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Lula's return: Brazil's left turn may be more muted this time

Lula's earlier popularity lay in his redistributive policies, but this time around, he will have to demonstrate an ability to negotiate the narrow path between populism and pragmatism

Enhancing mustard yields

Genetically tweaked variety can increase production. It would be unwise for India to deny its commercialisation

Trending declines: Tough times ahead for tech

Next few quarters could be difficult for the tech sector. If there's a slowdown in digital retail, digital advertising, or cloud services, it will inevitably be reflected in the sector's performance

Independence on a tightrope: India's foreign policy choice

India has carefully calibrated relations with Russia, but EU's decision to impose price cap on Russian oil will be the next testing point for India in balancing its national and strategic interests

Parity on the pitch

BCCI's move could be a trendsetter

Conflicting businesses

Elon Musk's other interests may affect Twitter

Political currency or divine help?

Economic debates should be informed. Changing the currency notes or printing images of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi on them will not help

Marginal progress on climate

Even with 40 countries issuing new NDCs, the carbon mitigation pledges remain inadequate to contain the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century

Lift the ban on sugar exports

The sector needs an outlet for the surplus stock. Government must allow export; otherwise, the industry will needlessly be pushed into the red

Protecting competition

The Competition Commission of India's action will open up the Android space

Down to the wire

Campaign journalism has its pitfalls

Prime Minister Sunak: UK has come a long way from open racism

Rishi Sunak's wealth and the fact that he represents racial diversity, but not economic or class diversity, do not and cannot take away from the essential significance of his assumption to office

Uncertain outlook: Markets in Samvat 2079

With corporations still complaining about margin pressures and soft demand, markets will hope for broadening of recovery

Crouching dragon

Xi Jinping's absolute power will test the world's second-largest economy

Revisiting disinvestment: Going for a 'bottom-up' approach

The government should give up its dependence on disinvestment as an instrument for containing the fiscal deficit

Turmoil in Britain: Its political crisis is a self-inflicted wound

Govts should respect fiscal constraints as once confidence is lost in a country's institutions and political maturity, it cannot be easily regained

The Rs 40,000-crore defence challenge

Boosting defence exports requires a major emphasis change. Instead of focusing on low-value consumables such as ammunition, India needs to concentrate on high-value, complex combat platforms

A sporting proposition for BCCI

Indian cricket could benefit from much-needed transparency

Pricing pressure: Sebi should avoid over-regulation

The idea of asking independent directors to justify pricing does not make sense

A missed opportunity: Congress votes for status quo

Mallikarjun Kharge's election as party president points to the continuation of Gandhi family hegemony with all its opacity and confusions ever since Rahul Gandhi stepped down as president in 2019