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Best of BS Opinion: Can India avoid the middle-income trap, Trump 2.0, more

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India's path to becoming high-income nation: Escaping 'middle-income trap'

Five key course corrections for India to become an advanced country and set a better path for others

Trump becomes 47th US President, returns to White House after 4-yr hiatus

Stunning victory raises the stakes for stability and peace

Supreme Court redefines balance between private property and state power

Supreme Court gives a boost to private property rights

Governance failures, poly-crisis highlight limits of global economic models

Economics must move out of the mathematical measurement boxes in which it has entrapped itself

Best of BS Opinion: Climate of denial, employment by contract and more

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How the carbon debt issue places an unjust burden on Global South

The unfairness in the allocation of responsibility for controlling CO2 emissions is evident in the shifting of the burden of emission reductions from consumers to producers

Underwhelming economics Nobel: Winners reveal little we didn't already know

Conclusion of laureates Acemoglu, Johnson, Robinson - that prosperity depends on good (non-extractive) institutions, inclusion, rule of law - seems underwhelming, as these values are self-explanatory

Employment by contract: Contractualisation is affecting employment quality

Indian firms' increasing reliance on contract workers for factory units could be attributed to various factors, including the need for greater flexibility

Climate of denial: Mobilising private capital will be challenging

Private-sector climate finance accounted for 20 per cent of the funds mobilised till 2022. Accelerating this source of funding will require addressing challenges on multiple fronts

Best of BS Opinion: Selling pressure, Private access, public good

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Selling pressure: Several factors are driving FPIs out of Indian markets

The ongoing US elections have been a contributory factor to FPI selling through October and November. Apart from that, some FPIs are fence-sitting for outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting this week

India's energy future: Small modular reactors need strong policy backing

While conventional renewable energy (RE) generation is now cheap, storage is not

Private access, public good: Gati Shakti data should not be limited

To ensure data accuracy, key infrastructure ministries have finalised standard operating procedures (SOPs) for a three-tier system

Tackling NCR's air pollution needs sustainable focus, not quick fixes

Delhi and its neighbours - Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab - point fingers at one another. Stubble burning by farmers, vehicular emissions, and construction work are all blamed

Best of BS Opinion: Startup fever grips India, health cover and more

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Health cover: Capacity for Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY needs to be expanded

Though the PM-JAY has seen some reduction in out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditure, studies show it has not brought down the financial risks significantly

Increasing costs: The impact of climate change on output will be large

Over 90 per cent of solar projects in the country achieved investment-grade ratings by 2020, a significant improvement from 2012, when all solar projects were rated "non-investment grade"

Startup fever grips India: What economic challenges, surprises lie ahead?

Is it likely that startups that listen carefully to what Tim Berners-Lee has to say are the ones that will thrive in tomorrow's world (the so-called Web 3.0)?

Indian economy expected to follow its natural course of modest growth

India's economy has long been characterised by modest growth cycles, rarely experiencing recession, but also failing to achieve sustainable acceleration