aim of directing capital flows towards sustainable and climate-aligned activities, is thus a welcome development

Terms of engagement: India resets rules for Pakistan with new red lines

The limited military engagement last week would have likely provided plenty of information and data points that can be used to improve the readiness of the Indian armed forces

Signals from HDI ranking: Public delivery of social infra is key weakness

The key area in which India has recorded progress is life expectancy, which jumped from 58.6 years in 1990 to 72 years in 2023

Increasing productivity: Genome-edited rice varieties to boost yields

Critically, gene-editing technologies like SDN1 do not introduce foreign deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), distinguishing them from traditional genetically modified (GM) organisms

Step forward for trade: India-UK FTA is more comprehensive than expected

Whitehall has suggested the FTA will lead to an additional increase of 10 basis points in the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate every year

Response and restraint: An escalation between India, Pak must be avoided

Given the circumstances and the nature of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, it must be noted that India and the Indian armed forces have shown remarkable restraint

A legend retires: Berkshire Hathaway will continue to be closely followed

Mr Buffett started investing as a schoolboy with the earnings from delivering newspapers. He learnt the theoretical structure of valuation at Columbia Business School in the 1950s