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Inflation debate: Current target holds merit, but 4% midpoint needs teeth

In inflation-averse Indian polity, people complain about high inflation and high prices all the time. Thus, there may also be handsome electoral dividends from low inflation

Best of BS Opinion: Different experiences, can China navigate the storm?

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Explained: Has India's exchange rate regime changed for the worse?

Ever since the liberalisation in 1991, the RBI has pursued a flexible exchange rate policy

Global leader: India has capabilities to leverage artificial intelligence

While Nvidia's enthusiasm about India's AI-driven future may be well founded, India should be aware of the dangers of getting locked onto one platform

Consumption prospects of different classes likely to be diverging

Urban prosperity should hardly be dependent upon government support, which is after all unsustainable over a long period

Can China navigate the storm? New economic hurdles may test resilience

While it has successfully weathered economic challenges before, this time is different

Evaluating corporate results: Don't confuse sales data with consumer trends

Evaluating corporate results through the lens of factors affecting consumer demand makes more sense than the reverse

Not easy to make Brics draft on international payment systems work

Brics's demand to reform the present financial system and global institutions and attempts to develop different payment mechanisms will get suitable support

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Farm to fork goes digital: Indian agri on the cusp of a tech revolution

Indian farmers have shown their ability and, more so, willingness to embrace new technology

India has skin in the game: A call for foreign policy beyond free-riding

India has an interest in evolving the "third globalisation" into a true globalisation within the core while cutting off strategic rivals like China

Bridge to Berlin: India-Germany agreement can open up opportunities

German policymakers may have to recognise that the problems with their IT and services sector are deeper

When deposits become 'assets' of banks: Innovation needed beyond high rates

Offering a higher interest rate is an easy but costly solution

Economic growth questions: Some high-frequency indicators remain puzzling

Growth in GDP in the first quarter this financial year declined to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent

India leans on innovative technologies to manage land and property

Disputes in land acquisition often delay business and infrastructure projects in the country. Technology and digitisation can help in settling disputes and accelerating economic activity

Consumer protection: Changes in insurance policy terms must be conveyed

The National Commission noted that critical illness risk should have been included by the insurer to avoid prejudice caused by the discontinuation of this risk

What's driving complacency in global markets?

The world is beset with risks - political, geo-political, fiscal and monetary. But markets choose to look the other way, either being blissfully oblivious or wantonly negligent

Let the games end: Athletes have better platforms than Commonwealth Games

Six of the 12 disciplines in which India scored medals have been dropped. Fully 30 of the 61 medals India won in the 2022 edition in Birmingham came from sports that won't be on the 2026 roster

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Diwali ads sans bindi: Reflecting SoBo beliefs, not anti-Hindu sentiment

The custom of wearing a bindi dates back centuries, and some sources suggest it has roots in ancient Hindu rituals