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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

India's opioid fix: The growing drug menace, heroin seizures in India

The number of cannabis users stood at 31 million in India

Data story: India adds 2,112 new Covid cases; active tally at 24,043

India has added 14,321 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 2,119 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,953

India has so far administered 2,195,097,574 vaccine doses

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

Data story: India adds 2,141 new Covid cases; active tally at 25,510

India has added 15,198 cases in the past 7 days

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

Rising global risks: India will need policy space

Given the global economic outlook, the policy focus should be to first preserve financial stability and not take undue policy risks

Global Hunger Index: Menace of malnutrition continues to haunt India

Existing schemes do not focus on balanced food. Serious corrective action aimed at improving the consumption of diverse and nutritious foods can no longer be ignored

Data story: India adds 1,542 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,913

India has added 16,036 cases in the past 7 days

Xi's China syndromes: Projection of power takes centre stage in his plans

His Party Congress speech presages continuing global tensions. The need to strengthen intelligence networks and military infrastructure along India's disputed borders has never been more urgent

Headwinds from the West

Weakening global discretionary spend makes IT industry cautious

An insecure partner

US National Security Strategy raises concern

Reducing the legal burden

Decriminalisation eases compliances for companies

Data story: India adds 2,430 new cases of Covid; active tally at 26,618

India has added 17,110 cases in the past 7 days

Lessons from Maiden: Gambia deaths raise several questions

Pharma regulatory system needs re-examination. It's not just overseas buyers of Indian pharma products who are at potential risk. Counterfeit drugs remain a major threat in the domestic market